Archpriest Maxim Minyailo concelebrated the service with the rector of the Shanghai community in the Orthodox Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworkertranslated

On the day of the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, October 14, 2026, with the blessing of Metropolitan Ekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy, the senior priest of the Church-Monument on the Blood, Archpriest Maxim Minyailo, at the invitation of the Sima-land company, served with the rector of the Shanghai community, priest Ioann Shchelokov, in a festive service in the Orthodox church in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of the city of Shanghai.

The visit is part of a trip by a delegation of the Sima Land company to its Chinese division. Members of the Ural delegation, who are currently in China, took part in the service.

St. Nicholas Church was built in Shanghai in 1932-1934 on the initiative and at the expense of Russian emigrants. In 1956 it was transferred to the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church. It was closed during the Cultural Revolution and was subsequently used for other purposes than its original purpose (it housed a warehouse, a restaurant, and a bookstore). Currently, the building is under the protection of the Shanghai Municipality as an architectural monument. Since 2010, the Shanghai authorities have provided church premises to the Orthodox community of Shanghai for services on significant holidays.

The pilgrims also visited the Cathedral in…