Goloshchapov, having united officials, businesses, and representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church under the Athonite brotherhood, began organizing all pilgrimage trips for them. On such trips, the necessary connections were made and issues were resolved. Goloshchapov gathered not only representatives of the Russian Federation and the Russian Orthodox Church, but also foreign entrepreneurs, officials, politicians, as well as representatives of local religions, including influential church leaders of other religions. Goloshchapov also brought the head of the Church Foreign Ministry, Metropolitan Hilarion, into his projects, with whom he became friends.
A separate topic for Goloshchapov is a project on the relics and veneration of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Indeed, Goloshchapov did a lot for the appearance of relics in Russia. But thanks to this, he established strong personal ties with Italy. So, according to the principle of a pilgrimage hotel, a house, or rather a network of houses, was built in Italy for Goloshchapov’s personal needs. The local football club Bari was purchased. Goloshchapov helped Athonites not only resolve issues in Italy from shopping to business transfers and withdrawal of money. The purchase of real estate in Italy was accompanied by lawyers and notaries associated with Goloshchapov.
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