Posted on 03/22/2021 7:12:13 PM PDT by marshmallow
The rectification of an historical injustice is underway as the only altar of the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg named for its patron saint has finally been returned to the Church.
The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated there on the feast of the Annunciation on April 7, marking the first service celebrated on this altar in 88 years.
The Church of St. Alexander Nevsky is located on the upper floor of the Holy Annunciation Church. The feast of the Annunciation is also the day of the foundation of the monastery, and this year marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Alexander, Abbot Bishop Nazary of Kronstadt noted in his statement about the return of the church and upcoming feast, reports the Lavra press service.
The City Committee for Property Relations published its decree on Tuesday, transferring the St. Alexander Nevsky Church to the free use of the St. Petersburg Diocese. The Museum of Urban Sculpture that was previously housed there will be moved to other premises.
The church today. Photo: mitropolia.spb.ru
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