In the ancient city of Zaraysk near Moscow, festive celebrations were held on the occasion of the 880th anniversary of the city 08/15/2026translated

On August 15, on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, the dean of the 1st Zaraisky district, Archpriest Pyotr Spiridonov, in concelebration with the dean of the Ivanovo church district of the Pinsk diocese of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, Priest Peter Kisel, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Zaraisky Kremlin. Members of the delegations of the sister cities of Arzamas and Belarus who arrived for the celebrations prayed during the service. At the end of the service, Priest Peter Kisel handed over the image of the Zhirovitsky Mother of God to the God-saved city of Zaraisk as a prayerful memory. Then the events continued at the Annunciation Mound - a monument to the Russian defenders of Zaraysk, who died in 1608 in the fight against the Polish invaders.

At the foot of the mound, where the Zaraisk warriors and the Arzamas people who came to their aid were buried, the dean of the 1st Zaraisk district, Archpriest Pyotr Spiridonov, in concelebration with the rector of the Annunciation Church, Priest Dionisy Utenkov, offered a prayer for the repose of the souls of the deceased leaders and warriors who laid down their lives for the faith and Fatherland, defenders of the city of Zaraysk, Arzamas and Ryazan residents who died in battle during the hard times of the Time of Troubles. In conclusion, the head of the Zaraysk municipal district V.A. Petrushchenko and the delegation...