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Funeral service held in Kyiv monastery for hierodeacon’s son killed at front

19 February 17:42
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The funeral service for a fallen soldier at the St. Jonas Monastery. Photo: Archbishop Jonah’s Facebook page The funeral service for a fallen soldier at the St. Jonas Monastery. Photo: Archbishop Jonah’s Facebook page
Archbishop Jonah officiated at the funeral rite for the newly departed warrior Heorhii, son of Hierodeacon Mitrofan.

At Kyiv's St. Jonas Monastery, Archbishop Jonah of Obukhiv presided over the funeral service for the warrior Heorhii, the son of Hierodeacon Mitrofan, the hierarch reported on his Facebook page.

Heorhii served in the Azov Regiment. “It is a terrible thing when a father has to bury his son,” Archbishop Jonah wrote.

Russian Orthodox Church reports death of
On this topic Russian Orthodox Church reports death of "warrior-monk" in Ukraine

As the UOJ previously reported, Kyiv’s St. Jonas Monastery was damaged in a Russian strike.

Death Archbishop Jonah (Cherepanov) Funeral service War in Ukraine
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