The EDAPS Consortium presented the collection of art holograms of Christian sacred objects to Patriarch Kirill

28.07.2010

Press release

On July 25, 2010 His Holiness, the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill did the honor and received the delegation of the representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament and the EDAPS Consortium during his visit to Kyiv. This significant event took place in the Saint Uspenskaya Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, which Patriarch Kirill visited within the framework of his pastoral visit to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian delegation was received after the meeting of Patriarch Kirill with the brothers of the Saint Uspenskaya Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The following persons were present at the meeting with His Holiness: the Father Alexander, Rector of the St. Philippe’s Russian Orthodox Church in the UAE, Vasiliy Gritsak, People’s deputy, Chairman of the Union of Generals of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs bodies, Alexander Vassiliev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the EDAPS Consortium and Irina Obydenko, President of the EDAPS Consortium.

Alexander Vassiliev and Irina Obydenko presented the collection of art holograms of the Christian sacred objects to Patriarch Kirill: 18 skilfully made three-dimensional optical images of orthodox icons, crosses, a chalice and a tabernacle. The collection was donated to the St. Philippe’s Church in the United Arab Emirates. It is the first Christian Orthodox Church at the Arabian Peninsular, which was built due to the financial contribution made by Yuri Sidorenko, the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the EDAPS Consortium.

At this meeting the donative booklet Christian Sacred Objects with the catalogue of art holograms collection, prepared by the EDAPS Consortium, was presented to His Holiness. The art holograms were made by the Specialized Enterprise HOLOGRAPHY, the member of the EDAPS Consortium, with the cooperation of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine.

The EDAPS Consortium was established by the leaders of high technologies in Ukraine and is the only group of companies in the world with the complete production cycle of enterprises for the manufacture and implementation of the most highly protected IDs and information systems.

The passports and IDs manufactured by EDAPS have been recognized by the ICAO and OSCE as some of the best in the world. The Consortium produces E-passports and ID-cards for officers of the International Criminal Police Organization INTERPOL, and driving licenses issued by the Consortium have been highly evaluated by the European Union. The EDAPS Consortium is the developer of a unique system for identification of diamonds and jewellery and is the manufacturer of the De Beers passports. 

EDAPS possesses state-of-the-art and fully certified facilities including one for the large-scale production for the issuance and outsourcing of the personalization of VISA and MasterCard payment cards. Having implemented over 300 large-scale projects, EDAPS combines the unrivaled experience in documents and goods protection with the application of its unique technologies in the field of laser, polycarbonate, biometry, demetallized holograms, contact and contactless chips and information technologies.                         

July 25, 2010, Kyiv, Ukraine. The Saint Uspenskaya Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. During the presentation of art holograms collection of Christian sacred objects and the donative booklet Christian Sacred Objects.

From right to left: His Holiness, the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill, President of the EDAPS Consortium Irina Obydenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the EDAPS Consortium Alexander Vassiliev, Rector of the St. Philippe’s Russian Orthodox Church in the UAE the Father Alexander, Chairman of the Union of Generals of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs bodies and People’s deputy Vasiliy Gritsak

Kyiv. July 25, 2010. The Saint Uspenskaya Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Handing over the collection of art holograms of Christian sacred objects to St. Philippe’s Church in the UAE. Photo: the Patriarch Kirill, President of the EDAPS Consortium Irina Obydenko and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the EDAPS Consortium Alexander Vassiliev

Kyiv. July 25, 2010. The Saint Uspenskaya Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Patriarch Kirill (center), the Father Alexander (the first on the left), President of the EDAPS Consortium Irina Obydenko (the second on the left), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the EDAPS Consortium Alexander Vassiliev (the second on the right), Chairman of the Union of Generals of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs bodies Vasiliy Gritsak (the first on the right)