The pilgrimage service of the Ekaterinburg diocese invites you to travel to the holy places of the Urals and Siberiatranslated

The pilgrimage service of the Yekaterinburg diocese invites you to make pilgrimage trips in October and November 2026. The plans include both one-day trips to Ural churches and monasteries, and two-day trips to ancient Siberian monasteries.

On October 25, pilgrims will go to the village of Chernoistochinsk, located near Nizhny Tagil. Here in the Peter and Paul Church there is a revered copy of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, brought from Athos at the end of the 19th century.

On Saturday, October 31, the Pilgrimage Service organizes trips to Nizhnye Sergi “Visiting the Father,” to the village of Maminskoye and an excursion “History of the Yekaterinburg Metropolis.”

In Nizhny Sergi, pilgrims will be able to venerate the shrines of the church in the name of the holy prophet John the Baptist - particles of the relics of St. Theophan the Recluse, St. Hilarion of Troekurov and other saints.

In Maminskoye, the homeland of the Ural ascetic Schema-nun Euphrosyne, they will visit the ancient Church of the Archangel Michael, where the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” with “pennies” and the shirt of the Hieromartyr Konstantin of the Epiphany are located.

On Sunday, November 1, the birthday of the Grand Duchess and Martyr Elizabeth Feodorovna, pilgrims will be able...