TEMPLE BUILDING

The Creative Universe Project pays special attention to the restoration and construction of Orthodox temples. Churches and Orthodox shrines are being built and restored in Russia, Belarus, Serbia, Bulgaria and Cyprus. Largely thanks to the support and efforts of the Foundation in Saint Petersburg, the buildings of the Ioannovsky Convent on Karpovka were restored, the Church of St. George the Victorious, the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the Church in the name of St. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg were erected. According to ancient, miraculously saved drawings and photographs, the Temple of the Nativity on the Sands destroyed in 1934 was recreated from scratch.

Intending Cross at the Metochion of the Ioannovskiy Stavropegic Convent in Vartemyagi, Leningrad region

On August 24, 2018, the Intending Cross was consecrated at the Metochion of the Ioannovskiy Stavropegic Convent in Vartemyagi. Its manufacture and installation were initiated and provided by the monastery's ktitor, Honoured Builder of the Russian Federation, President of the Creative World Foundation Vyacheslav Zarenkov.

The Intending Cross at the Metochion of the Ioannovskiy Convent in Vartemyagi is made of white marble, its height is three and a half metres. There is an inscription on the pedestal: “We bow down before Your cross, O Master,” and there is a representation of the holy martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia at its base at the feet of the Saviour.