Skip to main content
Alexius II. (née Alexeï Mikhailovitch Ridiger)
Photo: Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев
CC BY-SA 4.0CroppedCommons

Memorial Page for Alexius II. (née Alexeï Mikhailovitch Ridiger)

Feb 23, 1929 – Dec 5, 2008(79 years)Died in:Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast

15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church

Memorial Candles

Condolence Book

0 Entries

Memories

No memories shared yet

Be the first to share a memory.

Biography

Occupation

patriarch

Religion

Russian Orthodox Church

Burial Place

Yelokhovo Cathedral

Awards(6)

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st classOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd classOrder of the RepublicOrder of the Three Stars, 1st ClassGrand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar‎Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

Patriarch Alexius II (* February 23, 1929 in Tallinn; † December 5, 2008 in Peredelkino) was a 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was 79 years old. His faith was Russian Orthodox Church. He received 6 awards, including Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class. His cause of death was heart failure. He was buried at Yelokhovo Cathedral.

Life Events

3 Events

Born in Tallinn, Harju County

1929

Order of the Republic

2005

Died in Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast (heart failure)

2008

Obituary

No obituary yet

No obituary has been uploaded for this memorial page yet. If you are one of the loved ones and would like to upload one, you can register as the owner of this memorial page and add it afterward.

Family Tree

  • Mikhaïl Rüdiger

Resting place

Epiphanien-Kathedrale zu Jelochowo

Yelokhovo Cathedral

View cemetery

Alexius II. (née Alexeï Mikhailovitch Ridiger). Forever remembered.