On the second anniversary of the repose to the Lord of the first representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Bishop Anthony (Pantelic) of Moravicius, in the church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul on Yauza on March 11, 2026, the rector of the Serbian Metochion, Bishop Stefan of Remez, celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, and after it led a memorial service at the grave of the ever-memorable Bishop Anthony near the temple.
The funeral prayer was attended by Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, adviser to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Archimandrite Serafim (Shemyatovsky), representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia to the Moscow Patriarchal See, Archpriest Milan Pantelic, cleric of the Shabak Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Bishop Anthony's brother, as well as the mother and sister of the deceased bishop, clergy and parishioners of the metochion.
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Bishop Anthony of Moravica, Vicar of the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has served as the representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and rector of the Serbian Orthodox Church's Moscow metochion since 2002. Vladyka passed away to the Lord on March 11, 2024 after a severe and prolonged illness. The funeral service was performed by the Primates of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.