"head of the Russian Orthodox Church"

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

The leader of the Vazrazhdane party, Kostadin Kostadinov in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023. Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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#10250238

9 July 2023

Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Ukraine, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine Visvaldas Kulbokas before commemorating the victims of the Volyn tragedy at the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine July 9, 2023

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#9835712

31 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 31, 2023 - Head of the Synodal Information and Educational Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP), Metropolitan Klyment (Vecheria) is pictured outside the Church of Agapetus of Pechersk at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv, March 31, 2023. On March 29, UOC (MP) priests had to leave the Lavra premises since the agreement on the free lease of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra territory expired.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9835714

31 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 31, 2023 - Head of the Synodal Information and Educational Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP), Metropolitan Klyment (Vecheria) is pictured outside the Church of Agapetus of Pechersk at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv, March 31, 2023. On March 29, UOC (MP) priests had to leave the Lavra premises since the agreement on the free lease of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra territory expired.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9835724

31 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 31, 2023 - Head of the Synodal Information and Educational Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP), Metropolitan Klyment (Vecheria) is pictured outside the Church of Agapetus of Pechersk at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv, March 31, 2023. On March 29, UOC (MP) priests had to leave the Lavra premises since the agreement on the free lease of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra territory expired.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9825932

30 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 29, 2023 - Metropolitan Klyment (Vecheria), head of the synodal information and education department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate speaks to the devotees as the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve terminates the lease with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate since Wednesday, March 29, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9825934

30 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 29, 2023 - Metropolitan Klyment (Vecheria), head of the synodal information and education department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate speaks to the devotees as the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve terminates the lease with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate since Wednesday, March 29, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9825900

30 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 29, 2023 - Devotees head for a morning service at one of the Lavra churches as the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve terminates the lease with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate since Wednesday, March 29, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9825910

30 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 29, 2023 - Devotees head for a morning service at one of the Lavra churches as the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve terminates the lease with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate since Wednesday, March 29, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9825948

30 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 29, 2023 - Devotees head for a morning service at one of the Lavra churches as the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve terminates the lease with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate since Wednesday, March 29, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9825950

30 March 2023

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 29, 2023 - Devotees head for a morning service at one of the Lavra churches as the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve terminates the lease with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate since Wednesday, March 29, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

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#9781950

21 March 2023

Vicar of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Pavlo attend a service led by Metropolitan Onufriy, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), at a compound of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 19 March 2023, amid Russia's invasion. Ukraine's Ministry of Culture released a statement on 10 March 2023 saying that the National Reserve 'Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra' sent a warning to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) about the termination of a July 2013 agreement on the free use of religious buildings and other property that is owned by the state by a religious organization, adding that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church must vacate the state-owned premises it leases on monastery grounds by 29 March.

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#9781958

21 March 2023

Vicar of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Pavlo attend a service led by Metropolitan Onufriy, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), at a compound of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 19 March 2023, amid Russia's invasion. Ukraine's Ministry of Culture released a statement on 10 March 2023 saying that the National Reserve 'Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra' sent a warning to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) about the termination of a July 2013 agreement on the free use of religious buildings and other property that is owned by the state by a religious organization, adding that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church must vacate the state-owned premises it leases on monastery grounds by 29 March.

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#9781964

21 March 2023

Vicar of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Pavlo (R) attend a service led by Metropolitan Onufriy, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), at a compound of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 19 March 2023, amid Russia's invasion. Ukraine's Ministry of Culture released a statement on 10 March 2023 saying that the National Reserve 'Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra' sent a warning to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) about the termination of a July 2013 agreement on the free use of religious buildings and other property that is owned by the state by a religious organization, adding that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church must vacate the state-owned premises it leases on monastery grounds by 29 March.

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#9782000

21 March 2023

Vicar of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Pavlo (R) attend a service led by Metropolitan Onufriy, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), at a compound of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 19 March 2023, amid Russia's invasion. Ukraine's Ministry of Culture released a statement on 10 March 2023 saying that the National Reserve 'Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra' sent a warning to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) about the termination of a July 2013 agreement on the free use of religious buildings and other property that is owned by the state by a religious organization, adding that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church must vacate the state-owned premises it leases on monastery grounds by 29 March.

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