Security forces with machine guns cordon off the Bancheny Monastery
Military men with machine guns near the Bancheny Monastery of the UOC. Photo: spzh.news
On November 9, 2023, security forces, accompanied by dozens of armed servicemen, cordoned off the territory of the Bancheny Monastery of the UOC in the Chernivtsi region. A priest near the monastery's entrance informed the UOJ about this.
According to him, the security forces are demanding access to the monastery's territory to "check the documents of the monastery and identify the people present there."
He also noted that law enforcement officials have no court decisions authorizing activities in the monastery.
In the published footage, it can be seen that the children of Metropolitan Longin, clergy, and parishioners of the monastery have come out to defend the shrine.
Recall that the security forces arrived at the Bancheny Monastery with an order to mobilize the monks.
As reported by the UOJ, Metropolitan Longin suffered a severe stroke.
Read also
Frenchman single-handedly restored cross on mountain peak 3,400 meters high
A young man overcame a 15-hour ascent through the snowy slopes of the Pyrenees to carry the symbol of faith on his shoulders to the peak of Aneto.
“Patriarch” Nikodym creates new UOC-KP vicariates in Italy and Portugal
The head of the Kyiv Patriarchate has admitted “Archbishop” Nicola Rimaudo of Milan into the structure.
Historian proposes burial of Sts. Anthony and Theodosius in Heroes’ Pantheon
The holy founders of the Kyiv Caves Monastery have been proposed for recognition as “shapers of identity” within a memorial to outstanding figures.
Budanov speaks of draft law on Pantheon of Heroes
The head of the Presidential Office presented two approaches to determining historical figures for burial in the capital.
UOC priest concelebrates with Patriarch of Georgia in Tbilisi
In two Georgian churches, a cleric was informed that clergy of the OCU are prohibited from participating in services of the Georgian Church.
Pat. Bartholomew calls on four Churches to accept Crete Council's decisions
On the tenth anniversary of the Council of Crete, the Primate of the Constantinople Church addressed the four absent Local Churches.