The 15th annual religious procession took place in Kanaevka on the day of remembrance of the Penza new martyrstranslated
On September 4, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the holy martyrs Theodore (Smirnov), Bishop of Penza, and with him Vasily Smirnov and Gabriel of Arkhangelsk presbyters, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Kanaevka. The future martyr Gabriel of the Arkhangelsk served in this church at the beginning of the 20th century. The Liturgy was performed by the dean of the Gorodishche district, Archpriest Vitaly Eshchenko, concelebrated […]
