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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Patriarch Kirill was elevated to the throne

Other News Materials 1 February 2009 11:42 (UTC +04:00)

Newly elected Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Patriarch Kirill was elevated to the throne and is now the keeper of the Russian Orthodox Church, reports RIA Novosti correspondent. Under the exclamations "Aksios!" (Translated from the Greek "worthy"), the senior Metropolitan of holding the named Patriarch Kirill by hands, put him on the throne three times,at the altar of the Temple of Christ the Savior. Henceforth he became the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

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