Patriarch Kirill decorates world first woman-cosmonaut with a rare church order

Valentina Tereshkova Moscow, March 6, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia decided to decorate first woman-cosmonaut and State Duma MP Valentina Tereshkova with a church order for Glory and Honor (1st degree). Such a decision was taken regarding how much Tereshkova made for “Motherland and the Russian Orthodox Church,” the Patriarch said in his message dedicated to the cosmonaut’s jubilee, the Moscow Patriarchate reports at its website.