How the All-Russian Pilgrimage with the relics of Prince Dmitry…
How the All-Russian Pilgrimage with the relics of Prince Dmitry Donskoy took place.
Consensus
- Parts of the relics of Dmitry Donskoy were discovered in August during restoration work in the Archangel Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin.
- The relics were displayed in the Church of Christ the Savior starting September 7.
- A public cross procession with the relics took place on September 6.
- The procession went from the Church of Christ the Savior to the Novodevichy Monastery.
- The relics were carried alongside the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God and the Icon of All the Moscow Saints.
- The procession was led by Patriarch Kirill and attracted large crowds.
- The relics were found in a sarcophagus during restoration work, with the cathedral's floor having settled.
- The relics were confirmed as authentic by church representatives on August 18.
- Dmitry Donskoy was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1988.
- The cross procession was the first in modern times and revived a historical tradition.
Points of divergence
- The relics will be accessible for veneration in major central churches of the Russian Orthodox Church, but the exact list of churches has not been published yet. — vm
- In St. Petersburg, relics will be displayed in a church, but visitors will not be allowed to touch them due to high attendance. — gazeta_spb
- President Vladimir Putin visited the Archangel Cathedral on August 20 and was shown the relics in a reliquary. — vedomosti
- Over 100,000 people participated in the cross procession, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. — kommerant
- Scientists concluded that Dmitry Donskoy died between the ages of 35 and 45, likely from a heart attack. — fontanka
- The cross procession route is approximately 6 kilometers long and expected to take 1.5 to 2 hours. — vesti
- The relics will be available for veneration only during the cross procession, not afterward. — gazeta_spb
- The relics were shown to President Putin during a visit to the Archangel Cathedral. — vedomosti
Coverage (18 sources)
- Remains of Dmitry Donskoy in Moscow: where one can pay homage and how to do it correctly — Вечерняя Москва
- How the All-Russian Pilgrimage with the relics of Prince Dmitry Donskoy proceeded — Коммерсантъ
- Procession with relics of Dmitry Donskoy and icons is going to Moscow — Фонтанка
- In the capital began the All-Russian Holy Procession with relics of Dmitry Donskoy — Вести
- In Moscow, a liturgy was held before the procession with the relics of Dmitry Donskoy — Вести
- Remains of Dmitry Donskoy were delivered to the Christ the Savior Cathedral before the procession — Коммерсантъ
- Legoda reported that the relics of Dmitry Donskoy could be delivered to the SVO zone — Вести
- A portion of the relics of Dmitry Donskoy may be sent to RPOC churches after September 20 — Вести
- The remains of Dmitry Donskoy will be on display for the veneration of believers for 14 days — Коммерсантъ
- From Monday, parts of the relics of Dmitry Donskoy will be exhibited in the Christ the Savior Cathedral - SPb Newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Russians will be able to pay respects to the relics of Dmitry Donskoy from September 7 — Коммерсантъ
- The remains of Dmitry Donskoy will be exhibited in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral from September 7 — Ведомости
- The remains of Dmitry Donskoy will be located in the Christ the Savior Cathedral from September 7 — Вести
- The relics of Dmitry Donskoy will be carried for the first time through Moscow on a pilgrimage — РИАМО
- Russian Orthodox Church confirmed a procession with the relics of Dmitry Donskoy in the City Day in Moscow — Коммерсантъ
- It has become known where a particle of the relics of Dmitry Donskoy will be displayed after the pilgrimage — Вести
- Particles of the relics of Prince Dmitry Donskoy plan to carry on the All-Moscow Holy Procession on September 6. This was stated by Vlad... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- The relics of Dmitry Donskoy will be carried on the All-Moscow Lenten procession — Вести
Key entities
- Dmitry Donskoy
- Christ the Savior Cathedral
- Moscow
- RPC
- Vladimir Legoda
- Media
- Kirill
- Novodevichy Monastery
- TASS
- Moscow Patriarchate
- RIA Novosti
- Moskovskogo
- Archangel Cathedral
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Moscow Patriarchate
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