For the first time in Baku, a prayer was read in the Azerbaijani language in the church

For the first time in the Cathedral of St. Murdashiyan Contemplatives located in Baku Azerbaijan a prayer was read in the language.

Video of the Orthodox Church Baku and Azerbaijan The secretary of the diocese, Archimandrite Alexey, in his “Facebook” shared on the page.

While reading the priest’s prayer Azerbaijan His appeal to the language was met with interest.

It should be noted that the church was built in 1909 based on the project of the architect Verjbitsky with personal financial assistance and donations of the famous Azerbaijani millionaire and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.

In 1920, during the Soviet rule, the church was one of the first places of worship to be closed, and its head priest was shot. The temple functioned as a warehouse during the communist regime.

In 1991, the Contemplative Cathedral of St. Murdashyan was handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church.