Celebrations were held at the Holy Trinity Convent in Simferopol to mark the beginning of preparations for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. Luke of Crimea (Voino-Yasenetsky), which will be celebrated at the state level in 2027.
On October 9, 2026, Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the monastery.
The ark with the relics of St. Luke was solemnly transferred from the Holy Trinity Convent to the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol. Hundreds of believers joined the procession.
The beginning of restoration work on the territory of the monastery gives this event a special historical significance. A comprehensive restoration of the Trinity Cathedral, the Greek Rows and the memorial house in which St. Luke lived, as well as landscaping of the monastery territory, is to be carried out. During the work, the relics of the saint will remain in the main cathedral of the Crimea, so that believers can continue to worship the shrine without hindrance. It is planned to create a new museum exhibition in Archbishop Luke's house dedicated to his unique life path.
The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. Luke of Crimea is held in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. Large-scale anniversary events are planned throughout Russia and abroad.
St. Luke is revered as an outstanding archpastor and confessor of the faith, as well as a talented surgeon who was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946 for his work in medicine. During the Great Patriotic War, he saved thousands of lives by operating on the wounded in hospitals in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. His scientific works on purulent surgery and anesthesiology remain important today.
From October 9, believers can worship the relics of St. Luke of Crimea in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Simferopol.