French actor Gerard Depardieu converted to Orthodoxy
Gerard Depardieu (sitting) during the Sacrament of Baptism. Photo: twitter.com/dimsmirnov175
On September 4, 2020, Gerard Depardieu, the French actor, a citizen of the Russian Federation, converted to Orthodoxy, reports MK.RU.
The Sacrament of the Baptism of the artist took place in the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in the 8th arrondissement of Paris in the presence of about 30 people.
According to media reports, Depardieu became the godparent of the girl who was baptized on the same day.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that the former Deputy Prime Minister of Gabon converted to Orthodoxy and was baptized in Moscow.
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