TIRANA, April 30 /ATA/ – Moscow Synodal Choir performed Monday at the cultural center “Margarita Tutulani”, in Berat city on the occasion of the first visit of Patriarch of Russia, Kirill.
In attendance at the ceremony were Orthodox believers as well as local government leaders.
During the concert, the choir of the Moscow Church performed liturgy music of the Orthodox Church. For about two hours, the participants listened and applauded the performance in Russian language.
Kirill or Cyril is a Russian Orthodox bishop. He became Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on 1 February 2009.
Deputy Mayor Teuta Muçogllava said that , “ the reason why Berat was chosen to hold this event is that it is a symbol of religious harmony in Albania, visited for the first time by the Russian Orthodox bishop Cyril.
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