Alexy II of Moscow - Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours

• 2000 – Russia, the national Man of the Year prize and the Outstanding People of the 1990–2000 Decade.
• 2003 – Estonian civilian order, the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class.
• 2005 – The first laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation for humanitarian work.
• 2006 – The Muslim Board of the Caucasus Allahshukur Pashazade, the highest Muslim Order of Sheikh ul-Islam.

Patriarch Alexy II was an honorary member of the Theological Academies in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Crete, Greece. He was made Doctor of Theology honoris causa at the Debrecen Reformed Theological University in Debrecen, Hungary. He also was honored by St. Vladimir's Seminary and St. Tikhon's Seminary an at the Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage in the USA. He was given the title of honorary professor by the Omsk State University and the Moscow State University. He was given an honorary Doctorate of Philology by St. Petersburg University. He was given an honorary Doctorate of Theology by the Theological Faculty of the University of Belgrade. He was given an honorary Doctorate of Theology by the Tbilisi Theological Academy in Georgia. He received a Golden Medal from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the Kosice University in Kosice, Slovakia, and was an honorary member of the International Charity and Health Foundation.

Awards of the Russian Orthodox Church and other local churches

• Order of St. Andrew with a diamond star
• Order "Glory and Honor" (2005)
• Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st class
• Order of St. Alexis the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, 1st class
• Order of St. Macarius the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, 1st class
• Order of St. Prince Vladimir Equal, 1st class (27 May 1968) and 2nd class (May 11, 1963)
• Order of St. Sergius, 1st class (21 February 1979)
• Order of St. Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, 1st class
• Order of Saint Blessed Prince Dimitry Donskoy great, 1st class (2005)
• Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, 1st class (Czechoslovak Orthodox Church, 20 October 1962)
• Order of St. John of Rila, 1st class (Bulgarian Orthodox Church, May 1968)
• Order of St. Mark (Orthodox Church of Alexandria, 1969)
• Order of the Holy Cross, 1st and 2nd classes (Jerusalem Orthodox Church, 1968, 1984)
• Order of St. George, 1st and 2nd classes (Georgian Orthodox Church, 1968, 1972)
• Order of the Apostles Peter and Paul, 2nd class (Antiochian Orthodox Church, September 1, 1981)

Other orders Metropolitan Patriarch of Antioch

• Order of St. John the Martyr Archbishop of Riga, 1st class (Latvian Orthodox Church, 28 May 2006)
• Medal of 1,500th anniversary of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (1965)
• Gold medal, 1st class the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica (Greece, 25 September 1980)
• Gold Medal of the I degree Archdiocese of St. Catherine of Katerini (Greece, May 4, 1982)
• Medal "15 years of Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk dioceses" (Diocese of Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk, 22 March 2008)

State awards of the Russian Federation

• Order of St. Andrew (February 19, 1999) - for outstanding contribution to the spiritual and moral rebirth of Russia, to preserve peace and harmony in society
• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st class (23 February 2004) - for outstanding contribution to strengthening peace and harmony between peoples, the restoration of historical and cultural heritage of Russia; 2nd class (11 September 1997) - for outstanding contribution to the achievement of unity and harmony in society and long-term peacekeeping efforts
• Order of Friendship of Peoples (February 22, 1994) - for his great personal contribution to the spiritual revival of Russia and active peacemaking
• State Prize of the Russian Federation for outstanding achievements in the field of humanitarian action in 2005 (June 9, 2006, presented June 12).

