Penza, 13 January 2015. PenzaNews. A book titled “The Great Benefactor Lady” dedicated to the honored citizen of Penza, owner of a house for the poor on Dvoryanskaya street, and a donator for the church Maria Kiseleva will take place in the Penza state museum of local lore on Saturday, January 17.

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Bishop Seraphim of Penza and Nizhny Lomov plans to take part in the event.

As the press service of the Penza diocese told PenzaNews agency, the presentation is arranged to coincide with the second anniversary of Anna Golovina, the author of the book, who made it the main aim of her life to record Maria Kiseleva’s biography.

The second printing of the book “The Great Benefactor Lady” was issued by the Moscow “Penaty” print shop and was dedicated to the 127th anniversary of Maria Kiseleva’s death commemorated on December 19, 2014.

The new printing has improved over the 2003 book by adding numerous illustrations and appendixes, including Maria Kiseleva’s correspondence with her notable contemporaries, the chronicle of her life, an index of names, and notes about the author.

The 256-page book with a print of one thousand items was paid for by the Penza diocese with support of the Ministry of Culture of Russia.