Patriarch Kirill called the creation of 'our Russian atomic bomb' in…
Patriarch Kirill called the creation of 'our Russian atomic bomb' in Sarov a 'blessing and divine grace' for Russia. The Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Kirill made this statement after the liturgy at the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery, according to TASS.
Consensus
- Patriarch Kirill made a statement during a divine liturgy in the Holy Trinity Serafimo-Diveevsky Women's Monastery in Sarov.
- The liturgy was held on August 1, the day of the discovery of the relics of Saint Seraphim of Sarov.
- Kirill stated that the development of the Soviet atomic bomb in Sarov was divinely ordained and not a coincidence.
- He claimed that the bomb stopped the enemy's plans to destroy and enslave Russia.
- The creation of the bomb was attributed to the labor of scientists, engineers, and workers in Sarov.
- Sarov, formerly known as Arzamas-16, was the site of the Soviet nuclear weapons program.
- The first Soviet atomic bomb, RDS-1, was successfully tested on August 29, 1949, at the Semipalatinsk Test Site.
- The Russian Federal Nuclear Center – VNIIEF (RФЯЦ-ВНИИЭФ), located in Sarov, is the main nuclear research facility in Russia.
- Kirill noted that many scientists involved in nuclear work are Orthodox Christians.
Points of divergence
- The patriarch stated that the creation of the atomic bomb was 'grace and divine mercy' and that the site was chosen because it was where Saint Seraphim prayed, and that this was confirmed by the fact that the monastery had been secularized after the 1917 revolution and later taken over by the NKVD in 1927. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The patriarch said that the creation of the bomb was due to divine intervention, and that he had previously made similar statements in 2023 about the bomb being created 'by an incomprehensible divine providence'. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The patriarch mentioned that many physicists are Orthodox believers and also consider the location of the bomb development in Sarov to be non-coincidental. — tg_astrapress
- The patriarch emphasized that many scientists in the field responsible for national security are Orthodox believers. — vedomosti
- The patriarch referenced a 2007 prayer service held in honor of Saint Seraphim as protector of nuclear workers, and cited his 2023 remarks linking the bomb's creation to the protection of Seraphim. — fontanka
Coverage (11 sources)
- Creation of an atomic bomb exactly where Seraphim of Sarov prayed — not an accident, but "grace and mercy of God"... — SOTAvision
- Patriarch Kirill called Russian nuclear weapons "blessing of God" — Meduza
- Patriarch Kirill called the creation of a domestic nuclear bomb "a blessing from God" — The Moscow Times
- Patriarch Kirill called the creation of an atomic bomb 'grace and God's mercy' for Russia — ASTRA
- Patriarch Kirill called the creation of nuclear weapons in Sarov "divine grace" — Ведомости
- Patriarch Kirill called the creation of 'our Russian atomic bomb' in Sarov 'grace and divine mercy' for Russia — Дождь
- Patriarch Kirill called the creation of 'our Russian atomic bomb' in Sarov 'blessing and divine grace' for Russia — Дождь (Telegram)
- Patriarch Kirill called the appearance of nuclear weapons in the USSR divine grace — Фонтанка
- Patriarch Kirill called the creation of nuclear weapons in Sarov a divine plan — Вечерняя Москва
- Patriarch Kirill called the creation of a nuclear bomb in Sarov God's will for Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Patriarch Kirill linked the creation of the Yaroslavl Oblast with the prayers of Seraphim of Sarov — Вести
Key entities
- Kirill
- Sarov
- Serafim of Sarov
- Moskovskogo
- Russia
- Svyato-Troitskoy Seraphim-Diveyevsky Monastery
- Arzamas-16
- RPC
- USSR
- Union
- Russian Orthodox Church
- St. Troiditskoye Serafimo-Diveyevskoe Women's Monastery
- Moscow
- TASS
- Kirill Vchera
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