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Updated · Dayton Daily News · Aug 20Putin Attends Prayer Service for Dmitry Donskoy Relics Found in Kremlin Restoration
3 articles · Updated · Dayton Daily News · Aug 20Summary
- Vladimir Putin attended a prayer service in Moscow on Thursday at relics of Holy Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy inside the Kremlin.
- The relics were discovered during restoration work at the Archangel Cathedral, turning a conservation project into a religious and state ceremony.
- The event took place at the Kremlin's Archangel Cathedral, linking the Russian president with a revered medieval ruler and Orthodox tradition.
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