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7 facts about childhood and youth the head of UOC

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7 facts about childhood and youth the head of UOC Ukrainian Orthodox Church. on 17 August  it is a year since the enthronement of Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onufriya. To the anniversary of the enthronement of Metropolitan Onuphrius Information Center UOC has made selection of facts from public sources about the childhood and youth of the head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church. From the family of priests: The present Patriarch of UOC (Onufriy - Orest Volodymyrovych Berezovsky) was born in the family priest. His brother was also a priest. As a child present UOC wanted to be like Basil the Great . His father told him how this saint became his pray when the sun is shining it in the back, and when finished the prayer, the sun already shone in the face. But then, according to Onufriy  he forgot about it and raised so as all children. The Church and the game of football: As a child, the future Metropolitan Onuphrius always attended church, but not always  he liked it, he admits