ТОП-10 самых ярких крещенских фото из стран мира
В день Крещения Господня православные христиане всего мира вспоминают одно из важнейших событий в истории Церкви и празднуют его, согласно сложившимся веками традициям.
Крещенские купания. Израиль. На Иордане
Крещение в Палестине
Крещение на Антарктиде
Антарктическая станция
Крещение в Стамбуле, окунание в Босфор
Крещение в Волгограде. Окунание в купель источника, исцелявшего раненых в Сталинградской битве
Крещение в Греции
Крещенские купания. Алелаида. Австралия
Крещение. Калофер. Болгария
Крещение Господне в США
Крещение в США, Флорида
Крещение в Африке
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