Union of Orthodox Banner-Bearers

The Union of Orthodox Banner-Bearers (SPKh; Russian: Союз православных хоругвеносцев; СПХ; Soyuz pravoslavnykh khorugvenostsev, SPKh) is a Russian nationalist-fundamentalist organization that identifies itself as part of the Russian Orthodox Church, though the church has implicitly repudiated that claim. It was co-founded in 1993 by Leonid Simonovich. The Union's stated primary aim is to "resurrect the spirit" of Russian Orthodoxy, by conducting processions with banners and icons in Moscow and other regions. — Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (March 8), 2009

Union of Orthodox Banner-Bearers

The Union of Orthodox Banner-Bearers (SPKh; Russian: Союз православных хоругвеносцев; СПХ; Soyuz pravoslavnykh khorugvenostsev, SPKh) is a Russian nationalist-fundamentalist organization that identifies itself as part of the Russian Orthodox Church, though the church has implicitly repudiated that claim. It was co-founded in 1993 by Leonid Simonovich. The Union's stated primary aim is to "resurrect the spirit" of Russian Orthodoxy, by conducting processions with banners and icons in Moscow and other regions. — Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (March 8), 2009