Granddaughter of Prosecutor General "baptized" at UOC KP monastery in Kiev
The granddaughter of Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko was "baptized" at the Vydubichi Monastery of the UOC KP
The service was celebrated by "metropolitan" Hilarion of Rovno and Ostrog, who is reported to be on good terms with Yuri Lutsenko, writes "Rіvne Vechіrnе".
"I hope that when the granddaughter goes to church on her legs, we will have the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church," wrote the grandmother of the baby girl, MP Irina Lutsenko, on her Facebook page.
As reported by the UOJ, earlier the wife of Prosecutor General Irina Lutsenko demanded to demolish the chapel of the Tithes (Desiatinny) Monastery, which belongs to the UOC.
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