Famous French actor Gerard Depardieu was baptised Orthodox Christian, reports Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
The 71-year-old star was baptised in a ceremony last Friday, 4 September, at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris.
The stars ties with Russia are close, and he was granted honorary Russian citizenship in 2013 and owns property in Minsk. In his autobiographical book, Such Things, the actor included a chapter on getting to know Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he stated that he immediately felt “his man” in the president. Now, the bonds have tightened with Mr Depardieu’s conversion to the Orthodox faith.
There were 30 people present at the ceremony.
Media reports also state that he became godparent of a girl baptised on the same day as himself.