Litia in St Petersburg

A cleric of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese performed a requiem mass at the St. Nicholas Cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg city, Russia. On June 25, 2023, the birthday and namesday of Anna Gavrilovna Telpis, a long-term employee of the Faculty of Church Arts of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, Hieromonk John (Gondayao) performed a requiem mass at her grave at the Nikolsky Cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Graduates and students of the Academy remember Anna Gavrilovna as a responsible assistant on duty and a wise person who, because of her kindness and care, will forever remain in their hearts.