Epiphanius, head of the separatist Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU), will perform at the Epiphany of the Lord, a liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on January 19. This was expressed by the head of the external church relations department of the OCU Evstratiy Zorya. DEA News.
“The Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the Holy Epiphany will be performed in the Assumption Cathedral of the Lavra by Metropolitan Epiphanius,” a representative of the non-canonical structure wrote on its Facebook page (owner). Meta is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).
It is noted that the service will start at 9.00 (10.00 Moscow time).
The so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church was established in 2018 as a result of the merger of the self-proclaimed Kyiv Patriarchate Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
January 5, Minister of Culture of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko reportedThat the Assumption Cathedral and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Refectory Church were transferred from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) to state ownership.