The winners of the intellectual Olympiad of the Ekaterinburg diocese made a pilgrimage to Tobolsktranslated

The winners of the XXIII Intellectual Olympiad of the Ekaterinburg diocese, the final of which was held on October 31, 2026 in the Ascension Bishop's Compound of the Ural capital, made a pilgrimage to Tobolsk. Before departure, the winning team was blessed by the chairman of the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis, Priest Vasily Ravlik. He gave the guys instructions for the journey and wished them a good journey.

– The young pilgrims were treated to a rich program organized by the diocesan pilgrimage department. The children visited the churches and shrines of the Abalak Monastery, the St. John the Vvedensky Convent, prayed at the relics of St. John of Tobolsk and the Hieromartyr Hermogenes (Dolganev) in the Sophia-Assumption Cathedral in the city of Tobolsk, and visited the sights of the city. The team of guys themselves was wonderful. It was interesting and fun to communicate with them,” said department methodologist Natalia Aleksandrovna Kokorina, who accompanied the winning team.

The excursions for the children were conducted by the chairman of the Siberian Pilgrim pilgrimage center, Priest Nikolai Shchukin. He opened the city to the children with its ancient history, shrines and heroes - the holy martyrs, the holy Royal Passion-Bearers,...