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August 19, 1927

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Patriarch Sergius of Moscow

1927Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.[โ€ ]

Patriarch Sergius I was the 12th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', from September 8, 1943 until his death on May 15, 1944. He was also the de facto head of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1925โ€“1943, firstly as deputy Patriarchal locum tenens (1925โ€“1937) subsequently as Patriarchal locum tenens (1937โ€“1943).