Patriarch Alexius II Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Patriarch Alexius II, born Aleksei Michailowitsj Ridiger on February 23, 1929, in Tallinn, Estonia, served as the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia from June 10, 1990, until his passing on December 5, 2008. He succeeded Patriarch Pimen and oversaw significant growth in the Russian Orthodox Church following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Alexius II held various ecclesiastical positions throughout his life, becoming a priest in 1950 and a metropolitan by 1968. He faced health issues late in life, dying at the age of 79 and was succeeded by Patriarch Kirill.

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February 23, 1929 Facts

Generation Group

Patriarch Alexius II belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Tallinn

Place of Death: Peredelkino

Cause of Death: heart failure

Occupation: Eastern Orthodox priest | politician

Awards Received: Russian Award “The best books, publishing houses, projects” | Honorary citizen of Veliky Novgorod | honorary doctor of Protestant Theological Faculty – Charles University | Order of the Cross of Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk | honorary citizen of Moscow | Order of Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy 1st Class | Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 1st class | Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 1st class | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class | Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class | Grand Cross of the Order of Grand Duke Gediminas | Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar | Order of Sheikh-ul-Islam | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude | Dostyk Order of grade I | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy | honorary citizen of Saint Petersburg | honorary citizen of Karelia | Памятная медаль А. М. Горчакова | Order of St. Prince Vladimir | Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow | Order of the Holy Apostle Saint Andrew the First-Called | Order of Alexius | Order of Glory and Honor | Order of the Republic | Order of the White Lotus | Order "Polar Star" (Yakutia) | Medal of Francysk Skaryna | Medal of Anatoly Koni | State Prize of the Russian Federation | Order of the Friendship of Peoples | Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh | Order of Francisc Skorina | Shohrat Order | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas | Order of Honor | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Order of St. Andrew | Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called | Order of the Three Stars | Order of Friendship of Peoples | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | National Order of the Cedar | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.