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Primates of the Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox Churches celebrate at the Church of Christ the Saviour on the Commemoration Day of Ss Cyril and Methodius

Moscow, May 25, 2014

On 24 May 2014, the commemoration day of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, and the Name Day of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill and His Holiness Neophytos, Patriarch of Bulgaria, celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow together with the assembly of hierarchs of both Churches.

After the divine service, the two Primates addressed the worshippers. A congratulatory address of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was read by Metropolitan Onufriy of Chernovtsy and Bukovina, and several hierarchs were granted high church awards.

The Russian Orthodox Church. Department for External Church Relations

5/28/2014

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Addressing those present in the church, His Holiness recalled that as a student of the Moscow Theological Academy he used to frequent the Sretensky Monastery, which preserves the living memory of historical bonds between the Russian and Bulgarian Churches and peoples. He also commended the important educational mission that the monastery carries out in the best traditions of holy Orthodoxy.

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