The head of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan performed a litany for the ever-memorable Metropolitan of Vyatka and Sloboda Chrysanthus

April 1, 2024 is the day of remembrance of the holy martyrs Chrysanthus and Darya of Rome.

Holy Martyr Chrysanthos of Rome - heavenly patron of the spiritual mentor of Metropolitan Alexander - the ever-memorable Metropolitan of Vyatka and Sloboda Chrysanthos (Chepil; † 01/04/2011); Bishop Chrysanthus's mother was named in honor of the martyr Daria.

Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan performed a funeral litany for the ever-memorable hierarch in the Alexander Nevsky Chapel of the spiritual and cultural center of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District named after Metropolitan Joseph (Chernov) in Almaty.

“He was a man of faith and a man of the Church. Bishop Chrysanthus came to the church enclosure as a child, at a time when churches around were closed, when the most severe administrative persecution by the authorities was taking place. It is necessary to have enormous inner strength, spiritual will, strong, undeniable faith, so that in this difficult time, when it was not only not prestigious, but dangerous to become a clergyman as a young man, to choose pastoral service to the Church of God as your destiny. The Bishop took this step and remained faithful to it until his last breath. This speaks of his deep faith, high churchliness and devotion to the cause of God. He measured everything by the high measure of benefit and benefit to Holy Orthodoxy, which he loved boundlessly, with all his heart. The Vyatka archpastor served God and people with all the gifts, talents, abilities that he had: wisdom, strong character, integrity, ear for music... We believe that for his faith and churchliness, for his devotion to the cause of God, the Lord will grant him an endless and blissful life. May the All-merciful Lord judge with His merciful judgment the life and deeds of His faithful servant, and may our memory of His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysanthus of Vyatka and Slobodsk be filled with sincere prayer for the alignment of his soul with the righteous in the villages of heaven. Eternal and blessed memory to Metropolitan Chrysanthos!” From the words of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan about the late Metropolitan Chrysanthus.

The life and works of the ever-memorable hierarch - the first metropolitan of the land of Vyatka - are highlighted in the article by Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan “A Man of Faith and a Man of the Church.”