Divine Liturgy on the Day of Remembrance of the Blessed Virgin Mary. led book Igor Chernigovsky and Kievskytranslated

On October 2, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the holy noble prince Igor of Chernigov and Kyiv. His life occurred during the princely civil strife of the 12th century. Leaving the princely ministry, Saint Igor became a monk, and in 1147 he died a martyr in Kyiv. The Church honors him as an example of fidelity to Christ, meekness and perseverance in trials.

On the day of remembrance of the Holy Blessed Grand Duke Igor of Chernigov and Kyiv, October 2, 2026, His Eminence Stephen, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the parish of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Gomel.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were the dean of the Gomel city district and the rector of the parish, Archpriest Igor Olshanov, the dean of the Gomel district, Archpriest Artemy Krivitsky, the dean of the monasteries of the Gomel diocese, Abbot Theodorit (Zolotarev), the chairman of the department of architecture and construction of the Gomel diocese, Archpriest Georgy Tur, and the rector of the Biblical and Theological Courses of the Gomel Diocese. diocese Archpriest Vadim Kochan, Chairman of the Information Department of the Gomel Diocese Archpriest Oleg Kostroma, Economist of the Gomel Diocese Archpriest Vladimir Masalitin,…