Today, September 12, the Church celebrates the transfer of the relics of Saint Prince Alexander Nevskytranslated

On September 12, the Orthodox Church commemorates the transfer of the relics of the blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky.

The Great Russian Prince and Defender of the Fatherland died on the way from the Horde to Gorodets on the Volga on November 14, 1263, having previously accepted the schema with the name Alexy.

On November 23 of the same year he was buried in the cathedral church of the Nativity Monastery of Vladimir, where today there is a monument to him.

The relics of Alexander Nevsky were discovered before the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, at which time a local celebration was established. Subsequently, many Russian commanders turned to the shrine with prayers.

On August 30, 1721, Emperor Peter I, after a long war with the Swedes, concluded the Peace of Nystadt. It was decided to consecrate this day by transferring the relics of the blessed prince Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir to St. Petersburg, which was then the capital of Russia.

Taken from Vladimir on August 11, 1723, the holy relics were brought to Shlisselburg on September 20 of the same year and remained there until 1724, when on August 30 they were installed in the Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, where they rest today.

By decree of September 2, 1724, the celebration was established on August 30. In 1727 the festival was...