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Sunday, 31 August 2008

Martha-and-Mary Convent Now Ready to Welcome Pilgrims and Tourists

Moscow, 28 August 2008 (Interfax):

Vladimir Resin, First Deputy Mayor of Moscow, reported that construction crews have now completed the reconstruction and restoration of the Martha-and-Mary Convent in Moscow. Not only is the work on the convent complete, but, the street next to the convent has been repaved and the façades of the adjacent buildings have been refurbished, Mr Resin noted at a press conference on Thursday. He added, “Thus, another tourist destination has been added in Moscow, and Muscovites and visitors can come here and take pleasure in the beauty of this place”.  

Interfax-Religion

http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=26240 (in Russian)

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