A conversation between a priest and students dedicated to the 80th anniversary of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill took place in Osinnikitranslated

On November 11, 2026, at the Osinnikovsky City Museum of Local Lore, a meeting was held between the assistant to the Osinnikovsky dean for education, the priest of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Archpriest Alexander Kovezyuk, with students of the 9th grade of the Lyceum No. 36 on the topic: “The life and service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill,” dedicated to the 80th anniversary of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.

The priest told the children about the patriarchate as a key form of church government in Orthodoxy. They learned that the Patriarch has the highest spiritual authority among the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church. For Russia, the institution of the patriarchate is of particular importance.

Social worker of the Holy Trinity Church Marina Olegovna Kuznetsova introduced the children to the history of the patriarchate in Rus'. Students learned that until the end of the 16th century, the Russian Church was ruled by metropolitans who depended on Constantinople. The growth of the power of the Moscow state and the desire for church independence led to the establishment of the Moscow Patriarchate in 1589 under Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich.

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