Bishop Porfiry took part in the celebrations in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Minsk Theological Academy named after St. Cyril of Turov (+ video and photo report)translated

On November 1, 2026, on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost and the day of remembrance of the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Land of Belarus, Metropolitan Benjamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, led the Divine Liturgy in the Holy Spirit Cathedral of the city of Minsk. The service was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Minsk Theological Academy named after St. Cyril of Turov.

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Concelebrating with the Patriarchal Exarch were: Archbishop Stefan of Gomel and Zhlobin; Archbishop Anthony of Grodno and Volkovysk; Bishop Silouan of Peterhof, rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy; Bishop of Orsk and Gai Irenaeus; Bishop of Turov and Mozyr Leonid; Bishop of Lida and Smorgon Porfiry; Bishop Eusebius of Drutsk, vicar of the Vitebsk diocese; Bishop of Pinsk and Luninets Georgy; Bishop Avksentiy of Nesvizh, Chairman of the Synodal Commission for Coordinating the Activities of Theological Educational Institutions of the Belarusian Exarchate; Archimandrite Afanasy, rector of the Minsk Theological Academy; Hegumen Dionysius (Shlenov), Deputy Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church; Hieromonk Luka (Pronskikh), rector of the Nikolo-Ugresh Seminary; Archpriest Alexey Olkhovnikov,...