The stay of the relics of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in the Ust-Kamenogorsk diocese has ended. More than 21 thousand people venerated the shrine

November 12, 2024. The stay of the relics of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in the Ust-Kamenogorsk diocese has ended.

From September 28 to November 12, 2024, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', the boundaries of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District are visited by a great shrine - the relics and part of the robe of the blessed nun Matrona of Moscow, revered by millions of Orthodox believers around the world.

The ark with the relics of Blessed Matrona was transported to St. Andrew's Cathedral, where the revered shrine was greeted by clergy and numerous believers.

The bringing of the revered shrine of Orthodoxy to the capital of the "Rudny Altai" became a spiritual gift to the believers for the 25th anniversary of the Astana and Alma-Ata Diocese and the upcoming 15th anniversary of the approval of the canonical status of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District.

In response to the petition of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, His Holiness gave his Primate's blessing for the bringing of the relics of Blessed Matrona to the diocesan centers for prayerful veneration and spiritual strengthening of Kazakhstanis.

Support for the bringing of the shrine is provided by the public foundation "Apostol".

More than 21 thousand people venerated the relics of the saint of Christ.