His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region A.Yu. Russianstranslated

On October 15, at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the head of the Simbirsk Metropolis, Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky and the Governor of the Ulyanovsk region Alexei Yuryevich Russkikh.

The manager of the affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Gregory of the Resurrection, also took part in the meeting.

Governor of the Ulyanovsk region A.Yu. The Russians, thanking the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for the opportunity to meet, noted that from the first day of work in the region he has maintained warm relations with Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky and has been working closely with him.

A.Yu. In the presence of His Holiness the Patriarch, the Russians expressed gratitude to the head of the Simbirsk Metropolis for the large-scale work in the region to preserve spiritual and moral values ​​and educate youth. According to the head of the region, this is “a very large daily systematic work”, within the framework of which representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and regional authorities work shoulder to shoulder and help each other. “Thank you so much for having such a wonderful metropolitan in our region,” the governor added.

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