An exhibition of unique Orthodox literature opened in Kaluga Maloyaroslavets

MALOYAROSLAVETS. As part of the new exhibition Maloyaroslavets Museum and Exhibition Center. I.A. Soldatenkova presented 30 unique publications dedicated to the Russian Orthodox culture. The opening of the exposition took place on the Day of the Orthodox book - March 12. The information and publishing department of the Kaluga diocese noted that this event is intended to acquaint visitors with the patristic literature and liturgical books of the 18-20th centuries.

The exhibition presents books from the museum and exhibition center and funds of the diocesan library. This is the “New Testament of the Lord Jesus Christ”, published in 1885 at the St. Petersburg Synodal Printing House, the explanatory Psalter Euthymius Zigaben, published in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in 1898, the Color Triode printed in Old Slavonic and other valuable rarities. Church periodicals and diocesan statements are also widely represented at the exhibition. The event will run until the end of May of this year.

It is worth noting that on March 10, at a press conference in Moscow, the chairman of the publishing council of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Clement of Kaluga and Borovsky, spoke. In his speech, he said that the celebration of the Orthodox book this year is timed to a memorable date - on March 14, 1564, the first printed book of Ivan Fedorov, “The Apostle”, was published in Russia. Vladyka also noted that this year Russia is celebrating the Year of Literature, and also marks the 1000th anniversary of the death of Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Also, Metropolitan Clement said that during March a promotion “Give a book to children” is held in the bookselling network, during which anyone can buy a book and leave it at the box office for children in difficult situations. All books collected as part of the action will be handed over to children from large families, pupils of orphanages and prisoners in juvenile colonies.

Svetlana Korableva © Gallerix.ru