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From left, Lyudmila Navalnaya and Anatoly Navalny, parents of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and Navalny's mother-in-law Alla Abrosimova visit the grave of the late Russian opposition leader son on the fortieth day after his death as per Orthodox tradition at the Borisovskoye Cemetery, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vitaly Smolnikov)

A Russian Orthodox priest who took part in services for Navalny is suspended by the patriarch

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Chuch has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny

By The Associated Press
Published - Apr 24, 2024, 01:35 PM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 01:08 AM EDT

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Chuch has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

An order published Tuesday on the Moscow Diocese website demoted Safronov from his position as priest to that of a psalm-reader and stripped him of the right to give blessings or wear a cassock for three years. He also was transferred to another church in the capital.

No reason was given for the decision, which was signed by Patriarch Kirill, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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