Gazprom Neft” supports painting of the interior of St. Sava Temple in Belgrade

Saint Sava Temple is an important architectural monument, the largest Orthodox church in the Balkans and one of the largest in the world. Saint Sava Temple is an important architectural monument, the largest Orthodox church in the Balkans Thanks to the support of "Gazprom Neft", 1,230 square meters of historical mosaic on the dome of the Temple will be painted. The total investment will amount to four million euros. The contractor to be engaged is currently being selected, together with the Serbian side, on the basis of tender results. Thanks to the support of „Gazprom Neft“ 1,230 square meters of historical mosaic on the dome of the Temple will be painted Since 2009, concurrently with investing in the national economy of Serbia, "Gazprom Neft" has also been implementing a broad range of programs supporting the projects in the area of culture and preservation of historical heritage of the country. The restoration of the Russian necropolis in Belgrade was funded within the first phase of the program and was completed in summer 2014. In November last year, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia jointly served a liturgy and laid flowers at the monument to Russian soldiers. In addition to the projects aimed at preserving the historical heritage of Serbia, the company "Gazprom Neft", together with film director Emir Kusturica, every year organizes the festival of Russian classical music "Bolshoi", and supports the Film Festival "Kustendorf". "By becoming the majority shareholder in the Serbian oil company NIS, "Gazprom Neft" became not only the largest foreign investor in Serbia, but the greatest benefactor and sponsor of projects relevant to the country. Participation in the reconstruction of St. Sava Temple is a new phase in the implementation of our great humanitarian program in Serbia. We are confident that the restored temple will become the main symbol of centuries-old Russian and Serbian friendship", said Alexander Dybal, member of the Executive Board of "Gazprom Neft".