10/09/2025 Bishop's service on the patronal feast of the Assumption Cathedral in the city of Ivanovotranslated

On October 9, the day of the repose of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, Metropolitan Joseph of Ivanovo-Voznesensk and Vichuga celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the chapel in honor of this saint in the Assumption Cathedral in the city of Ivanovo. In the church during the service there was an icon with part of the holy relics of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.

The Day of Remembrance of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian is the patronal holiday of the Assumption Cathedral. Since ancient times, in the village of Ivanovo there was a wooden church in honor of this saint. It is believed that the village itself was named after this church. At the end of the 18th century (1781 - 1795), a new stone church was built in the center of the village on Trade Square in honor of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. A chapel was built in it in honor of the Apostle John the Theologian in memory of the ancient church. This chapel remained in the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross until its demolition in the 30s.

Thus, the holy apostle and evangelist John the Theologian is the heavenly patron of the city of Ivanovo, and the days of his memory are the main patronal holidays of the regional center.

Concelebrating with Vladyka was the secretary of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk Diocesan Administration, Priest Georgiy...