Kamianske Eparchy commemorates New Martyr Ioann Mohylevsky
UOC clergy held a memorial sevice for New Martyr Ioann Mohylevsky. Photo: Kamianske Eparchy
On September 4, 2026, a memorial service was celebrated at the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in the village of Mohyliv, Dnipropetrovsk region, for the locally venerated new martyr of the Kamianske Eparchy – Priest Ioann Mohylevsky, who was killed during the godless persecutions of the twentieth century, reports the eparchy's press service.
The service, held by the blessing of Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kamianske and Tsarychanka, was led by the Dean of the Tsarychanka Deanery, Archpriest Viktor Bryliuk, co-served by the clergy of the eparchy.
During the Liturgy, the clergy and faithful prayed for peace in Ukraine, the soldiers, the authorities and the people. After the service, a a memorial service was held for the ever-memorable Father Ioann.
Priest-Martyr Ioann Mohylevsky (1873–1918) was an Orthodox priest numbered among the locally venerated saints of the Kamianske Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. He carried out his pastoral ministry in the Katerynoslav region (now Dnipropetrovsk region) and was a relative of the well-known hierarch Saint Nicholas (Mohylevsky). In 1918, during the Bolshevik terror, Father Ioann accepted a martyr's death for the faith. By a decision of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church dated April 3, 2019, he was glorified among the saints; an iconographic image and liturgical texts were approved for him, though his solemn liturgical glorification has not yet taken place.
As the UOJ reported, UOC priests served a funeral service for those killed in the missile strike on Dnipro.
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