Patriarch Kirill to the President of Russia on the occasion of the Baptism of Rus’: “You are defender of the Fatherland and champion of Orthodoxy”translated

In his congratulatory message sent on July 28, 2026 to Vladimir Putin for the Baptism of Rus’ Day, which coincides with the feast of the patron saint of the head of state, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow salutes him as a “defender of the fatherland and champion of Orthodoxy”. The primate of the Russian Orthodox Church praises the defense of the country's sovereignty and affirms its

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