The head of the Don Metropolis celebrated the first Divine Liturgy on the stylobate of the church under construction in honor of the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky in Rostov-on-Dontranslated

On September 12, 2026, on the day of the transfer of the relics of the Holy Blessed Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, the Head of the Don Metropolis, Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury, celebrated the first Divine Liturgy on the stylobate of the church under construction in honor of the Holy Blessed Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky in the city of Rostov-on-Don.

His Eminence was served by the dean of the parishes of the Northern District, Priest Igor Milyaev, the rector of the church, Priest Philip Voloshchuk, the secretary of the Diocesan Administration of the Rostov-on-Don Diocese, Priest Dimitry Bolotaev, the dean of the parishes of the Western District, Priest Alexander Frolenkov, and clergy of the diocese.

Praying during the service were Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region Alexander Ishchenko, Head of the city of Rostov-on-Don Alexander Scriabin, Deputy Commander of the Southern District of the National Guard of the Russian Federation for military-political work Colonel Alexey Galkin, Chairman of the Committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region on interaction with public associations, youth policy, physical culture, sports and tourism Irina Zhukova, representatives of regional authorities, parishioners and pilgrims.

For the most part...