Putin's prayer before the Holy Relics of Saint Demetrius Donskoytranslated

On Thursday, August 20, 2026, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, visited the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael in the Moscow Kremlin, where an important archaeological discovery was recently made regarding the Holy Relics of Saint Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoi. The Russian President visited the burial place and attended a prayer, which was performed by the Metropolitan of Krutitsis and Kolomna, Mr. Pavlos, with the blessing of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Mr. Kirillou.

During his visit to the Cathedral, Vladimir Putin was accompanied by the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Central Federal District Igor Stsegolev, his deputy Alexei Eremin, the deputy general director of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve of the Moscow Kremlin Andrei Batalov, as well as the vice president of the Russian Academy of Sciences and director of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Makarov.

The scientists and officials informed the Russian President about the state of the remains, as well as the progress of the archaeological and laboratory research.

According to Nikolai Makarov, he has…