A clergyman of the Novokuznetsk diocese took part in the celebrations in honor of the anniversary of the discovery of the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov and the 200th anniversary of the founding of the community in Diveevotranslated

On August 1, 2026, on the feast of the discovery of the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov, the wonderworker (1903), celebrations took place at the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevo Convent, led by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.

The rector of the church in honor of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, Hieromonk Zosima (Demchenko), took part in the events.

In 2026, the Diveyevo monastery celebrates anniversaries: the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Mill community, the 35th anniversary of the second discovery of the holy relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov and the 35th anniversary of the resumption of monastic life.

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church led the open-air Divine Liturgy service on the square in front of the Transfiguration Cathedral. His Holiness was concelebrated with Metropolitan Isidor of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh among the bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The abbess of a number of convents of the Russian Orthodox Church prayed at the Liturgy; the abbess and sisters of the Diveyevo monastery; numerous pilgrims who arrived from different parts of our country and from abroad.

About 7.5 thousand believers gathered at the Patriarchal service on the monastery square in front of the Transfiguration Cathedral.

His Holiness...