The “Unquenchable Lamp” was lit at the Main Church of the Southern Military Districttranslated
On October 18, 2026, on the anniversary of the great consecration of the Church of St. George the Victorious, the “Unquenchable Lamp” was solemnly lit at the stele of the heavenly patron.
According to the rector of the parish, Archpriest Valery Voloshchuk, the installation of a street lamp made it possible to give the new memorial a church meaning: as a symbol of unceasing prayer and eternal memory of the soldiers who laid down their souls for the Fatherland, “for their friends.”
The ceremony was attended by the acting commander of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Vladimir Kochetkov, Deputy Governor of the Rostov Region Dmitry Vodolatsky, Hero of Russia, Army General Alexander Dvornikov, General Director of Gazprom Gas Distribution Rostov-on-Don Pavel Berezhnoy, the clergy of the Rostov-on-Don diocese, parishioners and guests of the holiday.
The parish expresses special gratitude to the Gazprom Gas Distribution Rostov-on-Don company and personally to General Director Pavel Berezhny, whose care made this event possible. To date, this is the 77th memorial flame in the company’s area of responsibility in the Rostov region. Servicing and gasifying memorials is an honorable mission that employees proudly carry out...
