THIS IS THE ETERNAL HOUSE OF THE METROPOLITAN AMPHILOHIA: The cathedral was built 20 years ago, he raised it from the bare ground and gathered his flock (PHOTO)



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The temple was ceremonially inaugurated as part of the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, when the event was moved from Nis to Podgorica.

The event was attended by the Patriarch of Vaselje, Moscow, Serbia and the Patriarch of Jerusalem.

The temple was built on the initiative of Metropolitan Amfilohije and at that time it was the largest religious investment in Montenegro and beyond.

AP Photo / Risto Bozovic

He built a temple out of the bare earth and gathered the people in it.

There is no precise data on how much its construction cost, but the Serbian Orthodox Church later confirmed that more than six million euros were invested in the construction.

The state of Montenegro, as stated, invested half a million euros, which angered the non-canonical Montenegrin Orthodox Church.

Photo: D. Milovanović

Tomb of Metropolitan Amfilohije

– This temple is a symbol of your faith, your generation and a symbol of the help and grace of God that comes from heaven in the most difficult moments of your history – these are the words spoken on that occasion by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and from all over Russia.



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