Bidspirit auction | Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Gramota Awarded

Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Gramota Awarded to Simon Stephens and Signed by Patriarch Kirill 2014 - A Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Gramota (certificate of merit), dated 9 July 2014, presented in a glazed wooden frame with a light blue mount. The document features a multi-coloured lithographic border in the Neo-Russian style, incorporating architectural elements and ecclesiastical iconography. Centred at the top is a depiction of the Virgin and Child (Theotokos of the Sign). The left border features a standing figure of Saint Nicholas, identified by the Cyrillic inscription СВТ. НИКОЛАЙ ЧУДОТВОРЕЦ (St. Nicholas the Wonderworker), while the right border depicts Saint Sergius of Radonezh, inscribed ПРП. СЕРГИЙ РАДОНЕЖСКИЙ (Ven. Sergius of Radonezh). The central text is printed in black Cyrillic script and reads ПАТРИАРШАЯ ГРАМОТА (Patriarchal Gramota). It states the award is Дана САЙМОНУ СТИВЕНСУ, капеллану англиканского храма святого Андрея в Москве (Given to Simon Stephens, chaplain of the Anglican Church of St. Andrew in Moscow) ВО ВНИМАНИЕ к вкладу в развитие межхристианского сотрудничества (in recognition of his contribution to the development of inter-Christian cooperation). The document is signed in black ink by Патриарх Московский и всея Руси (Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia) Kirill. To the left of the signature is a stamped green circular seal of the Moscow Patriarchate, featuring a central cross and circular Cyrillic lettering. The bottom of the certificate is dated июля 9 дня 2014 года в граде Москве (9 July 2014, in the city of Moscow) and bears the serial number No 210.