As the largest and most magnificent church in Northeastern Russia, the seat of the Moscow Bishop, and the embodiment of the power of Christ, Moscow's Saint Sophia Cathedral has always been very lively.
Pilgrims have always come here from all over Northeastern Russia, and citizens will come here from time to time to worship. During various religious festivals, there are even more people coming here.
People come here to offer their repentance to the great God in order to seek blessings and forgiveness.
In addition to the size of the church, the most important thing that attracted them was the various gorgeous icon paintings in the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Moscow.
There are many exquisite icon paintings in the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Moscow, and there are even works by the current Bishop of Moscow. If you are willing to spend a lot of money, you can even buy one.
The enthusiasm among the people to buy icon paintings is actually very strong. Many devout villages have to spend their hard-earned savings for a year to buy one and put it in the village for worship. As for the rich, they are even more generous in purchasing, and the ones they buy are still the best.
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There are only a few ways to buy icon paintings, and it is even more rare to appreciate icon paintings and worship icon paintings. Many people believe that icon paintings have special effects, which naturally makes pilgrims come in an endless stream.
The idea of selling icon paintings was proposed by Bishop Luca. In order to increase funds for the Moscow church, he painted icon paintings himself and trained a group of apprentices.
Nowadays, these apprentices have become apprentices, and they are naturally able to make standard icon paintings, but there are still only a few people who can make high-end products.
The number of converts in Northeast Rus has been steadily increasing recently, and naturally some of the converts want to see the temple of Christianity.
As for these believers, Moscow's St. Sophia Cathedral makes it less necessary for them to travel so far and the cost of travel becomes affordable.
The arrival of pilgrims has supported many hotels in Moscow, and many such accommodations have been built near Moscow's Saint Sophia Cathedral. This is just one of the many positive impacts of the arrival of pilgrims.
However, when it comes to attracting pilgrims, the best way is to purchase the saint's remains and place them in the church. Unfortunately, Rostislav does not have the means or resources, and the money is not enough.
He cannot and cannot spend money on these things. Of course, the money he spends now can be doubled from the pilgrims in the future, but that is also in the future. There is still more money for other places now.
However, today's Hagia Sophia is sealed off, and the prince's army blocks all civilians who want to enter. A significant ceremony will be held here today.
The conversion of Adam Dolu, the orthodox successor of Bulgaria.
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In front of the cross with the crucifix engraved on it, Adam Doulu was kneeling in the baptismal font.
Most of his body was soaked in it, his upper body was naked, and his lower body black trousers were already wet. However, there was only one person standing in front of him, Moscow Bishop Luka Zhigata.
On both sides of the bishop were a line of priests and choir members, all dressed in solemn black clothes.
The 17-year-old Adam Dulu has grown into a beautiful boy. His face, eyes, and lips make people marvel at his beauty.
But if we look at it by samurai standards, this person is a bit weak, both in face and body.
Many times looking at this child's overly beautiful face, Rostislav couldn't help but think maliciously. If he hadn't encountered all this and grown up as a believer in Allah, according to the love of beautiful boys popular among believers in Allah,
He will certainly have many suitors.
However, everyone present did not come here because of his beauty. On the contrary, this was the thing that no one cared about here. What everyone cared about was his identity, the identity of the orthodox heir of the Dulu family.
Sitting behind him are the nobles of the Northeastern Rus', while those in the front are the princes and couples of Moscow. Everyone is wearing serious and simple clothes. This is a place where everyone must be humble in the palace of God.
The roll call and plenary prayer ceremony had ended. Next, Bishop Luca asked the kneeling young man:
"Brother Adam, are you willing to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?"
"I do."
“Now I baptize you, in the name of the Father, Amen, in the name of the Son, Amen, in the name of the Holy Spirit, Amen, the servant of God is now baptized.”
As Bishop Luca spoke, he poured the kettle filled with holy water with ease, and the holy water poured on his head, washing his soul.
Adam walked out of the baptismal pool in some embarrassment, and the priest who had been prepared for a long time immediately dried the newly baptized person with a towel and put on his robe. The crowd who watched the ceremony also burst into applause, which was a tribute to the convert.
recognition.
The smile on Rostislav's face was bright. Adam's conversion could announce the beginning of the plan. Then he only had to wait for Bulgar's reaction before sending troops.
Sending troops to Bulgar is something that Rostislav has been preparing for these years. Bulgar under the rule of Akade has become more and more undercurrent in recent years. His gold and silver appeased the Bulgar dignitaries for a while, but it cannot appease forever.
Moreover, more and more Bulgars fled to Rus. Most of them were members of the orthodox sect. Facing the persecution of Akkad, they had no choice but to flee and gather under the orthodox heirs of the Dulu family.
The internal situation in Bulgaria is also getting worse. Aqad needs to make room for his supporters, and to make room, fighting and confrontation are indispensable.
It seems that battles between various forces and ethnic groups have begun to appear over there. Although depending on the situation, these battles are just opportunities for some people to resolve personal grudges, but since they dare to do so, it shows that the situation in Bulgaria is chaotic.
The superficial political stability cannot be maintained.
It is this situation that makes Rostislav more determined to intervene. Now he has to wait for the reaction of the Bulgar dignitaries to Adam's conversion. This may take several years. After all, they need time to accept it. In the faith
To make a choice between interests and interests, Rostislav can afford to wait and spend.
As the struggle in Bulgaria becomes more severe, the civil war among the ruling class will become more intense in the next few years. By then, they will not care about heretics or not. What's more, there will always be people in Bulgaria who are dissatisfied with conversion.
Still sitting.
The situation in Bulgaria is bound to deteriorate. This was the cause that was planted when Akkad usurped the throne. The effects have now begun to show, and this is the most beneficial to Rostislav.
Just when the prince was thinking about the situation in Bulgaria, suddenly the ringing of the church bell caught his attention, and then the prince realized that it was time to receive Holy Communion.