On July 25, 2026, in the village of Boyarovka (Republic of Tyva), His Eminence Theophan, Archbishop of Korea, administrator of the Kyzyl diocese, performed the rite of the Great Consecration of the church in honor of the martyrs Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov and their mother Sofia and celebrated the first Divine Liturgy on the newly consecrated throne.
His Eminence was co-served by His Grace Hermogenes, Bishop of Turan, Vicar of the Kyzyl diocese, Hieromonk Ambrose (Gromov), Deacon Alexander Schwab and Hierodeacon Savva (Glazyrin).
The night before, Hieromonk Ambrose (Gromov) celebrated the All-Night Vigil with Litiya in the newly consecrated church.
The rite of Great Consecration began with the establishment and arrangement of the throne, its washing with warm water, rose water and wine, anointing with holy myrrh and vestments in India. Then the walls of the temple were burned with incense and anointed with holy myrrh, after which the archpastor led a procession with relics around the building and sprinkled the temple with holy water.
The holy relics of the Martyr Zeno Tribune were placed in the base of the throne (+298, commemorated on July 5/22).
At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the statutory years were proclaimed. At the end of the service, the archpastor addressed the audience with a sermon and congratulated them on the consecration of the church.
The great consecration of the church of the martyrs Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov and their mother Sofia was performed in a Tuvan village.
27.07.2026, 13:00
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