Vladimir Putin attends Christmas Mass at the oldest Orthodox church in Russia.
The Church of St Nicholas was built in 1292 by Archbishop Clement on the site where the miracle-working icon of St Nicholas of Myra was found. It is the oldest remaining church in Russia built after the Mongol invasion.
Vladimir Putin donated the icon of God the Almighty to the church. It was executed in tempera in the tradition of 19th century Mstera icon-painting. The icon-case, with a gilded frame, and the icon-setting were made in the workshops of the St Trinity Fellowship of the city of Shchigry.
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