Metropolitan Maximilian met with the LDPR delegation at the Cathedral of the Signtranslated

On August 17, 2026, the Znamensky Cathedral was visited by a parliamentary delegation led by the chairman of the LDPR, the head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Leonid Slutsky, who is in Irkutsk on an official visit. As part of the visit, the leader of the LDPR was received by the head of the Irkutsk Metropolis, Metropolitan Maximilian of Irkutsk and Angarsk. The meeting was also attended by the coordinator of the Irkutsk regional branch of the LDPR, Andrei Dukhovnikov, and Konstantin Babkin, who is running for the State Duma from the LDPR in the regional group. Metropolitan Maximilian told the guests about the shrines of the monastery and showed the monastery relic - the Gospel donated to the monastery by Peter the Great. Those present prayed before the shrine of St. Innocent (Kulchitsky), First Bishop of Irkutsk, and reverently venerated his holy relics. They also venerated the icons of the Mother of God “The Sign”, St. Sophronius of Irkutsk and Blessed Matronushka of Moscow. During the meeting, Metropolitan Maximilian and Leonid Slutsky exchanged memorable gifts.

Leonid Slutsky presented the ruling bishop, in honor of the name day, which the bishop celebrated on that day, with an icon of the Mother of God “Kazan” and a panagia with Her image. Metropolitan Maximilian presented...