{"id":190896,"date":"2026-06-07T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190896\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T18:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:34:32","slug":"cichanouskajas-aide-hands-letter-of-gratitude-to-ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew-i","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190896\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide hands letter of gratitude to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 7, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has expressed gratitude to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople for opening a Belarusian Orthodox parish in Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter of gratitude was handed to the patriarch by Dzianis Ku\u010dynski, the Belarusian opposition leader\u2019s diplomatic aide, during a mass in Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ku\u010dynski also presented the patriarch with a S\u0142uck belt, one of the most famous national symbols of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople founded a Belarusian parish in Vilnius in April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orthodox Christian Priest Hieorhy Roj, one of its founders, said that Belarusian Orthodoxy had a future outside Moscow\u2019s church and the \u201cRussian world\u201d and expressed hope that the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople would support priests who stand for the Belarusian Orthodox Church \u201coutside the Russian context.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus has opened criminal cases against Roj and his associate priest Alaksandar Kuchta.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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