Relics miraculously spared by the fire

Blessed John of Kochetovka’s relics were spared by the fire that destroyed Archangel Michael Church in the village of Kochetovka, in the region of Penza, Russia. « The church burned down, but by the mercy of God, the relics of Blessed John Kochetovka, the saint of Penza canonized in 2018, are intact », said the diocesan statement. The fire started on the night of March 10, 2019: the bell tower first burned,