The Ekaterinburg Diocese is celebrating its annual Royal Days in honor of the holy Royal Martyrs, Grand Duchess Elizabeth and Nun Barbara, and others.
The momentous anniversary was celebrated from Wednesday July 10 through Sunday July 14, with daily Liturgies, Vigils, and professions with St. Demetrius’ relics.
Today, St. Paisios is a greatly beloved, universally venerated saint, with churches dedicated to him throughout the Orthodox world.
Svetlana Rybakova
Mother Anna was, as they say now, an icon of her age. As a little girl, she went to the funeral of Patriarch St. Tikhon with her father.
The height of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul will be 42 meters (about 141 feet), with a capacity of one thousand people.