Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow
Patriarch Pimen (Russian: Патриарх Пи́мен, born Sergey Mikhailovich Izvekov, Серге́й Миха́йлович Изве́ков; July 23 [O.S. July 10] 1910 – May 3, 1990), was the 14th Patriarch of Moscow and the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1970 to 1990.
Pimen | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus' | |
Patriarch Pimen at the Helsinki railway station, 1973 | |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| See | Moscow |
| Installed | 3 June 1971 |
| Term ended | 3 May 1990 |
| Predecessor | Alexy I |
| Successor | Alexy II |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 January 1932 |
| Consecration | 17 November 1957 by Alexy I of Moscow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergey Mikhailovich Izvekov July 23, 1910 |
| Died | May 3, 1990 (aged 79) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Signature | |
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