Paris, April 17, 2018
Photo: cerkov-ru.eu A multimedia exhibition, “The New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church,” opened yesterday at the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center in Paris.
The exhibition was officially opened by His Grace Bishop Nestor of Korsun. In his opening remarks, he emphasized the value of the feat of the host of New Martyrs for modern Christians, reports pravoslavie.ru.
Photo: cerkov-ru.eu The Minister Counselor of the Russian Embassy, staff of the Patriarchal Cultural Council, clerics and parishioners of the Korsun Diocese and of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Russian diocese, and residents and guests of the French capital also took part in the opening day ceremonies.
Photo: cerkov-ru.eu The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of a truly tragic page in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church: the execution of the Holy Martyr Emperor Nicholas II and his family, as well as the beginning of the persecution of the Russian Church by the Bolsheviks.
Photo: cerkov-ru.eu During this period of theomachy, the Russian Church shone resplendently with New martyrs and Confessors who testified of Christ, suffering torment and death. This sacrifice cannot be forgotten.
Photo: cerkov-ru.eu The multimedia exhibition, the first of its kind outside of Russia, shows the historical path of the Soviet Church in Russia through the prism of the feat of the New Martyrs, displayed in the context of historical events of the times. The exhibition’s showcases give a picture of pre-revolutionary life in the country, the beginning and continuation of the persecution of the Church and faithful in Soviet Russia, and bring visitors to the end of the Communist period, which lead to and culminated in the glorification of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
Photo: cerkov-ru.eu Photos, reproductions of documents, and quotations characterizing the era of persecution are presented using modern multimedia technologies such as small architectural forms, multimedia interactive books, projection stands, SmartScreen-stands and posters.
Photo: cerkov-ru.eu The exposition was prepared by the Patriarchal Cultural Council and the Foundation for the Preservation of Christian Values with the assistance of the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center in Paris.
The exhibition will be open through May 6.
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