Right hand of St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki to be delivered to Minsk today

4 ноября 2016

The right hand of St. Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki is expected to arrive in Minsk today in a reliquary delivered by Greek Church delegation headed by Metropolitan of Veria, Naoussa and Campania Panteleimon.

Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki is one of the most venerated saints of the Christian world. The martyr’s right hand and head are kept in Thessaloniki’s Saint Demetrius Church.

Tonight, the delegation will be met at Minsk’s Holy Spirit Cathedral. Bringing the shrine to the Belarusian land is timed to coincide with the Saint’s Memory Day, 8 November. After Minsk, the shrine will be available for veneration in Bobruisk, Polotsk, Vitebsk and Orsha.