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in the Perm diocese urge to clean the zoo with the cemetery in Perm

  On the grave of Diaghilev's walking lion, and no one cares

Perm . September 26. Interfax - Metropolitan Methodios of Perm and Solikamsk asked to postpone the zoo with the former Bishops monastery and cemetery in Perm .

"Despite the fact that not all residents of our city - the people of faith , we all need to understand that finding the menagerie in the cemetery is an unacceptable thing from the point of view of elementary common sense. Remains of people whose souls are now with God, desecrated for seventy years . Therefore, this issue is very worried about me, and I urge all who are gathered here to support me , "- said the hierarch of the meeting of interfaith advisory committee of the Perm region , the press service of the local diocese .

Metropolitan recalled that at the cemetery but the clergy are buried governor , well known doctors Diaghilev Dynasty .

" We in the city throughout the year many events are held in memory of Diaghilev's a wonderful Dyagilev gymnasium , various festivals and recitals name of this prominent figure , a memorial plaque . And the fact that on his grave every day goes left , this is one do not care about the residents of the city does not hurt a soul . course, sensible person can not accept this , "- he stressed.

The bishop expressed his hope that the new leadership of the province is "seriously address this issue ."

"We would like to make a commemorative stele , to rewrite the names of all those buried there , put in order the headstone , so that residents of the city know where he is buried Diaghilev , Grahl and other distinguished citizens of Perm - clergymen , merchants, sponsors ," - he added.

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Grave of Sergei Diaghilev at the Orthodox cemetery plot of the island of San Michele (Reparto Greco-Ortodosso) in Venice.