Orthodox celebrate day of memory of the Saint blessed prince Alexander Nevsky

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On December 6, 2021 in various Russian cities will organize religious procession in memory of the prince. Everyone has opportunity to pray before an icon Nevsky Alexander, to appeal to it about protection. The blessed grand duke Alexander Nevsky – in skhime Alexy – the well-known commander who has won Swedes the Nevsky fight of 1240 and knights of the Livonsky award in legendary Ice slaughter of 1242. The skillful diplomat and the humble skhimnik, accepted tonsured shortly before the death in 1263. And the main thing – the person, whose historical choice became for Russia the second for the importance after it...