A monument to St.Andrew the-First-Called to be erected on Iturup Island

A bronze monument to the all-laudable St.Andrew the-First-Called will be brought to Sakhalin and erected on the Kuril Island of Iturup to mark the 60^th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The project has been initiated by the National Centre of Russia’s Glory and the Foundation of St. Andrew the-First-Called.

The monument represents a cross on which the first of the Lord’s disciples was crucified as a martyr for Christ.

The erection and blessing of the monument on Iturup Island will take place on 2 September 2005.