Metropolitan Theodosius handed over to the Saratov Metropolis an icon of the holy righteous Alexander Chagrinsky with a particle of his relicstranslated

News / 09.14.2026 09.14.2026 #Divine service #Metropolitan Metropolitan Theodosius presented to the Saratov Metropolis an icon of the holy righteous Alexander Chagrinsky with a particle of relics On September 13, on the day of the celebration of the Council of Saratov Saints, Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuybyshevsk presented it as a gift to the Saratov Metropolis an icon of the holy righteous Alexander Chagrinsky with a particle of his relics. On this day, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Intercession Cathedral of Saratov, which was performed by Metropolitan Ignatius of Saratov and Volsky, Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuibyshevsky, Metropolitan Bartholomew of Novosibirsk and Berdsk, Bishop Innokenty of Balakovo and Nikolaevsky, Bishop of Pokrovsky and Novouzensky Theodore, Bishop of Togliatti and Zhigulevsky Nestor, Bishop Theodorit of Venevsky, Bishop Feognost of Shchigrovsky and Manturovsky and Bishop Anthony of Syzran and Shigonsky. At the end of the Liturgy, Metropolitan Theodosius presented the head of the Saratov Metropolis with an icon of the holy righteous Alexander Chagrinsky with a particle of his relics.

The image was brought from the Samara Iversky Women's Monastery, where the relics of the saint currently rest. Metropolitan Ignatius gratefully accepted the shrine and blessed...