Convicted from Pomorie won the Orthodox painting contest

The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Arkhangelsk region summed up the results of the regional stage of the All-Russian Contest of Orthodox Painting “Phenomenon”. This was reported by the press service of the department.

The creative competition is held by the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for Prison Service together with the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. This year, participants were invited to reveal the theme “Faith in the lives of convicts”.

About 20 works were submitted to the competition. They were evaluated by the assistant to the head of the FSIN for work with believers, Priest Igor Gorban, assistant heads of SIZO-4 and SIZO-1 priests Nikita Maslikov and Alexander Dyatlov, as well as employees of the educational service of the management apparatus.

The winner of the regional stage was the convicted penal colony No. 21 OUKHD (village of Iksa, Plesetsky district) Alexei Z. He presented a picture that depicts Christ walking along a rocky slope to a wooden cross on the top of a hill. The work reflects themes of faith, hope and spiritual overcoming. She was sent to the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia to participate in the final stage of the competition.

The competition “Phenomenon” is held within the framework of the All-Russian Review of the Religious Activities of Convicts “Not by Number, but by Humility”. Participation in creative projects helps persons serving sentences to comprehend the path of life and turn to spiritual values.