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[[Image:alexeyII.jpg|frame|right|Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow and All Russia]]
His Holiness [[Patriarch]] '''Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow''' (born [[February 23]], 1929 - [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7766625.stm d.] [[December 5]], 2008) is the current Patriarch of Moscow and the head of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]].
==Life and ministry==