This is a special day in memory of the dead soldiers who died for their faith and their father. The holy prince Dimitri Doskoi, who became famous for his victory over the Tatar-Mongols in 1380, was the heavenly patron Dimitri of Thessaloniki. Upon his return from the field of Kalkov, the prince in Moscow ordered to perform annual funeral services for all Russian soldiers who died in battle. For this purpose, he established a special memorial day on the eve of the celebration of his name - Dimitribevsky. The first funeral service was performed in the Monastery of the Holy Trinity Sergius, in whose walls the Grand Duke himself, his close and high priests prayed for the dead warriors. Over the years, the Sabbath of Dimitri's parentage became a universally recognized day of special remembrance for all dead Orthodox Christians, not just soldiers. The kingdom of heaven, eternal memory.

This is a special day in memory of the dead soldiers who died for their faith and their father. The holy prince Dimitri Doskoi, who became famous for his victory over the Tatar-Mongols in 1380, was the heavenly patron Dimitri of Thessaloniki. Upon his return from the field of Kalkov, the prince in Moscow ordered to perform annual funeral services for all Russian soldiers who died in battle. For this purpose, he established a special memorial day on the eve of the celebration of his name - Dimitribevsky. The first funeral service was performed in the Monastery of the Holy Trinity Sergius, in whose walls the Grand Duke himself, his close and high priests prayed for the dead warriors. Over the years, the Sabbath of Dimitri's parentage became a universally recognized day of special remembrance for all dead Orthodox Christians, not just soldiers. The kingdom of heaven, eternal memory.