@big6safaris: Gleaming golden onion-shaped domes are not common sights on the Highveld – or anywhere else in South Africa, for that matter. The ones that caught my eye while driving from Pretoria to Johannesburg on the N1 highway one day belong to the parish church of St Sergius of Radonezh in Midrand, Gauteng, and I could not ignore their call though I had no idea what these strange visions were until I went closer. I found the church and met the parish priest, Fr Daniel Lugovoi, who told me something of the history of this beautiful church. The church, which was designed by well-known (in Russian circles at least) St Petersburg architect Yuri Kirs, was completed in 2003 and consecrated for worship on 2 March of that year. It was built by local builders under the supervision of the architect. It is the only Russian Orthodox church building in South Africa and serves about 200 people from the Commonwealth of Independent States who now live in the country. It falls under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Alexandria in Egypt. #russia #russia🇷🇺 #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #midrand #southafrica #southafticatiktok #SAMA28 #foryourpage #fypシ #traveling #traveltiktoker #traveltiktok #traveling #toursix2

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Friday 31 March 2023 19:54:27 GMT