Monument to Andrew the Apostle

Monument to Andrew the Apostle is a bronze monument in the center of Bataysk of Saint Andrew, who was one of the 12 apostles of Christ. The opening ceremony of the monument took place on September 27, 2003, when in old calendar Western Rite Orthodox Parishes Feast of the Cross has been commemorated. Ataman of the Don Cossack Host Nicholay Kozitsin, inhabitants of Bataysk, the Don and Zaporozhian Cossacks, students of the Rostov Maritime College attended at the ceremony. The statue is located on Saint Andrew Square near Holy Trinity Church. The 6-metre statue was designed by Honored Artist of Russia, sculptor Sergei Isakov. Erection of the monument was financed by Saint Nicholas's trust fund, which was the initiator of this project. The monument was built partially on donations, partially with funds from Don Cossacks. Metropolitan of the Diocese of Rostov and Novocherkassk Panteleimon blessed the erection of the statue. The monument in Bataysk is the only monument to Andrew the Apostle on Southern Russia.

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