Chapel of Russia's Resurrection

The sect lives in an sanctuary located in Bolshaya Yelnia, near the Volga River and Nizhny Novgorod,[3] established by Mother Fotina.

[5] The group, consisting entirely of women, dress as nuns when giving services to pray for Putin in a three-story brick building called the Chapel of Russia's Resurrection.

Although he notes that the group has not broken any laws, he reminds them that one of the commandments in the Bible is that "thou shalt not worship false idols".

The sect has arisen amid a personality cult centered on Putin, which includes popular songs, and nightclub parties.

[citation needed] Father Alexei, a local Russian Orthodox priest, has denounced the sect as a mix of "Orthodoxy, Catholicism, the occult, Buddhism and political information.