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Church of Poland: The Transfiguration of the Savior on Mount Grabarka was celebratedtranslated

August 21, 2026 · 1 min read

The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord is celebrated with particular splendor in the Holy Monastery of Saint Martha and Mary on Mount Grabarka. This holy place, close to the hearts of Polish Orthodox believers, annually attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims from various corners of the country and abroad. This year's celebrations marked the 1700th anniversary of the discovery of the Holy Cross by Saint Empress Helen.

On the eve of the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, in the afternoon, at the entrance of the Holy Monastery, the reception of His Holiness the Archbishop of Lublin and Chelm, Mr. Abel, and other members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Polish Orthodox Church, who, with the blessing of His Beatitude the Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland etc. Saturday, they were the highlight of this year's festivities.

Archbishop Mr. Abel addressed the gathered believers with a special speech. The prelate expressed his gratitude to God for the opportunity to once again experience the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord in this place, sanctified by generations of their ancestors. He pointed out that the arduous pilgrimage falls during the fasting period which…

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Дарья Андреева
God bless you for your story. It’s interesting that this year everything coincided with the 1700th anniversary of the finding of the Cross - that’s probably why there were especially many people gathered. And Bishop Abel said well about how this place was consecrated by generations of ancestors, I immediately imagined how many such pilgrimages had already taken place there.
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