Pilgrimage to the Saint-Serge Institute in Langrestranslated

September 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Saint Mamas, a young Cappadocian martyr from the 3rd century, has been honored for centuries in Langres under the name of Saint Mammès, and the city's cathedral preserves his relics. It is under his patronage that around twenty students, teachers and friends of the Saint-Serge Institute of Orthodox Theology came on pilgrimage to Langres on June 13 and 14, 2026, following in the footsteps of this ancient link between the Christian East and this

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Anca Dumitrescu

I have been glad to see that they went to Langres for the feast of St. Mammas, whom we also commemorate here in Constanța. It is beautiful how a martyr from Cappadocia has come to be venerated in France for such a long time. Did the students from Saint-Serge manage to pray directly before the relics?

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