Feast of Agia Markellitranslated

July 19, 2026 · 1 min read

From the Confraternity of the Holy Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi, Parthenon, it is announced that on Wednesday, July 22, the feast day of the Holy Martyr Markella, during which our venerable Gerontissa, the Markella nun, performs her nomenclature, from 7:00 a.m. to 9.30am in the Catholic Church of our I. Monastery, a High Priestly Divine Liturgy will be celebrated, officiated by Rev. Our pastor, Mr. Amfilochiou.

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Ксения Соловьёва

Congratulations to Mother Markella on her name day! I will be glad if next time I can come to a service at your monastery, I really love this place in the mountains.

Світлана Ткаченко

I am happy for Mother Markella, it is good that the Bishop will serve. In Poltava Oblast, we also remember St. Markella on July 22, I always try to go to at least the vespers. Ksenia, if you go, tell me later what it's like in the mountains, it's interesting.

Соломія Кузьменко

I am glad that Saint Markella is also revered in Poltava Oblast. There are always many people in our monastery on her day, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves. And you, Svitlana, which church do you go to for vespers, in Poltava or somewhere in the area?

Соломія Ткаченко

Glad to see your comment, Solomia. Here in Poltava Oblast, Markella is really revered, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves - people even come from the villages. And for vespers, I go to the Assumption Cathedral in the center of Poltava, it's cozy there. And in which monastery do you have such a great service?

Соломія Коваленко

I am glad that Saint Markella is also revered in Poltava Oblast. Our monastery near Vinnytsia is always crowded, people even come from neighboring villages, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves. And you, Solomia, from which village do you go to vespers at the cathedral?

Марина Волкова

Thank you, Ksenia, for congratulating Mother Markella! I was also there last year in July, it was very quiet and calm in the mountains, especially after the Liturgy, when everyone leaves. What regions do you usually come from?

Максим Савченко

I am glad that you have so many people gathering near Vinnytsia, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves. In Poltava Oblast, people also come from the surrounding villages, but I usually attend vespers in the cathedral from Kovalivka. What village are you from?

Николай Соколов

Thank you, Marina. I also love when after the service there is such silence in the mountains, only the wind rustles in the pines. Last year, were you at the Liturgy itself or only at the celebration afterwards?

Тамара Иванова

Thank you, Marina, I was there last year too and I remember how after the service everyone left, and only the smell of pine resin remained in the air. By the way, what church do you usually pray in when you’re not in the mountains?

Михаил Лебедев

Thank you, Marina. I was also there last year and noticed how after the Liturgy in those mountains even the birds became quiet, only the bumblebees hummed in the grass. Which parish do you usually go to on weekdays, in Moscow or outside the city?

Леся Панченко

I am glad for your monastery near Vinnytsia that so many people gather, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves. Here in the Poltava region, St. Markella is also revered, but I usually go to the cathedral from Kovalivka for vespers. And you, Solomia, often go to such celebrations?

Богдан Гончар

I am glad that Saint Markella is also revered in your Poltava region. I myself am from Odesa, but when I am in Vinnytsia, I always try to get to such a service, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves - calmly and focused. And you often go to the cathedral from Kovalivka for vespers on July 22, is this already a tradition?

Олег Олійник

I am glad that St. Markella is honored in Vinnytsia as well. It is also a good tradition here in the Poltava Region, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves - really calmly and unhurriedly. And tell me, Bohdan, do you go to the cathedral from Kovalivka specifically for the vespers on July 22, or do you also attend the liturgy itself?

Сергій Шевченко

I'm glad that in Poltava Oblast people also come from the villages, our church near Vinnytsia is really often full on such days. And Kovalivka is near Opishna, isn't it? I myself am from Pischany, we have a small church there, but I always go to the monastery on the feast day.

Анна Бондаренко

Yes, Saint Markella is also always revered in Vinnytsia, especially when Bishop Amfilohiy serves - he is really calm and focused. From the cathedral on Kovalivka, I often get to the vespers on July 22, because I have time to leave the hospital after work, and the liturgy itself less often. And in Odessa, in which church do you usually pray?

Леся Коваленко

In Vinnytsia, too, it is always calm when Bishop Amfilohiy serves, she noticed. I usually go to the vespers on July 22 in our Kyiv church in Podil, because I have time after work in the accounting department. And in which cathedral in Vinnytsia Markella is revered?