The ancient image of St Seraphim of Sarov has been handed down from generation to generation in Maxim Timofeyev’s family. Great-grandfather saved the icon during a fire in the temple in the 1920s under the Bolsheviks. Great-grandmother passed it on to the grandmother, and after her death, the relic went to Maksim’s mother, and from her to him.
— I decided to return the icon to that temple. It is located in the village of Bazarny Syzgan, Ulyanovsk region. My grandmother used to take me there when I was a little boy. The return of the icon took place during the Sunday service, in the presence of the parishioners. The Priest instructed to place the icon in the center of the church, after which he addressed the parishioners with a sermon, and thanked us for the return of the relic to its native monastery after so many years.
— I decided to return the icon to that temple. It is located in the village of Bazarny Syzgan, Ulyanovsk region. My grandmother used to take me there when I was a little boy. The return of the icon took place during the Sunday service, in the presence of the parishioners. The Priest instructed to place the icon in the center of the church, after which he addressed the parishioners with a sermon, and thanked us for the return of the relic to its native monastery after so many years.
