Agreement on protection of church values is signed

On 26 January 2006, the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate on cooperation with military forces and law enforcement agencies and the ‘Mashinoimport’ Federal State Enterprise signed an agreement on maintenance and protection of the values of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Chairman of the Department Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov and the ‘Mashinoimport’ General Director O. Vdovichenko decide to unite their efforts in the noble affair of preserving cultural heritage of Russia. They agreed to establish the Coordination Council. Among its members are representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, and experts in art, restorers, and staff-members of the museums.

Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov blessed to conduct works on marking and cataloging of church values in Moscow Church of St. Mitrofan of Voronezh and the Church of the Annunciation.