With the blessing of the Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Metropolitan Constantine of Cairo and North Africa, the chairman of the missionary Department of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa, Priest Georgy Maximov, visited Guinea.
Russian Russian House in the capital of Guinea, Conakry, hosted a series of events on October 10, 2026, aimed at familiarizing local residents with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Priest Georgy Maximov gave a lecture for Guineans who want to learn Russian. The priest spoke about how the Orthodox tradition is reflected in many common words and phrases of the Russian language.
Then he presented a French-language edition of the Gospel of Mark with commentaries by the Holy Fathers, issued by the Spiritual and Educational Center of the Apostle Mark of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa. Priest Georgy Maximov explained to the audience the tradition of the Orthodox understanding of Scripture.
All the participants received copies of the Gospel, as well as other publications in French, such as 300 Sayings of the Ascetics of the Orthodox Church and the brochure The Russian Orthodox Church in Africa.
Russian Russian Orthodox World photo exhibition was opened in the Russian House on the same day. The author of the photographs, Priest Georgy Maksimov, conducted a tour of the exhibition.
On October 11, the 19th Week after Pentecost, on the territory of the Russian Embassy in Guinea, Priest Georgy Maksimov performed a divine service, at which Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Alexander Popov, embassy staff and Russian compatriots prayed. Everyone was able to confess, receive communion, remember their loved ones and receive consecrated water.
On October 12, Priest Georgy Maximov was received by the Ambassador and thanked him cordially for his hospitality and assistance in conducting the divine service. On the evening of the same day, the priest's trip to Guinea came to an end.