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Over the following decades, the Russian Orthodox parishes served as the focal point of the Russian diaspora’s spiritual life in Venezuela. These parishes opened Sunday schools for the children of Russian immigrants. At the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Caracas, a funeral box was established to pay for the burials of the poor, and in 1965, a decision was made to purchase a section of the municipal cemetery. | Over the following decades, the Russian Orthodox parishes served as the focal point of the Russian diaspora’s spiritual life in Venezuela. These parishes opened Sunday schools for the children of Russian immigrants. At the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Caracas, a funeral box was established to pay for the burials of the poor, and in 1965, a decision was made to purchase a section of the municipal cemetery. | ||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Russians in Venezuelan", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians _in_Venezuela, accessed 10 March 2020. </ref | <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Russians in Venezuelan", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians _in_Venezuela, accessed 10 March 2020. </ref> | ||
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