MOSCOW PATRIARCHATE CREATES A SINGLE DATA LIBRARY








MOSCOW, MARCH 6, 2001 (FROM RIA NOVOSTI CORRESPONDENT YEKATERINA ANTIPOVA) -- The Moscow Patriarchate began creating a single digital data library. It will include information about the history and the modern state of all dioceses, spiritual schools, monasteries and parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church, reported the department of external church relations.


	According to archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, the work has been under way since February 23. The working group is headed by Kliment, the archbishop of Kaluga and Borovsk.


	"We begin to create a library in fulfilment of the decision of the jubilee bishop council which pointed to the need of creating an data base accessible to all," explained archpriest Vsevolod.


	He also said that the library will have photo, audio and video materials, addresses of all parishes and monasteries of Russia, faith teaching texts, a collection of church laws and a lot of other things.


	Problems are now being solved connected with the codification and keeping of church information, and prospects and stages of creating the church library of the Moscow patriarchate discussed. "We will try to show the current life of the Church as fully as possible, Chaplin said.