Khorezm Gets First Orthodox Temple

First Orthodox TempleURGENCH, UzbekistanWorkers have finished building the first Russian Orthodox temple in Khorezm Oblast, Fergana News reported January 18.

The workers installed domes with crosses on the Temple of Job the Righteous and Long-Suffering in time for Theophany, the January 19 Orthodox holiday.

The metropolitan of Tashkent and Uzbekistan, Vikentii, pronounced the holy liturgy and blessed the temple’s crosses and domes earlier this month.

Construction on the temple began in November 2008.

HT: Pravoslavie.ru

Source: Central Asia Online

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  1. It will be interesting to see how the Russians react when the local fanatics destroy it ?

  2. I think they will build a new one some time later to disappointment of those fanatics. :-)

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