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1044694 - Vladimir Rodionov Sheikh-ul-Islam Taigat Tajuddin, High Mufti of the Central Muslim Board for Russia and the CIS countries, and Alexy II, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, 2000. His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia is the 15th primate of the Russian Orthodox Church since the patriarchal office was established in Russia in 1589. Patriarch Alexy (secular name Aleksey Mikhailovich Ridiger) was born on 23 February 1929 in Tallinn to a profoundly devout family. ©RIA Novosti / TopFoto
©RIA Novosti / TopFoto
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