On August 27, 2026, the Tikhvin Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, which is permanently kept in the Tikhvin Dormition Monastery for Men of the Mother of God, will be brought to Moscow for a month. The reception of the shrine is scheduled for 19:00 at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The transfer of the icon is taking place with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. The image will remain in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior until September 4; it will be possible to venerate it there on August 28–31 from 8:00 to 22:00, on September 1 from 14:00 to 22:00, on September 2–3 from 8:00 to 22:00, and on September 4 from 8:00 to 12:00.
On September 4 at 12:00, after a solemn молебен, the icon will be transferred to the Patriarchal Cathedral in honor of the Resurrection of Christ — the main temple of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the military-patriotic park of culture and recreation “Patriot” in the Odintsovo District of the Moscow Region. There the shrine will remain until September 23, and veneration will be possible on September 4 from 14:00 to 20:00, from September 5–22 from 8:00 to 20:00, and on September 23 from 8:00 to 12:00.
On September 23 at 12:00, the icon will be transferred to the Church of the Archangel Michael in the village of Akulinino in the Moscow Region. There it will remain until September 27, and it will be possible to venerate it on September 23–24 from 14:00 to 17:00, on September 25–26 from 9:00 to 17:00, and on September 27 from 9:00 to 12:00.
On September 24 at 11:00, Patriarch Kirill is expected to officiate a молебен before the icon. On September 27 at 12:00, after the молебен, the shrine will be sent back to the Tikhvin Dormition Monastery for Men of the Mother of God.
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