On November 10, 2026, Hieromonk Gerasim (Preobrazhensky), a cleric of the Magadan Diocese, died in the area of a special military operation. The priest was 32 years old.
According to the website of the Patriarchate, Father Gerasim died as a result of rocket fire at a temporary deployment point in the Kherson region, where he was fulfilling his pastoral duty.
Hieromonk Gerasim (in the world Denis Eduardovich Preobrazhensky) was born on March 5, 1994 in the city of Orsk, Orenburg region.
Since 2017, he has served in the Magadan Diocese. He was a cleric of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Magadan, and served as head of the diocesan administration office. In 2020, he was awarded the medal of the Magadan Diocese for his hard work.
In September 2024, Father Gerasim voluntarily expressed a desire to go to the zone of a special military operation for the spiritual care of military personnel. On October 1 of the same year, he was sent to pastoral ministry in the 91st brigade of riverboats of the Dnieper River Flotilla in the Kherson direction.
For two years, the priest stayed with the military personnel, providing them with spiritual support. According to the brigade's command, Father Gerasim was deeply respected and sincerely loved by both the commanders and the rank-and-file soldiers. For many of them, he became a truly close person.
Until the last day of his earthly life, Hieromonk Gerasim remained faithful to his chosen path of priestly ministry, sharing the difficulties and dangers of wartime with military personnel.
May the Lord rest the soul of the newly deceased Hieromonk Gerasim in the villages of the righteous. Eternal memory!
According to the materials Патриархия.ги .