A religious procession to transfer the relics of Luke of Crimea began in Simferopol

Brief retelling from RIA II

A religious procession began in Simferopol to transfer the relics of Luke of Crimea from the Trinity Cathedral to the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

The transfer of the relics is associated with the restoration of the cathedral and the entire quarter; the relics will be available for worship by believers in the main temple of Crimea.

SIMFEROPOL, October 9 - RIA Novosti. The religious procession to transfer the relics of Luke of Crimea began in the center of Simferopol with a large crowd of believers, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

The clergy carried the reliquary with the relics of St. Luke of Crimea from the Trinity Cathedral in Simferopol, where they had been located since 1996. The procession was led by Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea.

The solemn procession headed to the center of Simferopol to the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, where the relics of the saint will be transferred. Thousands of believers take part in the procession.

On Friday morning, a divine liturgy took place at the Trinity Cathedral in Simferopol before the transfer of the relics.