Russian Orthodox Diocese of Smolensk

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Cathedral of the Dormition in Smolensk

The Diocese Smolensk and Vyazma (Russian: Смоленская и Вяземская епархия) is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church with its center in Smolensk. The city cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.