Russia: Thousands withstand the Moscow chill to see Gifts of the Magi

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Russia: Thousands withstand the Moscow chill to see Gifts of the Magi

Russian Federation, Moscow

January 11, 2014 at 19:17 GMT +00:00 · Published

Russia: Thousands withstand the Moscow chill to see Gifts of the Magi

Thousands flocked to Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Saturday, queuing outside of the venue for hours to catch a glimpse of the Gifts of the Three Wise Men.

The gifts of the Magi were delivered to Moscow on Christmas Eve by 83 year old Archimandrite Parfeny who brought them from the Agiou Pavlou monastery on Mount Athos in Greece. It was the first time that the gifts of the Magi have traveled abroad from Greece.

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Russia: Thousands withstand the Moscow chill to see Gifts of the Magi

Thousands flocked to Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Saturday, queuing outside of the venue for hours to catch a glimpse of the Gifts of the Three Wise Men.

The gifts of the Magi were delivered to Moscow on Christmas Eve by 83 year old Archimandrite Parfeny who brought them from the Agiou Pavlou monastery on Mount Athos in Greece. It was the first time that the gifts of the Magi have traveled abroad from Greece.

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