On May 26, a vehicular religious procession will set off from St. Petersburg to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the transfer of Saint Alexander Nevsky’s relics. The route will follow the historical path taken by the relics to their current resting place in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra three centuries ago, passing through Vladimir, Tver, Veliky Novgorod, and several other towns. The procession will be led by Bishop Benjamin of Kronstadt, the abbot of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, according to TASS.

The procession will include several vehicles and will be accompanied by a film crew producing a documentary about the event. "We are bringing the most revered icon of Alexander Nevsky from the Lavra, which contains a relic of the saint. This icon dates back to the late 17th century and is kept in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra," said Natalia Rodomanova, head of the communications sector of the St. Petersburg Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC).

Episcopal liturgies and prayer services will be held in the main churches of regional centers along the route in front of the icon. In Veliky Novgorod, the icon will be displayed for veneration in ancient monasteries such as the Yuriev and Varlaamo-Khutynsky monasteries, as well as in churches named after the holy prince. A festive service will take place in the St. Sophia Cathedral, followed by a procession within the Novgorod Kremlin to the famous Millennium of Russia monument. Significant celebrations will also occur in Shlisselburg, where a prayer service will be held in the Oreshek Fortress. Additionally, the local history museum will unveil a memorial plaque commemorating the relic's stay in the fortress's Church of John the Baptist. The relics were brought to Shlisselburg in 1723 and remained there for a year until the Annunciation Church in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra was completed.

Saint Alexander Nevsky, a revered prince, was buried in the Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin in Vladimir in 1380. In 1723, his relics were transported to St. Petersburg by order of Emperor Peter I and placed in the newly established Alexander Nevsky Lavra, where they remain to this day.