A delegation of the Foundation for the Support of Christian Culture and Heritage, headed by Executive Director Egor Skopenko, visited Serbia and the Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina from November 19 to 21, 2024.
On November 19, His Holiness Patriarch Porfiry of Serbia received Yegor Skopenko at his residence in Belgrade. During the meeting, issues of current cooperation and future plans for 2025 were discussed.
Also on the same day, representatives of the Foundation visited the monastery in honor of St. Blessed Matrona of Moscow in the village of Ritesic near Doboj (Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina) and discussed with the abbot of the monastery, Abbot Isaiah, the possibility of providing financial support to the monastery in 2025.
At the end of the working visit to Republika Srpska on November 21, a delegation of the Foundation took part in the solemn consecration of the church of the Holy Martyr Deacon Avvakum in the monastery of Mostanica in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. The Divine Liturgy and the rite of consecration of the church were led by the vicar of the Diocese of Banja Luka, Bishop Savva of Marchan.
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The Monastery of Mostanica in honor of St. Michael the Archangel is considered one of the largest Orthodox monasteries in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is assumed that the monastery of Mostanica was built in the XVI century. During its long history, it has been demolished and rebuilt as many as nine times.