«Blessing of Seraphim»

Dmitrov Kremlin, Dmitrov City, Moscow Region. Russia.
Variations on a theme «...with a film across Russia»
Camera: Pentax Spotmatic SP II (№5247478)
Lens: MC Macro-Revuenon 28 mm ƒ3.5
Film: Silberra PAN50 B&W Panchromatic Film + dev. D-76
Scanner: Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED
Photo taken: 2018.05.06

The monument to the Seraphim Bishop of Dmitrov. Martyr for the faith, is officially recognised as such in 2000, Bishop Seraphim, in the world Zvezdinskiy, suffered for the faith under the Soviet regime.

Actually, the oppression of the Church touched him back in the early 1920s, when the authorities sentenced him to exile, then it several times arrested and exiled.

Priest during his lifetime enjoyed considerable influence and respect among parishioners.

In 1937 the people's Commissariat of internal Affairs feel the need to get rid of unwanted and obstinate Bishop, and in the same year he was shot.

Now he (and partly, as stated, all victims of persecution), a monument to the side of the Cathedral of the Assumption in his former diocese in Dmitrov.

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abbsound
上載:
2018-05-24
相機:
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SPII
菲林:
Silberra PAN50
鏡頭:
MC Macro-Revuenon 28 mm ƒ3.5
城市:
Dmitrov
國家/地區:
Russia
相簿:
Silberra Films
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