Kovači, Donji Grbalj, Montenegro, October 16, 2024
Photo: mitropolija.com
Earlier this month, a church was consecrated in Montenegro in honor of St. Matrona of Moscow.
St. Matrona, known as the eighth pillar of Russia, is greatly beloved throughout the Orthodox world today, and on October 5, His Eminence Metropolitan Joanikije of Montenegro of the Serbian Orthodox Church consecrated a new church in her honor at the monastery named for her in the Montenegrin village of Kovači, the Metropolis of Montenegro reports.
Photo: mitropolija.com
During the service, His Eminence elevated Abbess Matrona to the rank of igumena.
In his homily, the Metropolitan recalled that the land for the monastery and a small house were donated to the Church by a pious layman upon his death. He also spoke about the wonder of the restoration of Holy Protection Convent in Moscow, where the relics of St. Matrona lie.
Following the service, Met. Ioanikije awarded the benefactors who had provided significant assistance in the construction and decoration of the monastery.
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In 2018, it was reported that a monastery named for St. Matrona was also being built in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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