The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

JERUSALEM: April 9, 2021
On the anniversary of the death of Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin), a pannikhida is served at his grave in Ascension of the Savior Convent

On March 24/April 6, 2021, the day of the Forefeast of the Annunciation, a memorial service was performed at the grave of Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin) located in the Ascension Church on the Mount of Olives, on the occasion of the anniversary of the repose of the “Great Builder” of Russian Palestine.

Fr Antonin served as the Chief of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission from 1865 to 1894 – the year of his death. During his ministry in the Holy Land, Fr Antonin acquired places and built many churches and the buildings of the REM and the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IOPS), including: the church and monastery of the Ascension of the Lord on the Mount of Olives, the Church of St Mary Magdalene in the Garden of Gethsemane, the monastery of the Holy Trinity in Hebron, Gorny Monastery, the church of St Tabitha in Jaffa and many other buildings and churches of the Mission.

The parents of Fr Antonin – Priest John and Mary were also commemorated.

Abbot Iona (Galishnikov) served the pannikhida. The current Chief of the Mission, Archimandrite Roman (Krassovsky) prayed at the memorial service along with Abbess Barbara (Novikova) and the sisters of the convent.

Due to the occasion of the 40th day after the death of the sister of their monastery, Schema-nun Christina (Diab), who died on February 26, was also prayerfully remembered.