Patriarch of Russia is now biography

He headed the Russian Orthodox Church on February 1 after the death of Alexy II. In the early years and the formation of Patriarch Kirill, the future Patriarch Kirill was born on November 20 in Leningrad. The Vladimir family was religious. Mother - Raisa Vladimirovna Kuchina - - a German teacher. The elder brother of Patriarch Kirill, Archpriest Nikolai Gundyaev-professor of the St.

Petersburg Theological Academy, Honorary Rector of the Preobrazhensky Cathedral in the city of younger sister Elena works as the director of the Orthodox gymnasium. The grandfather of Vladimir for his father - Vasily Stepanovich - was a driver by education, he himself began to study theological literature. In the year he ended up in Solovki on the denunciation of renovationists.

But in the camp, Vasily did not abandon his faith. In exile, Grandfather Patriarch Kirill stayed up to a year. In the year, his father was arrested, and he spent three years on Kolyma with his wife. After returning to Leningrad, the father of Patriarch Kirill worked at the factory. Mikhail Gundyaev helped protect the city during the blockade, and went to the front in the year.

In the family of the Gundyaev firstborn Nikolai appeared before the start of the war in the year. And Vladimir Gundyaev was born after the victory in the Great Patriotic War. In the year, Mikhail Gundyaev was erected to the rank of deacon and appointed to the temple of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God. When Vladimir graduated from 8 classes, he entered the Leningrad complex geological expedition of the North-Western Geological Administration.

There, the future Patriarch Kirill worked with a cartographic technician for a year. At the same time, Vladimir studied at the evening school. In the year, the future Patriarch Kirill entered the Leningrad Theological Seminary, then to the Leningrad Theological Academy. The beginning of the spiritual activity of Patriarch Kirill in monks Vladimir was tonsured in the year and called Cyril.

Still studying at the Academy, Vladimir was ordained a hierodeacon, and then in a hieromonk. As reported in the biography of Cyril on Wikipedia, at the Academy, at the request of the Metropolitan of the Leningrad Nicodemus, the future patriarch passed two courses in one year. In the year, Cyril graduated with honors from the Academy and received the degree of candidate of theological sciences, the Patriarch’s biography says in the media.

Kirill taught for some time at the Theological Academy, but at the same time worked as secretary of the Metropolitan of the Leningrad and Novgorod Nicodemus. In the year, Cyril was erected to the rank of Archimandrite, in October of that year he became the rector of the Orthodox Church in Geneva, Switzerland. Then, from December 26 to December 26, in the biography of Patriarch Kirill, there was a post of rector of the Leningrad Theological Academy and Seminary.

Also in - gg. Cyril - Associate Professor of the Department of Portrology of the Leningrad Theological Academy. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill worked in the field of inter -Orthodox relations, was the first representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Syndesmos - the World Brotherhood of Orthodox Youth Organizations. For the year, Cyril is a member of the Syndesmos Executive Committee and a participant in the general assembly of this organization.

Cyril became a member of the first pre -collection of the All -Orthodox meeting in Shambzi Kirill Hirotonisan in Bishop of Vyborgsky. Since December 26, Kirill - Archbishop of Smolensk and Vyazemsky. In the year, the future patriarch became a manager of parishes in the Kaliningrad region. From G. Cyril - Archbishop of Smolensk and Kaliningrad. Since November 13, over 20 years, Cyril has gone from Archimandrite to Metropolitan, he was erected in this sanitary on February 25 With his participation, the television program “The Word of the Shepherd” Kirill illuminated the spiritual and educational issues clear to the simple listener with his tongue.

Patriarch Kirill was the editor -in -chief of the Church and Time magazines with G. as the chairman of the department of external church relations, Patriarch Kirill represented the Russian Orthodox Church in the commissions for the development of the Law of the USSR “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations” of October 1, Patriarch Kirill, as chairman of the Association, took part in many international public and peacekeeping initiatives.

Cyril participated in the development of a church position and peacekeeping shares during the events of August G. was one of the initiators of the creation of the World Russian People’s Cathedral in the year. As the chairman of the Commission of the Holy Synod on the revival of religious and moral education and charity, he initiated the creation of synodal departments on religious education, social services and charity, in interaction with the armed forces and law enforcement agencies.

In the year, Cyril developed and submitted for the approval of the Holy Synod "the concept of interaction between the Russian Orthodox Church with the Armed Forces." Patriarch Kirill was the author of the concept of the revival of charity and religious education, adopted by the Holy Synod January 30, the future patriarch patiently worked on the path of spiritual education.

Cyril organized work on the creation of the concept of the Russian Orthodox Church in the field of church-state relations.The result of his work was the “Fundamentals of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church” adopted in the year at the Bishop Cathedral of the Cathedral of the Cathedral, which set out the official position of the Orthodox Church in interaction with the state.

