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June 07, 2012

Moscow Times: Orthodox Church destruction fought in Morocco

by Natalya Krainova
The Moscow Times

The Russian Orthodox Church is fighting the demolition of a church in Casablanca after a defrocked priest illegally sold it to a local developer, church officials say.

The Dormition Church of the Mother of God sits on valuable land in the city's downtown. Built by Russian emigres in 1958, it is one of only two Russian Orthodox churches in Morocco.

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