Patriarch met with military honours
Patriarch Kirill
Visiting Severodvinsk Saturday Patriarch Kirill boarded Russia’s newest nuclear powered submarine to the tune of a military march while passing the lines of navy officers.
The labour of a submariner is very hard, but your labour and your loyalty to your country are critical not only for the status of Russia as a great power, but also for its calm and prosperous future, Patriarch Kirill said to the submariners, according to Itar-Tass.
The crew of the submarine, Dmitry Donskoi, got an icon from Kirill, while the sailors gave the patriarch a replica of the submarine.
Dmitry Donskoi is Russia’s first new strategic nuclear powered submarine since the last Delta-IV submarine was taken into operation in 1992.
Patriarch Kirill also visited the city of Arkhangelsk and the Solovki Islands.
