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Russian Orthodox Church in the Second World War

Russian Orthodox Church in the Second World War. Author: 11form Teacher: Irina Nikishina Pleskovo Boarding School, 2010.

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Russian Orthodox Church in the Second World War

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  1. Russian Orthodox Church in the Second World War • Author: 11form • Teacher: Irina Nikishina • Pleskovo Boarding School, 2010

  2. On June 22, 1941, the first day of the war, which coincided with the celebration of the day of All Saints, in the land of Russia, Metropolitan Sergius made a message to the pastors of Christ Orthodox Church, urging the faithful to defend the Fatherland from “the wretched offspring enemies of Orthodox Christianity”. Since November 1942 MetropolitanSergius, together with MetropolitanNicholas had repeatedly addressed messages to the Orthodox Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Greece, to the Christians of other countriesoccupied by Germany with a call to join the anti-fascist coalition.

  3. During the Battle for Moscow Metropolitan Nicholas often went to the front, performing worshipsin Moscow and suburban churches, preached sermons, urging Moscovites not to panic and keep the capital.

  4. A true example of courage was the behavior of the Orthodox clergy and ordinary people during the 900-day Siege of Leningrad, also known as The Leningrad Blockade(Sep 8. 1941 - Jan. 18. 1944). Being in the besieged city, Metropolitan of LeningradAlexis (Simansky; later Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia) served the liturgy in St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral and other churches, performed the funeral of victims of the blockade, treated with patriotic appeals to the faithful. His example was followed by the Leningrad clerics, who took pastoral care of the faithful, committed acts of worship, funeral of the victims and provided possible helpwith medicines and firewood from the parish stocks.

  5. During the first year of the war Orthodox churches in Moscow handed in to the Defense Fund over 3 million rub. A big patriotic work was done bythe Orthodox monasteries, where hospitals and orphanages were often arranged. Taking care of the children of soldiers who were fighting on the fronts, the Orthodox Church announced the collection of moneyamong all workingcathedrals.The Moscow Patriarchate was the first to donate 1 million rubles. All in all, during the five years of the war, the Moscow Patriarchate, the clergy and the faithful were gathered more than 300 million rubles.

  6. On 30 December 1942 MetropolitanSergius urged the faithful to donate funds for the makinga tank column named after the St. Dimitry of Don. At the Chelyabinsktank plant 40 tankswere made, which Metropolitan Nicholas gave to the Red Armyfrom the Moscow Patriarchate on March 7, 1944. The Dimitri Donskoycolumn of tanksparticipated in the liberation of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Poland and came to Berlin.

  7. During the warthe facts of the patriotic deeds of the clergy and believers in the occupied territoriesbecame known. Orthodox clergy and laity helped partizan units and underground groups. Hundreds of clerics were arrested and imprisoned, were shot or burnt alive for their patriotic activities. Since the autumn of 1943 clergy and active believers had been awarded state orders and medals. The first big award ceremony was held in Leningrad, when a group of clergy was awarded a medal "For the Defense of Leningrad. In 1944, the clergy of the Moscow and Tula dioceses were awarded a medal "For the Defense of Moscow".

  8. The command officer of the 5th partisans' brigade the hero of the Soviet Union K.D. Kamritskiy is awarding the priest F.A. Puzanov the medal "The Partisan of the Second World War" The executive secretary of the Moscow Patriarchia metripolitan Nikolas is awarding the hierarchs of the Church the medals "For the Defense of Moscow". 1944

  9. Stalin praised the patriotic activity of the Russian Orthodox Church during the war. The presence of Patriarch Alexy on the platform of the mausoleum of Lenin during the Victory Parade in Red Square was a striking demonstration of this fact. It was on the 24 June, 1945 Later the Patriarch was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.

  10. Information sources: www.great-victory1945.ru www.pravmir.com The end www.sedmitza.ru

  11. Dedicated toThe Blessed Memory of Those Millions OfValiant Men, Women, Children and Old PeopleWho Gave Their Lives in the Sacred Fighting ForThe Freedom and Independence of Our MotherlandDuring the Great Patriotic War in 1941 - 1945

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