Pilgrimage trip for students of the Borisoglebsk school in the Vladimir-Suzdal landtranslated

At the beginning of November, an official pilgrimage and cultural-educational trip of school pupils in honor of the holy noble princes Boris and Gleb took place across the ancient Vladimir-Suzdal land. The trip, timed to coincide with the autumn holidays, took place with the blessing of Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuibyshevsk, as well as Metropolitan Nikandr of Vladimir and Suzdal. During the trip, which took place under the leadership of the school director, Priest Dionisy Levin, Samara schoolchildren had the opportunity to become familiar with the historical and spiritual heritage of North-Eastern Rus' in detail, visiting key monasteries and churches of the Vladimir region. The program of the stay included the study of ancient Russian architecture in Vladimir and Suzdal, including inspection of the carved white stone walls of the Dmitrievsky Cathedral and the unique frescoes of St. Andrei Rublev in the Assumption Cathedral. In Suzdal, pilgrims visited the Deposition of Robe and St. Vasilievsky monasteries, where they climbed the Venerable Bell Tower.

The main event of the trip was the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, led by Priest Dionysius Levin. During the service, church hymns were sung by a choir of students…