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Will Euro 2012 icon help Ukraine host the event?

Published: 12 October, 2009, 21:36
Edited: 19 October, 2009, 09:23

Ukraine’s Greco-Catholic and Orthodox churches have dedicated to God an icon favouring the upcoming Euro 2012 to be jointly organized by Ukraine and Poland.

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2 COMMENTS

Rikard October 13, 2009, 14:13 quote

The incentive from churches to launch the East European Christian symbol into mainstream media will definitely challenge the media who never found its own lantern to cross the roads between Europe and Russia? But did a lot to fix milestones of war along the roads.

vladyka October 18, 2009, 11:49 quote

The icon is a very nice idea but to add a football stadium on it is not.We must not deface such Holy Icon iam surprised Vladikas permit this to be done.Not a cartoon,but a icon .Pokrova will bless the games iam sure.

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