Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia speaks during a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097161
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, right, congratulates Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097159
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko speaks during a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097153
Russian Presidential Envoy to Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev, second right, congratulates Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097144
Russian Presidential Envoy to Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev speaks during a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097138
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097136
Orthodox priests attend a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097131
Members of a choir attend a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097129
Russian Presidential Envoy to Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, State Duma Deputy Speaker Anna Kuznetsova and politician, former cosmonaut and Hero of Russia Yelena Serova attend a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097128
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097126
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097125
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097124
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097123
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097122
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097120
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is seen during a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097119
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097117
Orthodox priests wait before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097116
An Orthodox priest waits before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097115
An Orthodox believer lights a candle before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097114
Orthodox nuns wait before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097113
Orthodox priests wait before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097112
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097111
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service marking the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097110
An Orthodox priest waits before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097109
An Orthodox priest waits before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097108
An Orthodox nun waits before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097107
Orthodox priests wait before a service marking the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Kirill was elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the 27th of January and enthroned on the 1st of February in 2009.01.02.2026#9097105
