“With the blessing of Patriarch Kirill, Father Dmitry will be buried behind the altar of the Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos in Petrovsky Park,” they said.
As previously reported, Smirnov's funeral service will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Friday, October 23rd.
On October 21, the honorary chairman of the patriarchal commission on family issues, protection of motherhood and childhood, Archpriest Dimitri Smirnov, died, he was 69 years old.