Met. Irenaeus of Dnipropetrovsk consecrates chapel in Samar Monastery
A new chapel in the St. Nicholas Monastery in the city of Samar. Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy
On August 21, 2025, Metropolitan Irenaeus of Dnipropetrovsk and Pavlohrad consecrated a chapel of the Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God at the St. Nicholas Desert Monastery of the UOC in the city of Samar, Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by the eparchy's press service.
During the service, the UOC hierarch was concelebrated by the eparchial secretary, Archpriest Mykola Nychyporuk, the monastery's abbot, Archimandrite Dosifei (Savelov), and the clergy of the eparchy.
After the consecration ceremony, Metropolitan Irenaeus addressed the congregation with a sermon, and then familiarized himself with the life of the monastery.
Earlier, Metropolitan Irenaeus of Dnipropetrovsk consecrated a UOC church in the village of Hubynykha.
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