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Archpriest Pavel, the rector of the church, holds a Christmas service at the Church of the Icon of The Theotokos of Tikhvin in Kazan.
- Package: Christmas celebrations across Russia
- Categories: Religion & Belief
- Location: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
- Event date: 07.01.2017
- Date published: 07.01.2017
- Author: Maksim Bogodvid
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4497x2993px, 12.2Mb