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January 19, 2023. Moscow. At the Representative Office of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District at the Patriarchal Metochion at the Church of the Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and Sophia, a meeting was held between Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan with the special representative of the Governor of St. Petersburg in the Russian capital, Advisor to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District M.N. Belogubova.

The meeting was attended by: Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation N.V. Parshikova; employees of the Representative Office.

Metropolitan Alexander presented Marina Nikolaevna with an award from the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan - the Order “Enbek Ushin” (For Works). Marina Nikolaevna Belogubova was awarded a high church award for supporting spiritual, educational and social-charitable projects of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District and in connection with the celebrated memorable date.

Metropolitan Alexander wished Marina Nikolaevna strength of mental and physical strength and God's help in her labors.

During the communication that took place after the award ceremony, the archpastor told M.N. Belogubova about the life of the Metropolitan District, which celebrated in the past year the 20th anniversary of its establishment and the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the celebration in honor of the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of Kazakhstan.

The Metropolitan shared with the guests information about the implementation of large-scale restoration work at the Patriarchal Metochion - in the Church of the Martyrs Faith, Nadezhda, Lyubov and Sophia. The hierarch noted that 2023 is historically significant for the ancient church on Miusy - the St. Sophia Church celebrated 250 years since its foundation and 200 years of construction in stone.

A wide range of issues of mutual interest were discussed.

At the end of the meeting, Metropolitan Alexander, M.N. Belogubova and N.V. Parshikov exchanged good wishes.

As a blessing for their work, the Head of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan gave Marina Nikolaevna and Natalya Vladimirovna icons of the holy prophet of God Elijah.