On November 4, the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, following the episcopal Divine Liturgy at the Intercession Cathedral at Rogozhskoye, Metropolitan Korniliy of Moscow and All Russia took part in Vladimir Putin’s annual meeting with the heads of the traditional faiths.

Those attending the event laid flowers at the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, who liberated Moscow from foreign invaders. The president spoke briefly with religious leaders and representatives of youth and volunteer organizations, and congratulated them on the holiday.

National Unity Day was established in 2005 to commemorate the events of 1612, when the Second People’s Militia, led by Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, liberated Moscow from foreign invaders.

Translated from the original article in Russian.