Main points
- His Holiness Patriarch Filaret will be buried in the Volodymyr Cathedral, where he served for over 60 years.
- Farewell to the patriarch will last from March 20 to 21, and the burial will take place on March 22 in St. Volodymyr's Cathedral after a funeral procession.
Filaret will be buried in St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv / Collage by Channel 24, photo depositphotos
His Holiness Patriarch Filaret, who died on March 20, has not yet been buried. But the burial place has already been named – it is St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv.
Metropolitan of Bila Tserkva and press secretary of the OCU Yevstratiy told journalists why this is so. This is reported by Suspilne. The body of the patriarch is now in another Kyiv cathedral, St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral.
Why will Filaret be buried in St. Volodymyr's Cathedral?
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine explained: Filaret led services precisely in the Volodymyr Cathedral. Moreover, he did so for almost 60 years.
There is a tradition to bury hierarchs of the Orthodox Church in the church. His Holiness Patriarch Filaret served in the Vladimir Cathedral with a short break since 1960, that is, for more than 6 decades. This is more than half of the entire historical time of the existence of the Vladimir Cathedral. And it is quite obvious that he deserves that his final resting place be in the Vladimir Cathedral,
– said the spokesman for the OCU.
Reference: St. Volodymyr's Cathedral was built in 1862 – 1882. It is located in the center of Kyiv on Taras Shevchenko Boulevard.
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“We know that His Holiness the Patriarch wanted his final resting place to be in the Volodymyr Cathedral. He has spoken about this repeatedly. Therefore, we are also fulfilling his will,” the OCU added.
What else is known about the death of Filaret?
- Farewell to the patriarch will continue throughout the evening of March 20 and all day of March 21. The funeral service and burial will take place on Sunday, March 22.
- Then, at 8:30 a.m., the requiem Divine Liturgy will begin in St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral. It will be led by His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany, with the concelebration of the episcopate and clergy. A funeral service will also be held there.
- At approximately 11 a.m., a funeral procession with the body of the patriarch will depart from St. Michael's Monastery through Sophia Square to St. Volodymyr's Cathedral. A funeral service will be held in St. Volodymyr's Cathedral and the deceased will be buried.