As tables were brought in and arranged in neat rows among the ancient icons and golden candelabra, the crowd began to mingle. The ethereal chants that had for two hours entranced a standing congregation still echoed off the intricately painted walls as Father Aleksy Gomonov retreated to the sacristy to remove his vestments.īut his sizeable, surprisingly young flock remained. MOSCOW - On a recent snowy Sunday, the 17th-century Dormition Church was drawing evening Mass to a close.
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