DOMUS PATRIS
Saint Tatiana
The Patriarch at University [1:26]
In the 255th anniversary of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill celebrated a liturgy at the Saint Tatiana's Chapel of the University. St. Tatiana is the patron saint of all students in Russia since the 18th century, and the patriarch dedicated his prayers to students, teachers and scientists.
St. Tatiana's Church was first consecrated in 1837 but was closed down one year after the Bolshevik Revolution and transformed into a theatre. It was consecrated again as a church only in 1995.
Rector V.A. Sadovnichy suggested that a treaty should be concluded between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Council of Rectors, so that they could start collaboration "aimed at a renewal of the moral basis in science and education" and raise youth in Orthodox traditions.
History of Saint Tatiana
The building of St. Tatiana's Chapel of Moscow State University was presented to the university as a gift by a Russian aristocratic family, Pashkov, in the 19th century. Before this gift, theatre performances took place in that building.
The church was first consecrated in 1837, but a year after the Bolshevik revolution it was closed. Then the cross was removed from the top, holy icons and interiors were destroyed, and for a long time it served...
The Patriarch’s Speech at St. Tatiana’s Chapel in MSU
“Highly respected Mr. Sadovnichy, I'm very grateful for the example that you have set for the intellectual community of our country. You know that only a few scientists are blessed with the gift of enlightenment. Not all wonderful specialists in science are able to strike a spark, because it's a sacred gift.
The spark that you have struck in the sphere of the relationship between church and politics, between the church and the educational syste...
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