- In honor of the 800th anniversary of the birth of the great St. Alexander Nevsky, several processions set off across Russia and Belarus, continuing for two months.
- Belarus is no exception. For example, on July 30, a large religious procession with a particle of the relics of Alexander Nevsky took place in Minsk.
- August 30: Translation of the Relics of St. Alexander Nevsky. ... August 30 (New Calendar): Translation of the Relics of St. Alexander Nevsky.
- ...is reported publicly the Varna Bishopric of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church said the display of the St Alexander Nevsky relics had been put off for November.
- On this day it was decided to transfer the relics of the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir to the new northern capital, Peterburg, on the banks of the Neva.
- His relics, located in Vladimir in the Nativity Monastery, were later transferred to St. Petersburg in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra created by Peter the Great.
- In a time when invasions and civil strife had weakened the lands of the Rus’, Alexander Nevsky rose to defend his lands against a powerful enemy from the west.
- But in the next, 1724, the relics were safely transported to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, the place of their current repose.
- On this day it was decided to transfer the relics of the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir to the new northern capital, Peterburg, on the banks of the Neva.
- In 1724 the relics were brought to St. Petersburg and installed in the annunciation church of the alexander Nevsky lavra on 30th August.