On November 8, 1877, Sergei Simensky was born - the future Patriarch of Moscow and Alexei I of All Russia.
He was the head of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1945 to 1970, and before that he was Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod.
During the war, the bishop remained in besieged Leningrad and shared with his flock all 900 days of the siege. He supported the people in the most terrible days, and after the victory he raised churches and church life from the ruins.