Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church: a general view of the Moscow Kremlin, the streets of Moscow. Opening of jubilee holidays in Moscow at the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sokolniki in the presence of Patriarch Alexy. Metropolitan Nikodim leads the service. General view of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Arrival of religious delegations - representatives of various churches. Anniversary meeting in the building of the Theological Academy. Speeches by the participants in the meeting: Patriarch of All Georgia, Patriarch German of Serbia, Patriarch of Romania Justinian, Patriarch Kirill of Bulgaria and others. Speech by the Patriarch of All Russia Alexy (synchronously). Memorial service at the grave of Patriarch Tikhon in the Donskoy Monastery. Memorial service at the grave of Patriarch Sergius in Yelokhovsky Cathedral. Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Epiphany Cathedral. Farewell reception at the Rossiya Hotel hosted by Patriarch Alexy in honor of the participants in the celebration.

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music designers A. Zorov, N. Matveev, sound technicians V. Georgievskaya, V. Kotov, assistant director E. Vlasova, consultant B. Kudinkin