Metropolitan Evgeniy celebrated the evening Divine service at the St. John the Baptist Bishop's Metochiontranslated

July 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Metropolitan Evgeniy celebrated the evening service at the St. John the Baptist Bishop's Metochion, Ekaterinburg Diocese

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Марина Комарова

In Zaelskoye we also have the Church of St. John the Baptist; I remember there was once an old icon image that my grandfather brought from Kazan. Are they still using it in Yekaterinburg?

Михаил Петров

Marina, it’s interesting about your Zaelsky church and that old image from Kazan. In our courtyard, it seems, the icon is late, not the same one. Do you remember approximately when your grandfather brought her?

Константин Смирнов

It’s interesting, Mikhail, that you also have doubts about the icon. My grandfather brought it from Kazan somewhere in the mid-50s, after the war, when they still traveled on trains with sacks. In your courtyard, what is the approximate date on the back or in style?

Иван Орлов

Yes, in Zaelskoe John the Baptist was also there, I remember how there in the old church the icons smelled of incense and wax. And it’s interesting about the Kazan image - when did my grandfather bring it, wasn’t it in the 70s? In our courtyard, in my opinion, the list is already different, but suddenly it’s the same.

Сергей Петров

Yes, in Zaelskoe that old church is still in the memory - the smell of incense and wax cannot be confused with anything. And it’s interesting about the Kazan image, I asked my father, he also thinks that grandfather took it back to the 70s. Our list is really different, but what if the same one is stored somewhere in the archive?

Елена Соловьёва

Yes, that smell in Zaelskoe really cannot be confused with anything else, I also remember it from childhood. It’s interesting, if your list is different, maybe it’s still worth delving into the diocesan archive - maybe that same image will pop up. And the priest you asked from which church?

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