Miraculous relics of Matrona of Moscow: where they are located, how to get to the temple, working hours

On Friday, November 22, the Orthodox Church commemorates Blessed Matrona of Moscow. While the healer was still alive, people prayed to Matrona and asked for her help, and pilgrims were always at her house. And today on the holiday thousands of believers from all over Russia and from other countries come to worship the relics of the saint. "Izvestia" tells where are the relics of Matron of Moscow and how to get to them, and also publishes the schedule of the holiday service.

Where are the relics of Matron of Moscow

Matrona was born in the small village of Sebino, Tula province. In her childhood years, the gift of foresight and healing was revealed to her. Already at the age of eight she began to receive people and could predict the future. Later Matrona moved to Moscow. Then the nickname Matrona of Moscow was fixed for her.

After her death, her body was buried in the Danilovsky cemetery, where it rested for almost half a century. In the late 1990s, Patriarch Alexy II gave his blessing for the transfer of Matrona's relics. Since then they have been located on the territory of the Pokrovsky Nunnery, a historical monastery in the center of the capital, founded back in the XVII century.

The monastery also houses a miracle-working icon of Matrona of Moscow. The image was painted in 1999 and is considered one of the most revered shrines in Orthodoxy.

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The memory of the saint is honored twice a year - November 22 and May 2

Pokrovsky Nunnery in Moscow: how to get there by subway

The Pokrovsky Monastery is located at the address: Taganskaya Street, 58. You can get to it by going to the metro station "Marxistskaya". Then - by ground transportation to the stop "Bolshaya Andronyevskaya". It is located next to the monastery.

Another option - go to the station "Proletarskaya" or "Krestyanskaya Zastava". Then you will need to walk for 15 minutes in the direction of the square Abelmanovskaya Zastava.

Schedule of work of the temple with the relics of Matrona

You can get to the territory of the monastery on any day. From Monday to Saturday the monastery is open from 07:00 to 20:00. On Sunday - from 06:00 to 20:00.

However, it should be taken into account that every day at the relics of Matrona there are large queues. On ordinary days you can stand there for two or three hours, but on holidays you will have to spend the whole day. Therefore, it is better to arrive a few hours before the opening.

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Schedule of services in the Pokrovsky Monastery on Taganka

The festive service on the occasion of the Memorial Day of Matrona of Moscow will begin early in the morning on November 22. At exactly 00:00 the early Divine Liturgy will take place. At 8:45 is the time for the beginning of the recitation of the readings.

The Divine Liturgy itself will begin at 09:00. It will be led by Metropolitan Theognost of Kashira. On the eve, November 21, the All-Night Vigil will be held. As specified on the official website of the monastery, access to the relics of the old woman will be open all night.

What services can be ordered in the Pokrovsky Monastery

If you can not get to the service, on the website you can order a requiem for health and repose. Only the names of baptized Orthodox Christians are accepted. Names must be specified in the genitive case (for example: Basil, Mary, Helen) strictly one per line.

Earlier "Izvestia" told about what is prayed for in the Cathedral of Archangel Michael.