Alexy II to be buried on Dec. 9

Moscow-APA. The funeral of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 9, said Patriarchate press service.
The final decision has not yet been made about the burial site.
It is only known that the Patriarch’s body will be committed to earth in Moscow.
An emergency Church synod was to convene in Moscow on Saturday to decide the burial site and make arrangements for a funeral and begin deliberations on a successor. Under Church tradition, the synod has up to six months to select a new patriarch.
The final decision has not yet been made about the burial site.
It is only known that the Patriarch’s body will be committed to earth in Moscow.
An emergency Church synod was to convene in Moscow on Saturday to decide the burial site and make arrangements for a funeral and begin deliberations on a successor. Under Church tradition, the synod has up to six months to select a new patriarch.
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