Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, St. He said that St. Petersburg should be called an imperial capital, not a cultural capital. He said this while addressing believers after the service at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. TASS.
“St. Petersburg, as they say now, is the capital of culture. I didn’t like this very much; What does “cultural capital” mean? We need to give a definition. What, more museums or more cultural people? Wrong word. St. “Petersburg is simply the capital, the imperial capital, so to speak, the historical capital,” said the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Patriarch reminded that he was born in Leningrad and considered this city his home. He emphasized that the word “cultural” in conjunction with the word “capital” diminishes the spiritual, political and intellectual importance of the city.
Patriarch Kirill in early September statedThat the Lord is the leader of believers and the “foundation stone” that holds people together.
Head of the Russian Orthodox Church in July in the name the clergy to give up annoying luxury in conditions where the whole country “limits itself, sacrifices for the sake of its neighbors.” He noted that a clergyman has the right to organize his life in a dignified manner, but this should not turn into a lifestyle that contradicts the lifestyle of the flock.
Previously Patriarch Kirill in the name the clergy give up annoying luxury.