A prayer service for the blessing of the upcoming chapel construction was held on the territory of the Academy

On the territory of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, a prayer service was held for blessing before the start of construction of the chapel in honor of St. Angelina.

It was conducted by priest Dimitry Prosyanik, head of the department for relations between the church and society and the media of the Sochi diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.

He noted the importance of the construction of the chapel, for the blessing of which a prayer service was performed.

"Today we held a prayer service asking for the blessing of a good deed for the construction of a chapel in honor of St. Angelina. The chapel is located on the territory of the athletic facility and it will be a place of spiritual support for athletes. Athletic activities are also - a symbol of the strength of the Russian spirit, a symbol of the Russian person in general. Today I wanted to testify to this as a sign of special support, special worship of the Mother of God, and we presented an icon of the Mother of God in honor of the feast of her Intercession, as a sign that the Mother of God herself patronizes the good cause of building the chapel," he said.