Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
Patriarch Alexy II (or Alexius II, Russian: Патриарх Алексий II; secular name Aleksei Mikhailovich Ridiger Russian: Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ри́дигер; 23 February 1929 – 5 December 2008) was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Alexy II | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' | |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| See | Moscow |
| Installed | 10 June 1990 |
| Term ended | 5 December 2008 |
| Predecessor | Pimen I |
| Successor | Kirill I |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 April 1950 |
| Consecration | 3 September 1961 by Nikodim of Leningrad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleksei Rüdiger 23 February 1929 |
| Died | 5 December 2008 (aged 79) Peredelkino, Moscow, Russia |
| Buried | Epiphany Cathedral at Elokhovo |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
| Spouse | Vera Alekseeva (1950–1951) |
| Signature | |
| Coat of arms | |
Elected Patriarch of Moscow in 1990, eighteen months before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he became the first Russian Patriarch of the post-Soviet period.
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