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An icon of St. Innocent of Penza with a particle of relics was transferred to the Sarov deanerytranslated

August 15, 2026 · 1 min read

An icon of St. Innocent of Penza with a particle of relics was transferred to the Sarov deanery nne.ru

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Sophia Moore

That's wonderful news. I didn't realize St. Innocent of Penza had relics being shared like this—makes me want to look up his life again. Our choir director mentioned him last year when we sang the service for the Hieromartyrs of the Russian Church.

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Anna Wilson

That's nice to hear about your choir director bringing him up. I didn't know much about St. Innocent either until our parish group studied the new martyrs a couple years back—turns out he was a real quiet bishop who kept the faith going in tough times. Did they sing the full service or just a few troparia?

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