“Saint, known to all the people”: the patronal feast day was celebrated in the Alexander Nevsky Churchtranslated

On September 12, on the day of the transfer of the relics of the Blessed Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, the day of the discovery of the relics of the Blessed Grand Duke Daniil of Moscow, Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky performed the Divine Liturgy in the church in the name of the Holy Blessed Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky of Ulyanovsk.

His Eminence was served by the rector of the church, Archpriest Sergius Efremov, the dean of the 2nd Simbirsk city district, Hieromonk Georgy (Karpov), Priest Alexander Belov, Priest Dimitri Konstantinov, the head of the protocol service of the Simbirsk diocesan administration, Priest Valery Stavrovsky, Priest Vladislav Alyakin, Deacon John Kosyakov, Deacon Grigory Shevchenko. During the service, the Mixed Choir of the Ascension Cathedral sang under the direction of regent Roman Khitev.

The service was attended by the governor of the Ulyanovsk region Alexey Russkikh, the chief federal inspector for the Ulyanovsk region Yuri Kulik, the representative of the legislative branch of the Ulyanovsk region in the Federation Council of Russia Sergei Ryabukhin, the head of the city of Ulyanovsk Alexander Boldakin, and the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk region Vasily Gvozdev.

At the end of the Liturgy there was...