{"id":3753,"date":"2025-06-25T19:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2025-06-25T19:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:30:43","slug":"bishop-vladimir-fekete-took-part-in-the-prayer-service-to-the-holy-apostle-bartholomew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/archives\/3753","title":{"rendered":"BISHOP VLADIMIR FEKETE TOOK PART IN THE PRAYER SERVICE TO THE HOLY APOSTLE BARTHOLOMEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every year, on 24 of June &#8211;&nbsp; the memory day of the Apostle Bartholomew &#8211; the heavenly patron of the city of Baku, the clergy and faithful of the Baku and Azerbaijan Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church perform a prayer service with an akathist hymn to the holy apostle at the foot of the Maiden Tower. Every year, the prayer service gathers not only Orthodox Christians, but also representatives of other Christian communities in the country at the place of the martyrdom of St. Bartholomew.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The service at the place of the martyrdom of the Apostle Bartholomew was led by Bishop Alexy of Baku and Azerbaijan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The apostolic prefect of the Catholic Church in Azerbaijan, Bishop Vladimir Fekete took part at the prayer service.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">At the end of the service, Bishops Alexy and Vladimir blessed the city and country with particles of the relics of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3754\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/511201052_750301394356253_4130099649342421313_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" 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