Monument to the heavenly protector of the city is set up in Kronstadt

The monument to St. John of Kronstadt will be set up in Kronstadt.

The ITAR-TASS reports the bronze sculpture of the saint was made in one of the best foundries in Russia – in the town of Solnchenogorsk, Moscow Region, and then delivered to Kronstadt. The monument will become a center of a memorial complex, which was set up in 2004, when the city celebrated its 300year anniversary.

The monument to St. John of Kronstadt was made on the donations of people. The residents of the city collected some 650 thousand rubles. The monument will be set up this spring, when the snow melts and it is possible to make a foundation – half-meter granite slab with the names of all donators.

The author of monument sculptor Andrei Sokolov refused to receive the author’s emoluments for his work which took him three years – from collecting material about Fr. Ioann of Kronstadt to making the sculpture.

The work was carried out with the blessing of Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga.

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