The relics of Righteous Paul of Taganrog were brought to the Shakhty diocesetranslated

On October 14, 2026, the bringing of the relics to the Volgodonsk diocese ended with the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Morozovsk. In the evening of the same day, the relics arrived in the village of Vyoshinskaya, Sholokhov district, to the church of the Archangel Michael of God.

The relics were met by the dean of the Verkhnedonsky deanery, Priest Roman Mityashin, and the clergy of the deanery.

The relics were accompanied by the chairman of the commission for the canonization of saints of the Don Metropolis, Hieromonk Mauritius (Zvyagintsev) and the rector of the Church of All Saints in Taganrog, Archpriest Igor Kovalev.

In the evening, a polyline all-night vigil and prayer service with an akathist were held.

On the morning of October 15, 2026, the dean of the parishes of the Verkhnedonsky district, Priest Roman Mityashin, performed the Divine Liturgy, co-served by the dean of the Kashar district, Archpriest Igor Zheverdan, the dean of the Chernyshevsky district, Priest Alexander Levchik, the acting abbot of the Verkhnemakeevsky Intercession Monastery, hegumen Alim (Nezhivov) with the Shakhtinsky brethren diocese, as well as clergy of the Rostov-on-Don diocese, Hieromonk Mauritius (Zvyagintsev) and Archpriest Igor Kovalev.

The head of the Sholokhovsky district, Oleg Delnov, delivered a welcoming speech in which...