On the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the restoration of the patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
From May 6 to 24, 1958, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated an outstanding event in its history - the fortieth anniversary of the restoration of the patriarchate in Rus'.
Celebration of the 40th anniversary of the restoration of the patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church. Patriarch Alexy receives representatives of local autocephalous Orthodox churches. Solemn liturgy in the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Yelokhovo (Moscow). Foreign clergy visit the cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin, Donskoy Monastery, and Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius; a service in the Trinity Cathedral of the Lavra; the clergy venerate the reliquary of St. Sergius of Radonezh. A solemn meeting in the assembly hall of the Theological Academy (Zagorsk). Speakers: Patriarch Alexy and representatives of foreign Orthodox churches. Tour of the museum and archaeological cabinet of the Moscow Theological Academy. City of Kiev. Members of the delegations of foreign Orthodox churches tour St. Andrew's Church, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, and attend the Divine Liturgy in the Vladimir Cathedral. City of Leningrad. Nikolsky Cathedral, the Church of "Kulich and Paskha". Visit of the delegation to the Leningrad Theological Academy, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Divine Liturgy in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The city of Stalingrad. Visit of the clergy to Mamayev Kurgan, the Church of Our Lady of Kazan, the Stalingrad Hydroelectric Power Station. The city of Moscow. Visit of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition, the Moscow Metro, Moscow State University, the Lenin Collective Farm near Moscow, the V. I. Lenin Museum "Gorki Leninskiye". Foreign guests examine monuments of wooden architecture: the Church of the Ascension and Our Lady of Kazan in the village of Kolomenskoye. Divine Liturgies in the Transfiguration Church, in the Church of Our Lady of "Joy of All Who Sorrow", in the Nikolay-Kuznetsky Church in Moscow, conducted by the clergy of foreign Orthodox churches. Patriarch Alexy presents the Order of St. Vladimir and gifts to the Hierarchs of the autocephalous local churches.
Moscow.
Yelokhovsky Cathedral - general.
Moscow churches.
Leningrad.
City streets.
Churches in Kyiv, Vyritsa.
Icons of saints.
Portraits of Moscow metropolitans.
Photo: Local Council of the Russian Church in 1917. Newsreel of 1943: Moscow.
Enthronement of Patriarch Sergius.
Newsreel of 1945: Local Council of 1945, which elected Metropolitan Alexy of Leningrad as patriarch.
Metropolitans Alexy and Nikolay are standing.
Metropolitan Nikolay reads the charter of election of Alexy as patriarch.
Enthronement of Patriarch Alexy.
Moscow.
Airport building.
Meeting of representatives of all local autocephalous Orthodox churches.
Patriarch Alexy is greeted by Patriarch Alexander III of Antioch, Patriarch Christopher of Alexandria and All Africa, delegates of the Greek Church, and Patriarch Kirill of Bulgaria.
Metropolitan Nikolai is among those greeting him.
Patriarch Justinian of Romania and Catholicos of All Armenians Vozgen the First greet Metropolitan Nikolai.
Delegates of the Church of Constantinople arrive.
Kyiv railway station.
Metropolitan Pitirim of Minsk greets a delegation of the Serbian Church.
Catholicos Melchizedek of the Georgian Church arrives.
Reception in honor of the guests at Patriarch Alexy’s.
Present at the reception are the Patriarch of Romania, Metropolitans Nikolai of Krutitsy and Kolomna, and Eleutherius of Leningrad and Ladoga.
Arrival of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Melchizedek, and a delegation of the Greek Church headed by Metropolitan Iakovos of Attica and Megaris.
Presentation of commemorative gifts to Patriarch Alexy.
Patriarch Alexy receives the Armenian Patriarch Vozgen the First.
All-night vigil in the Epiphany Cathedral.
Funeral litiya at the grave of His Holiness Patriarch Sergius (synchronously).
Moscow.
Patriarchal Cathedral.
Arrival of heads and members of delegations for the solemn liturgy.
Patriarch Alexy arrives.
The liturgy is underway.
Frescoes of the Yelokhovsky Cathedral.
Prayers.
Proclamation of many years to the patriarchs, heads of delegations of local churches and the entire consecrated cathedral.
Moscow.
Solemn liturgy in the Yelokhovsky Cathedral.
Proclamation of many years to the patriarchs, heads of delegations and the entire consecrated cathedral.
Proclamation of Eternal Memory to the Patriarchs of Moscow and All Rus'.
Prayers.
Patriarch Alexy delivers a speech.
Patriarch Christopher of Alexandria delivers a response.
