1990 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church

The 1990 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church was a convocation of the Russian Orthodox Local Council. It took place from 7–8 June 1990 at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. It was the fifth Local Council in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in its second patriarchal period (since 1917)

The council elected the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', Metropolitan Alexy of Leningrad and Novgorod (Ridiger) and canonized confessors, martyrs, and righteous men, including John of Kronstadt. Notable issues discussed by the council included relations with the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, combating the rise of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Western Ukraine, and relations with the state.

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