In Kyiv, TRC detains KDAiS teacher Archimandrite Raphael
Archimandrite Raphael (Mosunov). Photo: KDAiS
TRC employees detained a teacher of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary, Archimandrite Raphael (Mosunov). This is reported by the telegram channel "Hodigitria".
At the moment, more detailed information about the fate of the archimandrite is not available.
The Kyiv Theological Schools ask for prayers for Father Raphael.
As the UOJ reported, in the capital, TRC staff abducted the rector of the Alexander Nevsky Church of the UOC.
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