JHLC - Jerusalem Holy Land Center - Liaison - ЦСЗИ - Russian Presence in the Holy Land - Центр Святой Земли Иерусалим - Русское присутствие на Святой Земле

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RUSSIAN ECCLESIASTICAL MISSION IN JERUSALEM

The Russian Orthodox Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem was founded in 1847 to serve as a representation of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Jerusalemite Patriarchate and to oversee the facilities caring for the thousands of pilgrims then flocking to the Holy Land from Russia.

July, 13, 2015 by decision of the Holy Synod of Russian Orthodox Church archimandrite Alexander (Elisov) was appointed head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.