September 28, 2026. Astana. The visit of the relics of St. Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimythous, to the capital of Kazakhstan has concluded.
From September 21 through October 10, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’, the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District is hosting a revered relic – the incorrupt dexter of St. Spyridon, a saint venerated by millions of Orthodox Christians throughout the world. The bringing of the saint’s dexter to Kazakhstan is being supported by the Eleos-Meirim Public Foundation, headed by its President V.M. Kapsamun.
On September 26, the relics were brought to the Dormition Cathedral, where Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan presided over the festal Divine Liturgy.
That same day, the Head of the Metropolitan District, together with other hierarchs and representatives of the Metropolis of Corfu of the Church of Greece accompanying the relics of St. Spyridon, met with Rustam Ali, Vice Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During his visit to the capital, Metropolitan Alexander also celebrated the services for the Great Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord at the country’s principal cathedral, met with Astana Akim Zhenis Kassymbek, and blessed the dome for the Church of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Land of Kazakhstan.
On the morning of September 28, following the final moleben, the relic departed the city.
Accompanying the relics of St. Spyridon on their pilgrimage are Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan; Priest Georgy Sidorov, Head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Head of the Metropolitan District; Protodeacon Roman Golovin, Head of the Metropolitan’s Protocol Service; and representatives of the Metropolis of Corfu led by Protopresbyters Evangelos Koutras and Thomas Kostamonitis.
More than 16,000 people venerated the incorrupt dexter of the great saint of Christ during its stay in Kazakhstan’s capital.
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