A Great Shrine of Orthodoxy – the Incorrupt Right Hand of St. Spyridon of Trimythous – to Visit Kazakhstan

On September 21, 2026, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ and with the kind consent of Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu, Paxos and the Diapontian Islands, a great shrine of Orthodoxy – the incorrupt right hand of St. Spyridon of Trimythous – will be brought from the island of Corfu to the dioceses of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District.

For the Orthodox faithful of Kazakhstan, this event will provide a unique opportunity to venerate the relics of St. Spyridon, who is revered throughout the Christian world.

The sacred relic will remain in Kazakhstan from September 21 through October 11. The relics of the great saint of God will be available for veneration in eight cities of the Republic.

Schedule for the Visit of the Relics of St. Spyridon to the Dioceses of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District

• September 21–22 – Karaganda
• September 23 – Uralsk
• September 24–25 – Ust-Kamenogorsk
• September 26–27 – Astana
• September 28–29 – Petropavlovsk
• September 30–October 1 – Kostanay
• October 2–5 – Alma-Ata
• October 7–8 – Shymkent
• October 9–11 – Alma-Ata

Additional information concerning the presence of the relics of St. Spyridon of Trimythous in Kazakhstan, as well as any changes to the schedule for bringing the sacred relic to the cities of the country, will be published on our website.