On October 19, the feast day of the Holy Apostle Thomas, the Divine Liturgy was serviced in the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God in Beijing in the morning, led by the rector of the temple, Hieromonk Innokenty (Kolesnikov).
The Holy Apostle Thomas, the first to preach about Christ to the borders of India, as well as to the borders of China, is considered the Heavenly patron of the Chinese land.
