News of Sacred Russia 31.05.2011: Fund of Princes has initiated canonizations of Grand Duke Rurik.

Grand Prince Valeriy Viktorovich Kubarev has addressed with the message to the Patriarch Moscow and All Russia to Cyril with the offer to canonize Grand Duke Rurik in honor of the 1150-anniversary of origin of the Russian statehood.

On the data of Bulgarian chronicles and the Byzantium sources in 860 sacred Cyril and Methodies have gone to capital khazar Khaganate Itil with mission of christening Rurik and sermons of Christianity. Causes regret the fact of that first founder of Russian statehood Grand Duke Rurik, despite of his greatest role in creation of Russia as the state recognized in the world, has not been canonized. Thus his later descendants have been ranked as face Sacred.

We believe that in spirit and the letter of the Decree of the President of Russia About celebrating the 1150-anniversary of origin of the Russian statehood No.267 from March 03, 2011 it is necessary to lead celebration of the persons who have put in pawn bases of Russia. At our modest sight, is more than a worthy occasion to render honor to Grand Duke Rurik and to put before Bishop Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church a question on his canonization, as regal kind true the monarch – first founder of the Russian statehood.

This is the text of the message to the Patriarch Moscow and All Russia to Cyril.

To Holy Prelate the Patriarch
Moscow and All Russia Cyril
119034, Moscow, Chistyi lane, 5

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Yours Holy Prelate,

Let on behalf of successors of Princes of Russia to express gratitude for your work and the deepest contribution to business rally and educations of people of Russia. Long centuries Princes of Russ, the patrimonial aristocracy and Russian Orthodox Church, hand about a hand together created a history of our country and the country. Today, when hour of restoration of Russia has come, we ask yours Holy Prelate and Russian Orthodox Church to pay attention to that fact, that first founder of Russian statehood Grand Duke Rurik, despite of his greatest role in creation of Russia as the state recognized in the world, has not been canonized. Thus his later descendants have been ranked as a face Sacred.

Appointed by the Decree of the President of Russia About celebrating the 1150-anniversary of origin of the Russian statehood No.267 from March 03, 2011 celebration of the persons who have put in pawn bases of Russia, at our modest sight, is more than a worthy occasion to render honor to Grand Duke Rurik and to put before Bishop Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church question on his canonization, as regal kind true the monarch – first founder of the Russian statehood.

Yours faithfully to you and a wish of a sound health and long years of a life,

Chapter of All-Russia
Grand–Ducal House
Of Rurikovich
President of Fund of Princes

Kubarev Valeriy Viktorovich
Grand Prince