Metropolitan Alexy led the Liturgy at the Assumption Church in Kaslitranslated
On the day of remembrance of the Hieromartyrs Alexander Miropolsky and Peter Smorodintsev, members of the Cathedral of Saints of the Chelyabinsk Metropolis, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass led the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Kasli.
The ruling bishop was concelebrated by the secretary of the Chelyabinsk diocese, Archpriest Igor Shestakov, the keymaster of the St. Simeon Cathedral, Archpriest Vladimir Manichev, the head of the Social Department of the Chelyabinsk Diocese, Priest Pavel Kurbatov, the rector of the Epiphany Monastery, Abbot Nestor (Bolkov), and numerous clergy of the Chelyabinsk Diocese.
The elder sister of the monastic community of the village of Bulzi, nun Feodosia (Novgorodtseva), prayed during the service. The hymns of the service were performed by the Bishop's Choir under the direction of regent Marina Goman.
Hieromartyrs Alexander Miropolsky and Pyotr Smorodintsev served in the Assumption Church. The Red Guards captured them in 1918 and shot them. Presumably, the saints of God are buried near the altar of this church.
The Assumption Church was built in 1785 through the efforts of Nikita Demidov - a three-altar church with a five-tier bell tower and a large dome. In 1930, the church was transferred to Kaslinsky...
