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Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II Dies

Published December 5, 2008, 7:19 am, Channel 8 San Diego

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but struggled against the influence of other churches, died Friday at age 79

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