Moscow. The Church Of Cyril And Methodius In Moscow Editorial Image

The Church in honor of saints Cyril and Methodius on Dubrovka became the first Church to be laid as part of the construction program in Moscow of 200 churches initiated by his Holiness Patriarch Kirill. The Central altar of the temple consecrated in honor of saints Cyril and Methodius, right — in honor of the Iberian icon of the Mother of God, the left — in the name of the Holy equal to the apostles Prince Vladimir. The Church in honor of saints Methodius and Cyril equal to the apostles in Dubrovka was founded on April 29, 2011 in memory of the victims of the terrorist act in Dubrovka.On October 23, 2002, terrorists captured about a thousand people who came to the performance of the musical `Nord-OST`, and held them for three days. The main part of the hostages were released on October 26, the day of the Iverskaya icon Of the mother of God. The victims of the attack were 130 people.