The Presidential Library spotlighted festive events of "Under the Protection of the Mother of God "Theotokos of Tikhvin"" festival

July 9 is the Day of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God. Within the framework of the festival “Under the Protection of the Mother of God "Theotokos of Tikhvin"" on July 7, the festival of sacred music “Tikhvin Blagovest”, and on July 9, a bishop’s service and a concert with the participation of choir ensembles and professional ringers from St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region and Kazan were held in honor of this significant date.

The founders of the festival "Under the Protection of the Mother of God "Theotokos of Tikhvin"" are the Tikhvin diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) and the Northern Palmyra Foundation. The events are supported by the Committee for Culture and Tourism of Leningrad Region. The Tikhvin diocese is also a co-founder of the festival of sacred music "Tikhvin Blagovest", aimed at popularizing the traditions and achievements of musical and singing Russian and world culture. Festivals were held on the Leningrad land for the third time.

The information partner of the festive events is the Presidential Library.

The video recordings of the events are available on the institution’s Rutube-channel.

In addition to Internet resources of the Presidential Library, festive events were broadcast online on the websites of the Tikhvin Monastery https://vk.com/tihvinmonastyr, the courtyard of the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery https://vk.com/podvorie_svirskijmonastyr, as well as the Administration of the Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Region https://vk.com/boxit.