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Transfiguration Church of the Orthodox Mission (Nicaragua)

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The church is located in the Rio Negro area, 60 kilometers from the capital of Nicaragua, Managua. Services are conducted here by Hieromonk Mark (Cantianno-Calderon). This is the only Orthodox parish under the jurisdiction of the ROCOR in Nicaragua. Most of the more than 20 parishioners are local Orthodox Nicaraguans.

The land for the church's construction was donated by relatives of Father Mark, who are originally from this region. Father Mark converted to Orthodoxy from the Roman Catholic Church, seeking a church with more ancient apostolic traditions.

The official website of the Eastern American Diocese of ROCOR states about the parish: "The mission needs your prayers and would also be grateful for books on Orthodoxy in Spanish, vestments, and other church items necessary for services. The parishioners of the mission are not wealthy, the parish does not have permanent benefactors, and there are many needs."

Nevertheless, a small Russian community in Nicaragua supports the Orthodox mission. For example, in November 2019, through the Representation of Rossotrudnichestvo in Nicaragua, they donated church vestments purchased with personal funds to the mission. The vestments in red (the main Paschal color) and blue (the color of the Theotokos) were specially sewn by artisans from the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University in Moscow.

Services are held here on Sundays and during major holidays. Since the mission's establishment, several people have been baptized.

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Преображенский храм православной миссии (Никарагуа)

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