Cross erected on 2100 meter peak in Tuva
8. September 2011 - 11:02
On one little accessible mountain peak near Lake Sut-Hol in the southern Siberian republic of Tuva, His Eminence Archbishop Jonathan of Abakan and Kyzyl, along with a group of clergymen and laypeople, raised and consecrated a cross, reports the website of the Abakan-Kyzyl diocese.
"Jesus Christ, King of Glory," reads the inscription in the Tuva language.
Tuva's main religions are Buddhism, Orthodox Christianity, and shamanism.
Source: Pravoslavie.ru