Patriarch Alexy passed away on day of blowing up the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
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Moscow, December 7, Interfax – Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia died on the day tragic for the Church: the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was blown up 77 years ago on December 5, 1931.
Destiny of the main Russian cathedral is closely connected with Patriarch Alexy's personal destiny as thanks to him the church was restored in 1990s. One of the main tasks in the primate's life - restoration of the Church unity divided by revolution and civil war - was completed here in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior with signing the Act of Canonical Communion.
"The Lord summoned His Holiness the Patriarch, when the primate fulfilled the task of restoring the Church divided and weakened by the catastrophes of the 20th century, while provisional coincidence of blowing up the Cathedral and earthily decease of the Patriarch should remind us that if we don't take up Alexy II affair on strengthening church unity and presentation of Russia into the Church, then the evil may come back," Head of the Moscow division of the Union of Orthodox citizens Kirill Frolov told an Interfax-Religion correspondent.
The day before, the Vozvrascheniye public movement suggested renaming Kropotkinskaya
Activists believe this is the way to restore justice taking into account that marble plates torn down from the blown up cathedral were used in the interior design of the metro station. Metro station named after revolutionary Kropotkin for Patriarchal and thus to commemorate the late primate of the Russian Church as this station is located not far from the patriarchal residence and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
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