Description
Venue: Exhibition Center of the Grand Hotel "Zhemchuzhina"
The exhibition is held under Blessing of His Eminence Isidore - Metropolitan of Ekaterinodar and Kuban, under the auspices of Ekaterinodar and Kuban Eparchy, with the support of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Krasnodar Region, Municipal Administration of the city of Sochi and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the city of Sochi.
The exhibition fair "Orthodoxy - 2012" is a unique event in the spiritual life of every person. Representatives of monasteries and workshops, orthodox publishing houses, icon painters, restorers and craftsmen come to take part in the event from throughout Russia. So many things can be seen at the orthodox fairs. Everyone has the opportunity to get in touch with sacred things, pray before the wonderworking icons, order occasional services, buy candles, icons, religious books and films, articles made by craftsmen, taste cloistral meal. honey and beverages, seek assistance and advice from wise and experienced priests.
Exhibition Goals:
- Familiarizing the general public to the values and roots of Orthodoxy
- Reviving religious beliefs, truth, beauty and depth of Orthodoxy in the society
- Resistance to sects
- Healing the soul, mind and body through education, enlightenment, faith and joyfulness
Goal of the exhibition: familiarize broad layers of the population with values and background of the Orthodoxy.
Exhibition Sections:
- Monasteries, temples, parishes
- Special projects, charity, pilgrimage and spiritual centers
- Russian orthodox icons (painted, carved, embroidered)
- Icons in precious framework with hot enamels
- Icons on enamel (finift)
- Children name icons to order
- Religious and jewelry products; monastery, temple and church attributes; artistic handicraft
- Temple decoration
- Church utensils:
- boxes for icons
- wall and floor icon cases
- amulets and pectoral images
- crosses
- iconostasis
- vestments
- headdresses for priests
- epitaphios
- aer
- antimins
- corporals
- blisters
- church banners
- eagle rugs
- belts
- tablets
- bookmarks
- embroidered articles
- accessories for church ceremonies
- Bell casting
- Clothes
- Orthodox publishers, calendars
- Children orthodox literature:
- Bible
- Psalters
- educational
- patristic
- historical
- fictional
- Orthodox poetry, audio and video production
- Orthodox schools, gymnasiums, lyceums and orphanages
- All things for the rite of baptism
- Lenten meal and honey
- Church wine
- Dishes and covers
- Gifts for orthodox holidays, orthodox souvenirs for adults and children
- Construction and restoration of churches, chapels, temples, cathedrals and monasteries