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Published on May 8, 2012
Patriarch Kirill blesses Putin to serve Russia. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill held a service at Blagoveschensky Cathedral in the Kremlin, attended by Vladimir Putin and his wife. Patriarch Kirill prayed for God to help the newly elected head of state in all affairs. As a gift from the Orthodox Church, the patriarch presented Putin with an ancient icon of Our Lady of Tenderness. The Blagoveschensky Cathedral was the home church of the Moscow grand dukes and tsars, who attended prayer there on special occasions. - courtesy RT
После завершения церемонии инаугурации президент РФ Владимир Путин вместе с супругой направился в Благовещенский собор Кремля, где патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл провел молебен на служение Отечеству.
В качестве дара от РПЦ патриарх преподнес Путину старинный образ иконы Божией Матери Умиление.