It is a joyful day for the whole Church of Holy Rus’ today

A grand reception took place on November 23, 2010, in Kiev in honour of His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine who marks his 75^th birthday today.

Present at the reception were Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, representatives of Local Orthodox Church, state officials of Ukraine, Russia and other countries and ambassadors.

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed Metropolitan Vladimir which the following greetings:

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