State awards of the USSR

• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Order of Friendship of Peoples (22 November 1979)

Awards of the Russian Federation

• Order of the "Key of Friendship" (Kemerovo region)
• Order of the White Lotus (Kalmykia, 1997)

Departmental awards

• Commemorative Medal Gorchakov (Russian Foreign Ministry, 2002)
• Badge "For mercy and charity" (Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, 2003) .
• Medal "For contributions to the development of agro-industrial complex» I degree (Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, 2005)
• Medal Anatoly Koni (Russian Ministry of Justice, 2000)

Foreign awards

• Order of "Glory" (Azerbaijan, September 14, 2005) - for services in the development of friendly relations between the peoples of Azerbaijan and Russia
• Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st class (Estonia, 29 September 2003)
• Order of the Three Stars, 1st class (Latvia, 27 May 2006)
• Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarus, 26 March 2004) - for the fruitful work of rapprochement and mutual enrichment of national cultures, and his great personal contribution to the spiritual and intellectual potential of the fraternal peoples of Belarus and Russia
• Order of Francisc Skorina (Belarus, September 23, 1998) - for outstanding achievements in developing and strengthening friendly relations between nations
• Medal of Honour (Belarus, 2008)
• Medal Skarina (Belarus, July 22, 1995) - for outstanding contribution to the Orthodox Church in the spiritual revival of the Belarusian people
• Order of the Republic (Moldova, 12 November 2005)
• National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon, October 6, 1991)
• Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, 1st class (Lithuania, 1997)
• Order Dostyk, 1st class (Kazakhstan, 2002)
• Order of the Republic (PMR, 8 February 1999) - for his invaluable contribution in promoting the true Orthodox faith of our fathers, a huge, sustained attention, and displaying to the children of the One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church of our State, and in connection with the 70th anniversary of the birth

Community Awards

• Diploma of the Soviet Peace Fund (August 23, 1969)
• Medal and certificate of the Soviet Peace Foundation (December 13, 1971)
• Commemorative medal inscribed board of the Soviet Peace Fund (1969)
• Medal of the World Peace Council (1976) - in connection with the 25th anniversary of the peace movement
• Medal of the Soviet Peace Committee (1974) - in connection with the 25th anniversary of the Committee
• Diploma of the Soviet Peace Committee (November 1979)
• Certificate of Merit and a commemorative medal of the Soviet Peace Fund (November 1979)
• Commemorative medal of the World Peace Council (1981) - in connection with the 30th anniversary of the peace movement
• Honour Board of the Soviet Peace Foundation (December 15, 1982) - for active participation in the fund
• Charter of the Soviet-Indian friendship
• According to Keston News Service, in 1988 was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the KGB
• Honorary citizenship of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Sergiev Posad, the Republic of Kalmykia, of the Republic of Mordovia, of the Leningrad Region, the Republic of Karelia (2006), Dimitrov (2003), Murom (Vladimir Region, 2006), Kemerovo Region (2005) and Podolsk, Moscow Region (2001)

Honorary degrees

• Honorary Doctor of the Baku Slavic University,
• Honorary Doctor of Petrozavodsk State University (2000)
• Planck's Order of St. Pervozvannogo
• Order "For merits before Fatherland» I degree
• Order "For merits before Fatherland» II degrees
• Order of Red Banner of Labor Order of Friendship Order of Friendship of Peoples
• Medal Anatoly Koni
• Medal for contributions to the development of agriculture
• Band to White Lotus (Kalmykia). Png
• Order of "Glory" (Azerbaijan)
• Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarus)
• Order Skarina
• Order of Merit (Belarus)
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• Order of the Republic (PMR)
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross Mary's Land
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Three Stars
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
• Dostyk Order of 1st degree
• Most of the National Order of the Cedar tape
• Order of the Republic (Moldova)
• Tape "15 years of the Diocese of Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk». Png
• Russian Federation State Prize
• Order "Glory and Honor"
• The Order of St. Alexis the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, I degree
• Order of St. Prince Vladimir Equal-I degree (ROC)
• Order of St. Prince Vladimir Equal-II degree (ROC)
• Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, I degree
• The Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, a degree
• The Order of Saint Blessed Prince Dimitry Donskoy great I degree
• Order of St. Sergius I of a degree
• Honorary citizen of Moscow