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Baptizing to mark Christianity conversion

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Updated: 2010-07-29 01:54
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Baptizing to mark Christianity conversion
An Orthodox bishop baptizes a woman during a ceremony marking adoption of Christianity, in the town of Stavropol, July 28, 2010. Russia officially celebrated a new holiday on Wednesday marking its conversion to Christianity in 988, the latest Kremlin boost to an Orthodox Church that has grown increasingly powerful since the fall of Communism.  [Photo/Agencies]