• August 30: Translation of the Relics of St. Alexander Nevsky. ... August 30 (New Calendar): Translation of the Relics of St. Alexander Nevsky.
  • Witness the sacred translation of St Alexander Nevsky's holy relics from Vladimir to St Petersburg. Explore the rich spiritual history of this revered saint.
  • 3. There are relics of Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky and a particle of relics of Saint Innocent of Irkutsk in St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
  • In 1724 the relics were brought to St. Petersburg and installed in the annunciation church of the alexander Nevsky lavra on 30th August.
  • 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.
  • He constructed the Annunciation Church in 1724, and in summer of the same year Saint Alexander Nevsky’s relics were brought to the church.
  • In 1724, the holy relics of St. Alexander Nevsky were translated to the monastery on September 12, the day becoming a day of commemoration for the...
  • ...relics of the warrior prince-monk thanks to the large-scale processions that began on Multiple processions with relics of St. Alexander Nevsky throughout...
  • In 1724, by the order of Peter the Great, Alexander Nevsky’s relics were ceremoniously transferred to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg...
  • Lenta.ru is reporting that the relics of Alexander Nevsky are coming to the US for "worship by local Orthodox believers and people of other confessions."