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The Act of Canonical Communion with the Moscow Patriarchate reunited the two branches of the Russian Orthodox Church: the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) and the Moscow Patriarchate.[1] The accord was signed on 17 May 2007, which for the Orthodox Church in that year was the Feast of the Ascension of Christ.[1] This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (Russian: , ), also called the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, ROCA, or ROCOR) is a semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church. ...
Saint Basils Cathedral, a well-known Russian Orthodox church situated in Moscow The Russian Orthodox Church (РуÑÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐŸÑ€Ð°Ð²Ð¾ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð½Ð°Ñ Ñ†ÐµÑ€ÐºÐ¾Ð²ÑŒ) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...
May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...
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This article is about the Ascension of Jesus Christ. ...
The ceremony which officially reestablished the fullness of communion between the Moscow Patriarchate, headed by Patriarch Alexei II, and ROCOR, headed by Metropolitan Laurus, took place at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. The two church leaders met on the episcopal cathedra in the center of the church. The Patriarch then read a prayer, which said in part: Alexius II with Vladimir Putin Patriarch Alexei II (born February 23, 1929) is the current Patriarch of Moscow and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. ...
View of the cathedral and the Great Stone Bridge in 1905. ...
The cathedra of the Pope in the apse of St. ...
As Thou lifted Thy prayers to Thy Heavenly Father for Thy disciples, that they all be as one, gaze now with Thy merciful eyes upon Thy people, who have sinned and disobeyed Thy will, bless now our good intention and the unification of the Church to Thy Glory, create this Thyself, dampen all church temptations and divisions. Having given to us Thy law to love Thee, our God, and our neighbor, deliver us from all insult and disruption, may brotherly love reign among the children of our Church, in the Fatherland and in the diaspora. Grant that we may now enter Thy temple and bring Thy bloodless sacrifice, that we may be unified in one body through communion with Thy Life-creating Body and Thy Honorable Blood and bring praise with all our hearts to Thy ineffable love for mankind. The two hierarchs then proceeded to the Ambo, where they signed the Act of Canonical Communion. After official statements by both hierarchs, the service continued with the concelebration of the Divine Liturgy by clergy of both churches. A hierarch is a very high-ranking bishop; see also primate (religion) and metropolitan bishop. ...
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The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine tradition of Christian liturgy. ...
Among the dignitaries present was Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation, and other government officials. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the President of Russia. ...
References - ^ a b Holley, David. "Russian Orthodox Church ends 80-year split", Los Angeles Times, 2007-05-17.
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