An Orthodox priest blesses a believer after a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172436
Orthodox priests leave after a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172431
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172429
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172428
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko speaks during a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172427
Presidential Envoy to Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev speaks during a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172425
Metropolitan Feognost of Kashira, vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, attends a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172424
Worshippers pray in front of the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir, handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church by the State Tretyakov Gallery, after a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172423
Nuns attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172422
Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Simferopol and Crimea attends a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172421
Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova, centre left, and State Duma Deputy Speaker Anna Kuznetsova, centre right, attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172419
A monk attends a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172417
Orthodox priests attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172415
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172412
Nuns pray in front of the the icons of Our Lady of Vladimir and Our Lady of the Don, handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church by the State Tretyakov Gallery, after a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172409
Nuns attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172407
Worshippers attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172406
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) leader Leonid Slutsky, left, and Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172404
Worshippers attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172402
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172400
Members or the Orthodox clergy attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172397
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172394
Russian Presidential Envoy to Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and State Duma Deputy Speaker Anna Kuznetsova attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172392
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172391
Worshippers attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172390
Nuns attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172389
Worshippers attend a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172387
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the Slavic alphabet, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia. Each year on May 24, Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.24.05.2026#9172386
