Monastery Treasures

A relic of the monastery's patron saint, the Great-Martyr Barbara, taken from the principal relics which lie in Kiev, is in the monastery's chapel, as are relics of St. Anne, the Mother of the Theotokos; St. James, the Son of Zebedee; St. Victoria, martyr of Carthage; St. Herman of Alaska; St. Nektarios of Pentapolis; St. Elizabeth the New Martyr;   St. Raphael of Brooklyn; St. John of San Francisco; St. Luke the Blessed Surgeon; St. Alexis of Ugine; and the Precious and Life-giving Cross.

Relic of St. Barbara
Relic of St Anne, Mother of the Theotokos
Relic of St. James the Apostle
Relic of St. Victoria of Carthage
Relic of St. Herman of Alaska
Relic of St. Rafael of Brooklyn
Relic of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr
Relic of St. John the Wonderworker
Relic of St. Alexis of Ugine
Relic of St. Luke the Blessed Surgeon

Photos are forthcoming of the icons and relics of St. Nektarios and the Precious and Life-giving Cross.


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