August 28, 2017

The Wooden Church of Saint Moses Murin the Black in South Butovo of Moscow


This wooden church dedicated to Saint Moses Murin the Black is one of the dozens of new churches built in Moscow. This church is specifically located in South Butovo and was consecrated in 2015. Saint Moses in Russia is called "Murin", which means "like an Ethiopian". Saint Moses a patron saint of those given over to drunkenness.