Since January 13, Patriarch Kirill was a member of the Public Council under the chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation on the settlement of the situation in the Chechen Republic. Patriarch Kirill took an active part in peacekeeping actions in Yugoslavia, at the time of the war visited Belgrade and negotiated with the leadership of this country, initiated the creation of an informal international Christian peacekeeping group in Yugoslavia Vienna, May.

Thanks to his activities, the boundaries of cooperation between states and representatives of various faiths were expanded. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill made a trip to the dioceses. During the ministry of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill,: 60 Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church; diocese; Vicarism in the Moscow diocese of G. The number of dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church under Patriarch Kirill increased at the beginning of G.

Holiness Patriarch Kirill headed the episcopal Hirotonium. The views of Patriarch Kirill Patriarch Kirill repeatedly spoke about radical groups, stating that such preachers must be afraid. According to him, more and more often praises appear among the people who plunge people into turmoil, because a powerful instrument of destruction of the Church is hiding beautifully formed by slogans.

This, of course, is not the only ideal. But this is a special ideal for girls who must clearly realize that the creation of a family, the birth of children, their churching, education is a god of a mission determined for them, above which there is nothing, ”RIA Novosti quotes his words. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that in modern society with its technological capabilities, the proper concern for the family can be combined with career successes and education.

The socio-political assessment of Cyril in the secular media in the years is as follows: he is called the “leader of Russian neoconservative thought”, the restorer of the idea of ​​Moscow is the Third Rome. In February, for the first time in history, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church met with Pope. Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis kissed, photographed and, asking for exit from the conference room of journalists, began a conversation that lasted more than two hours.

As the Channel One reports, welcoming dad, the patriarch said: “Such long distance is not an obstacle, including for organizing other meetings. You can quickly fly to any place. I do not leave the feeling that you and I meet at the right time and in the right place. ” In my heart there was a very great desire for this meeting to take place. ” Well, besides, it is quite obvious that people suffer, ”the head of the Russian Orthodox Church emphasized.

It is worth noting that the conversation between the two religious leaders took place on the initiative of Patriarch Kirill. What the Pope answered is unknown. Kirill expressed his views on modern culture by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' in a statement that the signs of an impending apocalypse were visible to the naked eye and urged cultural figures not to contribute to its approach.

According to him, in our time, sin is shown to people in the most attractive way to modern cultural creators through cinema and theater, and thus art, which should help a person to be enriched spiritually, "becomes a gyer that does not allow a person to take off." The Patriarch also warned people of art from mistakes who, in dialogue with the Church, made their predecessors a century ago, and which led the country to the October Revolution, writes Interfax.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church called on clergymen to move on cheaper cars. According to him, it is comfortable and safe to ride a middle -class car. Patriarch Kirill said about this at a conference in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which was dedicated to the centenary of the beginning of persecution of the Russian Church. Machines must be changed due to not giving reasons for rumors and gossip about their viability.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill spoke about his concern about those threats of human freedom that the development of digital technologies. He noted that in the development of technology as such he does not see anything bad, but as the head of the Church cannot but worry about the possible restrictions of human freedom that it carries. We have hot heads that enthusiastically talk about the need to eliminate cash and switch only to electronic cards.

This will ensure transparency, control, well, and all those arguments with which many are familiar with. And all this. And if suddenly at some point in historical development, access to these cards will open in response to your loyalty?As an example, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said that in one of the European states, upon receipt of citizenship or a residence permit, his applicant should watch a video in which, in particular, a lot of time is devoted to the topic of LGBT, and he can obtain citizenship only after he confirms his consent with the theses set forth in the video.

According to the Patriarch, this is an example of obtaining a good for loyalty, and no one can guarantee that in the future in the same way they will not provide access to finances, writes Interfax. Patriarch Kirill criticized Russian cinema. Most of these films created with the aim of attracting as many public in the rental as possible bring a stream of ideas and light emotions on the viewer, which impose exclusively material values, an exciting effect cause adrenaline pleasure and thereby immobilize the thought and block the deep feelings of a person, leading to the degradation of the individual, ”Cyril quoted in the news.

According to the patriarch, the cinema through the images, exciting stories “dictates certain models of behavior”, are the forces that use this type of art, “and, unfortunately, not for good purposes”. He has inhuman loads and inhuman schedule. And the fact that somewhere he is provided with some standard of living, which, I assure you, is far from the level of even a very rich person.

I have friends engaged in business, and the standard of living that they have is simply not comparable, ”said Legoyda. He added that the Patriarch has no personal time at all and it is difficult to say how he withstands "all the loads that fell on him." All these conversations seem empty to me, ”Legoyda emphasized. Patriarch Kirill completely abandoned his personal life in the name of service to the Lord.