Commemoration days
Like any cloister and temple in Russia, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra celebrates all major Christian holidays. First of all, these are Easter - celebration of Christ's Resurrection, the Twelve Feasts and commemoration days of the most revered Russian saints. Here below, we've singled out the dates of the holidays and commemoration days of the saints to whom the Monastery's temples are dedicated as well as the dates of commemoration days of the patron saints of the cloister.
| 06.12 |
Commemoration of St Prince Alexander Nevsky |
| 12.09 |
Transference of the relic of St Prince Alexander Nevsky |
| 03.06 |
Second transference of the relic of St Prince Alexander Nevsky |
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Whitsunday |
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Whitmonday |
| 14.10 |
Intercession of the Virgin |
| 22.11 |
Of the Icon of the Virgin named "Skoroposlushnitsa" |
22.05
19.12 |
Commemoration of St Nickolas the Miracle Worker, Archbishop of Myra and Lycia |
| 13.08 |
Commemoration of St martyr Metropolitan Benjamin |
| 07.02 |
Commemoration of St martyr Metropolitan Vladimir |
| 11.12 |
Commemoration of St martyr Metropolitan Seraphim |
22.02
09.12 |
Commemoration of St Innocent of Irkutsk |
12.04
13.07 |
Commemoration of St Sophrony of Irkutsk |
The Lavra's divine services time-table
| Time |
Name |
| 600 |
Public prayer performed by the Monastery's community in the Intercession Chapel of the St Trinity Cathedral |
| 620 |
Midnight service, the Hours in the Intercession Chapel of the St Trinity Cathedral |
| 700 |
Early Liturgy in the Intercession Chapel of the St Trinity Cathedral |
| 800 |
Medium Liturgy (in the St Nickolas Church, on Sundays only) |
| 1000 |
Late Liturgy in the high altar of the St Trinity Cathedral |
| 1500 |
Akathist in the Chapel dedicated to the Icon of Our Lady of the Sorrows - on Wednesdays and Fridays
по средам и пятницам |
| 1530 |
Akathist in the St Trinity Cathedral - on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays |
| 1700 |
9th hour, Vespers, Matins, 1st hour in the Intercession Chapel of the St Trinity Cathedral |
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Minor Completory and the Evening prayers (performed by the community in the Lavra's domestic temple after the evening meal) |
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Complete playbill of all St. Petersburg,Russia theatres, shows, concerts, etc. !
World-known music festival "The Stars of the White Nights".