36,700 people visited Saint Spyridon’s relics in Irkutsk, Russia

36,700 people visited Saint Spyridon’s relics in Russia’s Irkutsk

The holy relics of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous drew 36,700 visitors in Irkutsk, Russia, from September 5 to 7. Some 15,000 people took part in the religious procession on September 6, while the relics will be available for veneration in Khabarovsk from September 7 to 9.

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36,700 people visited Saint Spyridon’s relics in Russia’s Irkutsk

A total of 36,700 people took part in the visitation program organized for the holy relics of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous in the Russian city of Irkutsk. Some 15,000 people watched the religious procession held in the city on September 6.

Access to the relics continued without interruption from 9 a.m. on September 5 until the morning of September 7. During the procession, the relics of Saint Innocent, regarded as the patron saint of the Irkutsk region, were carried alongside those of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous.

Khabarovsk is the next stop for the relics in Russia

Saint Spyridon’s relics will be available for veneration in the city of Khabarovsk from September 7 to 9.

The right hand of Spyridon of Trimythous, regarded as one of the most revered saints in the world, was brought to Russia from Greece’s Corfu Island on August 17. The holy relics will be available for visitation in 12 Russian regions from August 20 to September 20.

Visitation in Moscow will take place from September 15 to 20. Saint Spyridon’s relics had previously been brought to Russia in 2007, 2010 and 2018.