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President Vladimir Putin met with Alexii II, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

July 24, 2002, Novo-Ogaryovo

They discussed the preparations to celebrate the canonisation centenary of Seraphim of Sarov, one of the most worshipped Russian saints.

The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church told the President about a controversy surrounding the registration of the Russian Orthodox Church and its property in Estonia. The Patriarch said he hoped to pay a visit to that country toward the end of the year.

July 24, 2002, Novo-Ogaryovo