As a parish family, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we will work to build God's Kingdom by creating opportunities for our parishioners, our community and our visitors, to encounter Jesus in a life-changing way, to set their hearts on fire with His love and to challenge them to become fully engaged disciples.
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Most of the icons on view in the Icon Chapel at Saint Anne Shrine (adjoining the Gift Shop) were obtained by the various Assumptionist priests who served as chaplains to the foreign diplomatic corps in Moscow from 1934 to 1999. Nearly all were icons that were in Russian home and used in family deveotions until the aggressively atheistic Soviet regime made possessing them dangerous and prejudicial to one's social advancement.
Also on display are liturgical objects that belonged to Bishop Pie Neveu, a French Assumptionist missionary who served as pastor of St. Louis-of-the-French Church in Moscow. This church served Catholic foreigners visiting or residing in the Russian capital.
The Icon Exhibit is open daily Sunday through Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. There is no charge for admission to the exhibit.