It's a very special place. There are several myrrh-streaming and one bleeding icon in one place. The temple is located a little far in Abkhazia beyond Sukhum, but it's worth it. Not all or many people do not know how to turn to the saints in prayer with a request or gratitude. So under each icon there is a prayer that you can say. They say there are many healings going on there, and on Fridays the priest treats the possessed. A rare occurrence today.
I felt goodness and excitement all over my body while I was there.
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Ivan Ivanov
Level 2 Local Expert
December 27, 2024
A place of grace, a miraculous spring, a wonderful, strict and at the same time very kind and pure soul, Father Archimandrite Sergius, who prays for us all. People are healed by his prayers to God, there are many examples, and everyone can see this by living in the monastery, not a single soul will remain indifferent.
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Рустем Рафиков
Level 17 Local Expert
November 13, 2024
We were on vacation at a hotel in Ochamchira and decided to visit this place. We arrived early, the service hadn't started yet and there was almost no one there. It turned out that it was a parent's Saturday and the service was a memorial. The service was conducted by Father Sergius himself, an elderly man with sore legs. But what happened in the temple cannot be described in words and must be seen with your own eyes! It turned out that demons are exorcised in this temple on Fridays, or maybe it's called something else, only there were strange people in the temple who started howling, swearing, crawling on the floor when Father Sergius began to lead the service, and when he began to spray the parishioners with holy water, some just ran out screaming and started yell obscenities in the street. And in the temple itself there are several icons that are myrrh-streaming! And one is bleeding! Ancient frescoes are visible on the ceiling under a layer of soot. It turned out that this is the only temple where demons are exorcised and only Father Sergius is allowed by the church to do this. It was really creepy and calm in the temple, and something else was happening incomprehensibly, and for example, my arm ached very much from my fingers to my shoulder, and my wife's leg just went numb, and as soon as they left the temple at the end of the service, all the pain simply disappeared. They say that this is a very salty place, they come here to remove damage and expel something from all over the world. The temple is small, there is a well with holy water nearby, there is a monastery where apparently sick employees live in the temple, a lot of people with disabilities, and I personally saw a woman sitting against the wall with terrible eyes devouring everyone around with her gaze and when everyone crosses herself, she just silently looks around. They explained to me that most likely this is a person with bad intentions and is looking for a victim. That is, do not take anything out of anyone's hands there, even if they offer you, look out, do not step on any garbage, I also saw one gypsy kick aside the garbage that came from nowhere, do not allow anyone to stand behind you and do not keep your mouth open. And you can even put a mask on your face, as some do. Only on Fridays is the process of exile going on and only Father Sergius receives those who have received the sacrament. By the way, he is a very strict person and simply does not allow some to kiss the cross, but removes his hand with the cross, sprinkles holy water on some many times, and just passes by some, and smiles at some and gives parting words. The place is actually very strange and at the same time with a strong energy. And the most important thing is that I am a Tatar, not baptized, only my wife is baptized, I do not visit temples, I do not participate in services. I was once on parental Saturday and put a candle to the late father Dmitry, who once in 2020 prayed for me at a time when I was dying of Covid, and miraculously survived after 57 days in the hospital and 85% lung damage, and 10 days in intensive care. But Father Dmitry himself left at the age of 21 from the same Covid. (My wife's cousin was). I recommend this place to visit only with serious intentions. In proper clothes and only mentally prepared to face the inexplicable that is happening there.!!! Personally, we had very strong impressions after the first visit, and a few days later we arrived there again and again got to the festive service, and therefore several priests conducted the service on occasion, and there were a lot of people. And random tourists who came on a big bus for an excursion are very much in the way. They come in for 5 minutes, don't understand anything, just look around and go for a walk around the temple. Perhaps we wouldn't have seen anything unusual if we hadn't spent the entire service there early in the morning from the opening until lunch and were amazed. Before you go, study everything that is written about this place. And don't listen to those who were there for 3 minutes and didn't see or feel anything.