Metropolitan Pavel took part in the opening ceremony of the monument to Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov 09/21/2026translated

On September 21, 2026, in Bolshoy Sukharevsky Lane in Moscow, the Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolis, Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsy and Kolomna, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', took part in the unveiling ceremony of the monument to Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov on the day of the 90th anniversary of his birth. The opening ceremony of the monument was also attended by honored guests: Chairman of the Moscow City Duma Alexey Shaposhnikov, Yuri Luzhkov's widow Elena Baturina and the author of the monument, sculptor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Salavat Shcherbakov. Metropolitan Pavel addressed the audience and read out a greeting from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', which, in particular, noted the historical contribution of Yuri Luzhkov to the revival of the all-Russian shrine of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - the main cathedral church of the Russian Orthodox Church. “The name of Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov is forever inscribed in the history of the capital and our country.

Let the monument, the opening of which is timed to coincide with his 90th anniversary, become a visible evidence of our gratitude to the man who worked hard and hard for the benefit of Moscow and Muscovites,” noted in his welcoming address...