In Kazan, an Orthodox motor rally of entrepreneurs was welcomed.

      Today, a prayer service was held at the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God as part of the All-Russian Orthodox Automobile Cross Procession "Russia Under the Protection." This is the second stop of the motor rally: participants started in Moscow, then traveled to Nizhny Novgorod, and after that arrived in Kazan. Ahead of the motor rally are seven more stops, with the final destination being Sakhalin. "We are carrying two icons: the "Three-Handed" icon, and the second icon is "Holy Patrons of Entrepreneurs" – this is a project that the Museum of Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists is working on. We study the lives of saints who, before becoming saints, were engaged in entrepreneurial activities. This is important for shaping the image of the modern entrepreneur. It is difficult to combine the words "saint" and "entrepreneur" in one phrase. It seems as if these are different concepts. But it turns out that there were people who could conduct business honestly and with a clear conscience," said the director of the Museum of Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists, and Benefactors, director of the "Deed in the Name of Faith" Foundation, Nadezhda Smirnova. The total length of the route is 11,000 kilometers. In total, there are nine planned stops on the way from Moscow to Sakhalin: Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Chita, Birobidzhan, Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok. Overcoming such a route will take a whole month. The participants of the rally will arrive in Vladivostok just in time for the Eastern Economic Forum. The idea of the cross procession arose after one of its active participants saw the deplorable condition of the Pokrovsky Monastery in the city of Korsakov on Sakhalin. With their cross procession, they plan to draw attention to this problem. "This will help attract entrepreneurs to churches, help them grow spiritually, and unite them for good deeds. In Moscow, entrepreneurial communities of Orthodox businessmen are already forming, who, under the spiritual guidance of priests, are engaged in charity together. We believe that entrepreneurs have a lot of energy and a great number of talents, and if these people invest in the development of our country based on values such as Orthodoxy, we will achieve a very significant effect," Nadezhda Smirnova said.

      An example of such a positive contribution was today's event. One of Kazan's entrepreneurs, Yevgeny Balandin, donated an icon to the Kazan diocese today. He also participated in the creation of the donated icon. After the transfer of the icon, a prayer service was held. Later, the participants of the motor rally were blessed by Bishop Mephodiy of Almetyevsk and Bugulma.

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