The head of the Russian #Orthodox Church, Patriarch #Kirill, has imposed a three-year suspension on the priest who held a memorial service at Alexey #Navalny’s grave in late March.

Priest Dmitry #Safronov, a cleric of the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on Lyschikova Hill in #Moscow, is now forbidden from giving blessings, wearing the frock, and bearing the church’s priestly cross until 2027.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/04/24/russian-orthodox-church-head-suspends-priest-who-led-memorial-service-for-alexey-navalny

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Russian Orthodox Church head suspends priest who led memorial service for Alexey Navalny — Meduza

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has imposed a three-year suspension on the priest who held a memorial service at Alexey Navalny’s grave in late March.

^Meduza