+"Moscow Soviet Union" +1944 stock footage and images

The funeral and burial of Patriarch Sergius of Moscow

Scenes of funeral services held for Patriarch Sergius of Moscow (born Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky) in the Soviet Union. Russian Orthodox bishops dressed in robes held a procession with the body of Patriarch Sergius of Moscow. A man holds the Russian Orthodox patriarch’s crown during procession. Later Patriarch Sergius’ remains is paraded with a casket. The Russian Orthodox priests and civilians follow the casket which is being taken to the graveyard. The casket is lowered into the grave.