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Holy Synod Members Celebrate Memorial Litiya for Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II and Metropolitan Antony (Cheremisov)
DECR Communication Service, 14/05/2026
On 14th May 2026, after the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and the Synod members prayed for the repose of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia (†17.03.2026) and Metropolitan Antony (Cheremisov) (†23.04.2026). The memorial litiya took place in the Church of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Russian Land at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in the St. Daniel Stavropegic Monastery in Moscow.
Celebrating the service was Protopresbyter Vladimir Divakov, Patriarchal Secretary for the city of Moscow, reports Patriarchal Press Service.
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