WESTERN EUROPEAN DIOCESE: 31 October 2023
Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America visits St John of Kronstadt Church and blessed a statue of the saint

On Sunday, 29 October, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America celebrated Divine Liturgy at St John of Kronstadt Church in San Diego, CA. Afterwards, a monument to the saint was unveiled and consecrated.

There are two bronze sculptures of St John produced by the “OOO Artproekt” Russian National Artistic Studio in collaboration with the “Under the Veil of the Mother of God” Foundation and delivered to the USA with the help of the Russian Embassy of the Russian Federation. The other had been situated at St John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC.

Western American Diocese