17/2/22

Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich at the commemorative events of the first Chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society in Moscow




On February 17, 2022, commemorative events dedicated to the 117th anniversary of the tragic death of the first Chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IOPS), Grand Duke Sergius Alexandrovich, were held at the Novospassky Stauropegial Monastery in Moscow. The first vicar of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the abbot of the Novospassky Stauropegial Monastery, Metropolitan Dionysius of Voskresensky performed a memorial service at the grave of Grand Duke Sergius Alexandrovich.

Grand Duke Sergiy Alexandrovich was buried in a special crypt in the Miracle Monastery, in the Kremlin. In the early 30s, with the destruction of the monastery, the tomb above the crypt was also destroyed. In the 90s, during repair work, a crypt was discovered in which the murdered Grand Duke Sergius Alexandrovich was buried. The acquisition and solemn transfer to the Moscow Novospassky Stauropegial Monastery of the honest remains of Grand Duke Sergius Alexandrovich took place on September 17, 1995.

Also praying at the service were IOPS Chairman Sergey Stepashin, IOPS Deputy Chairman Georgy Verenich, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Elisabeth-Sergius Enlightenment Society Foundation for Promoting the Revival of Mercy and Charity Traditions, IOPS Deputy Chairman Anna Gromova, Head of the IOPS Moscow Regional Branch Oleg Shabunevich, People's IOPS Member artist of Russia Vasily Nesterenko, Managing Director of the Society Daniil Burdyga, head of the Youth Section of the Society Oleg Robinov, director of the IOPS Museum Grigory Manevich, acting Head of the Scientific Section of the IOPS Sergey Zhitenev, Deputy Head of the Scientific Section of the Society Ritta Butova, Assistant to the Chairman of the IOPS Samvel Kazaryan, Chairman of the Foundation for the Memory of Grand Duke Sergiy Alexandrovich Dmitry Grishin, Member of the Board of the Moscow Branch of the IOPS Hieromonk Nikon (Belavenets), Honorary Member of the IOPS Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich wife, His Serene Highness Princess Victoria Romanovna, brethren and parishioners of the Novospassky Convent, members and friends of the Society.