Visit of the Relics of St. Spyridon to the Ust-Kamenogorsk Diocese Concludes

September 25, 2026. The visit of the relics of St. Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimythous, to the Ust-Kamenogorsk Diocese has concluded.

The holy relic, which is visiting the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’, was enshrined at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Ust-Kamenogorsk.

The bringing of the dexter of the hierarch of Trimythous was organized by the Eleos-Meirim Public Foundation.

Accompanying the holy relics on their pilgrimage are Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan; Bishop Vianor of Uralsk and Atyrau; priests of the Metropolis of Corfu of the Church of Greece and clergy of the churches of Alma-Ata; and V.M. Kapsamun, President of the Eleos-Meirim Public Foundation.

During his visit to the capital of the Rudny Altai, the Head of the Metropolitan District celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the cathedral on the Leave-taking of the Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, visited the Holy Trinity Monastery and the diocesan museum, and laid the foundation stone for a spiritual and cultural center dedicated to St. Spyridon of Trimythous at the Holy Trinity Monastery.

In the evening, following the concluding moleben, the great holy relic of Orthodoxy departed Ust-Kamenogorsk and proceeded to Astana, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Earlier, the faithful of the Karaganda and Uralsk Dioceses of the Metropolitan District had offered prayers before the reliquary containing the incorrupt dexter. In total, more than 41,000 people venerated the holy relic over the course of five days. The clergy continuously celebrated molebens, while, with the support of the Eleos-Meirim Public Foundation, pilgrims received informational brochures and small icons blessed at the saint’s incorrupt relics.