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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, 79, dies in Moscow

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, the iconic religious leader who restored the church from a post-Soviet shell to an institution of privilege and power, died at his Moscow home Friday. He was 79.

By Megan K. Stack

December 6, 2008

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