Konstantin Malofeev explained the popularity of the relics of St. Spyridon in Russia
More than a million people bowed to the right hand of the saint during the month the shrine was in the country
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- More than a million believers visited the right hand of St.
- Spyridon of Trimythous in Russia from August 20 to September 20.
- Konstantin Malofeev noted that the saint is close to the Russian people thanks to his help to the poor and protection of the slandered.
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The right hand of Saint Spyridon was brought to Russia from the island of Corfu on August 17. The shrine remained in the country until September 20.
The queues of believers who lined up to the relics of St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky are impressive, but should not be surprising, since Spyridon is close to the Russian people, he stood up for the slandered and helped the poor, says businessman and head of the Tsargrad TV channel Konstantin Malofeev.
The right hand (right hand) of one of the most revered saints in the world - Spyridon of Trimifuntsky - was brought to Russia from the Greek island of Corfu on August 17. According to the Russian Orthodox Church, more than a million people were able to venerate the relics of St. Spyridon in Russia from August 20 to September 20.
“The numbers are impressive. But they shouldn’t be surprising. Saint Spyridon is his own for the Russian people. A shepherd. He walked. He stood up for the slandered. He admonished the powerful. He lent money to the poor and did not demand it back,” Malofeev wrote in the Telegram channel.
In Corfu they say that St. Spyridon’s worn-out shoes are constantly changed because he is still on his way to those who ask, he added.
“St. Spyridon knows the value of earthly need. That’s why his prayerful help is felt so close. And this time he did not promise an easy life. He helped us to survive. Save the house. Return peace to the soul. Do not despair,” Malofeev wrote.
In Moscow, the line to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior stretched for kilometers and stood for days; there were elderly people, military personnel, families with children, but no one complained, he noted.
