Also known as Alexy II of Moscow, Alexius II, Aleksij II, Aleksi II, Alexis II, Alexei II, Alexey II, Alexy II
15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (1929–2008)
Patriarch Alexius II was the head of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1929 to 2008, serving as the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus'. His long tenure made him a significant religious and cultural figure in Russia during much of the 20th century, a period marked by major political changes including Soviet rule.
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Patriarch Alexy II (or Alexius II, Russian: Патриарх Алексий II; secular name Aleksei Mikhailovich Ridiger Russian: Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ри́дигер; 23 February 1929 – 5 December 2008) was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Elected Patriarch of Moscow in 1990, eighteen months before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he became the first Russian Patriarch of the post-Soviet period.
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