The boat with the ark of the holy righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov made a tour of the ships, participating in the main naval parade. This was reported in the press service of the Western Military District.
21 july boat “John of Kronstadt” made a sea procession with the ark, in which are the relics of the holy righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov. The boat sailed next to the ships, who will participate in the main naval parade of the Russian Navy. They are on the Neva and the Kronstadt roadstead.
The ark was delivered by a special flight of the Il-76 transport aircraft to the Pushkin airfield. After the completion of the procession, the ark with the relics was placed in St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kronstadt., in which he will remain for the duration of the main parade on the day of the IMF.
Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov - famous Russian naval commander and admiral, who did not lose a single ship and a single sailor captured during the years of service. AT 2001 year was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church under the name Righteous Holy Warrior Theodore Ushakov.
