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Bishop Theognost took part in the Royal Days in Yekaterinburgtranslated

July 17, 2026 · 1 min read

On the night of July 16-17, the key events of the Royal Days took place in Yekaterinburg - the Divine Liturgy and the repentant Royal procession of the cross, timed to coincide with the day of remembrance of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers.

Bishop Feognost of Serov and Krasnoturinsky took part in the service. The Divine Liturgy took place in the square in front of the lower aisle of the Church-Monument on the Blood. It was headed by 19 bishops, including:

permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, head of the Central Asian Metropolitan District, Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan; representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis; Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy and other archpastors.

Immediately after the completion of the bishop's Divine Liturgy, the repentant Royal procession began from the Church-Monument on the Blood to the monastery in honor of the holy Royal Passion-Bearers in the Ganina Yama tract. According to preliminary estimates, about 44,000 pilgrims took part in the main services of the Royal Days.

Upon the arrival of the crusaders at the Royal Monastery, a prayer service was held at shaft No. 7 - in one of the places closely associated with...

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Marie MartinThank you for this article. It is impressive to see 44,000 pilgrims and 19 bishops gathered for the liturgy and the processional cross to Gania Iama. I was particularly touched by the mention of the môleben at mine no. 7, a place so steeped in history. May God give rest to all these tired pilgrims after such a night.

Максим МельникIt is interesting that Bishop Feognost from the Serov eparchy was also among the 19 bishops. 44 thousand people on the cross procession from the Temple-on-the-Blood to Gana's Pit is serious. And the prayer near mine No. 7 was probably particularly memorable, because it all started there.

Mathilde LefebvreThank you Marie, I too was struck by this mention of mine no. 7, we really feel the weight of history there. 44,000 pilgrims gives an idea of the strength of this pilgrimage. Hopefully the rest will do them some good before hitting the road again.

Світлана КоваленкоYes, Feognost from the Serov eparchy really came, although his eparchy is far away. 44 thousand is impressive, I remember how there were a lot in 2018, but this year, it seems, even more. And near mine #7, the prayer service is always special, because it was there that the bodies were dumped, this place seems to close the whole path.