Proclamation of many years to the patriarchs and the entire consecrated cathedral.
Moscow.
Representatives of foreign clergy inspect the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin, visit the Mausoleum of V.I. Lenin and I.V. Stalin.
The guests visit Moscow State University.
Vice-Rector of the University Professor Kalinin talks with them.
Representatives of foreign clergy inspect the Moscow metro.
Funeral litiya in the church of the former Donskoy Monastery in memory of Patriarch Tikhon.
Zagorsk.
Foreign guests in the Trinity Lavra of St.
Sergius.
Prayer service in the Trinity Cathedral, where the reliquary of St.
Sergius is located.
The guests visit the Moscow Theological Academy.
Ceremonial event at the Moscow Theological Academy.
Patriarch Alexy opens the meeting.
Bishop Michael of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh delivers a report (synchronously).
Speakers: Archbishop Athenagoras of Thyateira, Patriarch Christopher of Alexandria, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Alexander III, Catholicos of Georgia Melchizedek III, representative of the Serbian Patriarch Bishop John of Nish, Patriarch Justinian of Romania, Patriarch Kirill of Bulgaria, Metropolitan Iakovos of Attica and Megaride, Archbishop Taisius of All Albania, representative of Metropolitan Makarii of Warsaw and All Poland, Archpriest Neslukhovsky, Metropolitan John of Prague and All Czechoslovakia, representative of the Finnish Autonomous Church Bishop Pavel, Catholicos of All Armenians Vozgen the First, Deputy Chairman of the Council for Russian Orthodox Church Affairs under the Council of Ministers of the USSR P.G. Cherednyak.
Metropolitan Nikolai of Krutitsy and Kolomna delivers a report on the topic "Orthodoxy and Modernity" (synchronously).
Those present listen to Metropolitan Nikolai.
Guests inspect the Archaeological Cabinet and exhibitions of the Moscow Theological Academy.
A fraternal meal at the Patriarch and the Holy Archimandrite of the Lavra.
The clergy at the table in the refectory.
Kiev.
Representatives of foreign clergy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the monument to Prince Vladimir.
A service in St.
Andrew's Church at the relics of the Great Martyr Barbara.
Guests in St.
Vladimir's Cathedral.
Examples of Russian church painting.
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
High pilgrims in the caves where the relics of the holy Pechersk saints rest.
St.
Vladimir's Cathedral.
Foreign guests arrive for the Divine Liturgy.
Trebukhovo village.
Guests talk with parishioners in the parish church.
Among those present is Bishop Pavel of Finland.
Representatives of foreign clergy inspect a local agricultural cooperative.
Leningrad - churches, cathedrals.
Representatives of foreign clergy in the church of the Theological Academy.
Inspection of icons.
Foreign guests arrive at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Divine Liturgy in the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Stalingrad.
Guests walk around the city, visit Mamayev Kurgan, and inspect the mass graves of Stalingrad defenders.
The Church of Our Lady of Kazan.
Divine Liturgy.
The service is conducted by Patriarch John.
Parishioners pray.
Foreign guests take a walk along the Volga and visit the construction of the Stalingrad Hydroelectric Power Station.
Moscow — All-Union Agricultural Exhibition.
Representatives of the clergy in the exhibition pavilions.
Guests at the Lenin collective farm near Moscow.
A tour of the collective farm.
Gorki Leninskiye.
Foreign guests at the Lenin House-Museum.
The village of Kolomenskoye.
Foreign guests visiting the village.
Tour of churches and temples.
Among those present were Metropolitan Athenagoras and Patriarch Kirill of Bulgaria.
Moscow — Church of the Joy of All Who Sorrow.
Arrival of Patriarch Justinian of Romania.
Church of the Bulgarian Metochion — meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Bulgaria.
Nikolay Kuznetsky Church in Moscow.
Arrival of representatives of the Greek Church for the Divine Liturgy.
Transfiguration Church.
Solemn Liturgy.
Guests of the Russian Orthodox Church visit Patriarch Alexy.
Patriarch Alexy presents gifts and the Church Order of St.
Vladimir to the hierarchs of the autocephalous local churches.
Delegates of the Church of Constantinople, the Church of Alexandria, the Antiochian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Albanian, Georgian, Polish, Czechoslovak, Finnish, and Greek churches sign the book of honored guests.
Farewell to the guests.
Among those seeing them off are Patriarch Alexy and Metropolitan Nikolay.
Trinity Lavra of St.
Sergius.
Prayers.
Patriarch Alexy passes by.