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Teachers of the Sunday school of the Vladimir parish on Seven Keys made a pilgrimage to the monastery of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Churchtranslated

September 25, 2026 · 1 min read

Teachers of the children's Sunday school of the Church in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Seven Keys of Yekaterinburg On September 19, 2026, together with the school's confessor, the cleric of the Church in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Seven Keys of Yekaterinburg, Priest Alexy Mozhegorov, made a pilgrimage to the monastery of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Church of the Russian city Alapaevsk.

The main purpose of the trip was to unite the team of teachers on the eve of the new school year - through joint pilgrimage, prayer and contact with holy and historical places filled with deep spiritual meaning. According to the teachers themselves, the assigned tasks were successfully implemented, and the impressions received will become a solid basis for further work with children.

The pilgrims' route was eventful and deeply symbolic. The teachers visited the monastery in the name of the Venerable Martyr Elizabeth, located near the Napolnaya School - the place where the Alapaevsk martyrs were kept in captivity in 1918.

A special highlight of the trip was the excursion to the Floor School itself. Here, in the very rooms where Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna and nun Varvara were imprisoned, Grand Duke Sergei...

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Paul Collins
Sounds like a solid trip for the teachers. Nice that they made time to visit the actual rooms in Napolnaya School where St Elizabeth and the others were held – that must have hit different. Hope the new school year goes well for them and the kids.
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