Kazan Holy Virgin

The transfer of the Kazan Holy Virgin Icon to Russia could become a fine occasion for a very necessary and, as a matter of fact, inevitable dialogue between two largest confessions - Orthodox and Catholic, M.Shaimiev told Interfax on May 12. He emphasized that the Icon is highly respected in the Orthodox world and the largest Orthodox cathedrals in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and other cities of Russia were constructed in its honor.