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† Blessed Princes David and Euphrosyne, Murom Wonderworkers Blessed David, monastically Peter 263, Prince of Murom, was the second son of Prince Yuri Vladimirovich of Murom. His elder brother, Vladimir Yuryevich, succeeded his father from 1170 to Murom. – After the Bulgarians devastated (in 1183) the outskirts of Murom, the Murom princes Vladimir and David, together with several others, entered the land of the Bulgarians with sword and fire and compensated for the losses of their subjects. In 1186, Vladimir and David Yuryevich took part in the campaign of Grand Duke Vsevolod against the Ryazan princes, who were attacking their brothers, the Pronsky princes 264. – In 1196, three brothers, the princes of Murom, were with Vsevolod at the wedding feast of his son; and the next year, David Yuryevich alone was with the Grand Duke when his daughter was given in marriage 265. According to the story, while the elder brother was alive, “blessed Peter had the custom of always coming to his brother to worship”: that is how he respected his elder brother! At the end of 1203 (Dec. 18 days) Prince Vladimir died and “his brother David Yuryevich remained in Murom 266. According to the story, when St. The prince took over the reigns after his brother, he had to experience a strong struggle with himself, but he emerged victorious. Some time before, he had suffered for a long time from a dangerous illness - his body was covered with scabs. “The daughter of the tree-dweller, a beekeeper, famous for her intelligence, cured him with ointment. Based on the girl’s conversation and actions, the prince recognized the high qualities of mind and heart in the beekeeper’s daughter and gave his word to take her as his wife; but then he found it indecent for a prince to marry a simple girl. The disease has returned. Euphrosyne again cured the prince, and the grateful prince kept his word and married her. – When, after the death of his brother, he ascended the throne, the Murom nobility, of course, incited by his younger brother and nephew, declared: either let him let go of his wife, who insulted noble wives with her origin, or leave Murom. “The prince firmly remembered the words of the Lord: “What God has joined together, let no man separate.” Whoever lets his wife go and marries another is an adulterer.” Therefore, true to the duty of a Christian spouse, the prince agreed to renounce the principality. After that, he was left with poor means of subsistence, and sad thoughts involuntarily came to his mind. But the clever princess told him: “Don’t be sad, prince, the merciful God will not leave us in poverty.” Irreconcilable discord soon opened up in Murom, power seekers grabbed swords and many of the nobles lost their lives. The Murom boyars were forced to ask Prince David and Princess Euphrosyne to return to Murom. So the prince, faithful to his duty, triumphed over his enemies 267. According to the chronicles, we then see Prince David taking part in the events of Russia. - In 1207, before the Grand Duke Vsevolod, he denounced the senior Ryazan princes of their infidelity to Vsevolod and with his squads he helped the Grand Duke in the war with the Pron and Ryazan princes. At the end of the war, Vsevolod gave him the rich Principality of Pron. The following year, the Pron princes besieged him in Pronsk. Good-natured David sent to tell them: “Brothers! I didn’t occupy Pronsk by myself; Vsevolod put me here, “Pronsk is yours.” And he calmly returned to Murom 268. -What lofty selflessness! What deep respect for the duty of love and honor! In 1214, Prince David went together with Grand Duke George against the Rostov prince, but this time no blood was shed, the princes made peace 269. In 1220, the troops of Prince David and the governor took part in a glorious campaign against the Bulgarians 270. In Murom, the reign of Prince David was truth-loving, but without severe severity, merciful, but without weakness. The intelligent and pious princess helped her husband with advice and charitable deeds. Both lived according to the commandments of the Lord, loved everyone and did not love either pride or unrighteous self-interest; they gave rest to wanderers, eased the lot of the unfortunate, honored the monastic and priestly ranks, protecting them from needs. – Both led a fasting, pure, chaste life 271. – One married man was indignant at unclean thoughts, looking at the beautiful princess. “Draw water from the river on this side of the ship,” said the princess (this was while sailing along the Oka River); he drew; “Try it, what is it like?” He carried out the order. “Scoop up some water from the other side of the ship and try it,” said the princess. And when he fulfilled her will, she asked: “Do you find the difference between this and that water?” “No,” he answered. The saint then said: “In exactly the same way, female nature is the same; It’s in vain that you, leaving your wife, think about someone else’s.” When the prince and princess reached old age, at the same time they put on monastic attire, one with the name of Peter, the other with the name of Fevronia 272. On Easter week 1228, the son of Prince David died, then on the same week the prince-monk himself reposed, and on the same day blessed Fevronia also reposed with him 273 . The prince and princess, in accordance with the will, were laid in the same coffin 274. At the beginning of the 8th century, “the news spread throughout all countries that glorious miracle workers had appeared in the city of Murom, granting healing to those who came to them” 275. – The Council of 1547 established the local celebration of the memory of Prince. Peter and Fevronia; At the same time, the service to them was written 276. – Subsequently, the celebration became widespread 277, and probably soon after the Tsar and Ivan Vasilyevich, on a campaign against Kazan, in 1552, reverently “bowed in Murom to the relatives of their great miracle workers, Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia” 278. Blessed David and Euphrosyne in their lives were an example of Christian marriage, ready for all hardships for the Gospel commandment about an indestructible union. And now with their prayers they bring down heavenly blessings on those entering into marriage. – This is shown by many experiences of their afterlife. “Sons of men! How long will you be with your heavy, stupid heart? Why do you love vanity and catch lies” (Ps. 2:8)? “What good is it, brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can this faith save him? (James 2:14). St. Reverend Martyr Fevronia Sirskaya In Mesopotamia, in the mountains neighboring Nizibia, at the end of the 3rd century a community of 50 virgins flourished, founded by the deaconess Platonida (comm. April 6), who ruled this community. After her death, her leadership over the community was also assumed by the high ascetic Brienna (mem. August 30). Her two-year-old niece, Fevronia, was given to her to be raised under the gentle and attentive supervision of her aunt; Imbued with the influence of the entire environment around her, the girl, growing up, achieved high spiritual development. At the same time, rare beauty was a worthy match for her high spiritual qualities. But this beauty of appearance - like a dangerous gift - a great temptation for pride - the experienced teacher Vrienna carefully concealed under the more than modest vestments of a young nun - and even during the reading of the sacred. The Scriptures, which were assigned to Fevronia weekly on Fridays, the young reader remained hidden behind a curtain from the city visitors, who gathered in large numbers to listen to Fevronia’s reading with an explanation of the Holy Scriptures. But, even without showing herself to anyone, Fevronia attracted everyone with her intelligent reasoning about the meaning of the sacred. Scriptures. Rumors about the intelligence of the young interpreter spread throughout the city, and everyone rushed to listen to her. By the way, Jeria, a noble woman, the young widow of a senator, became especially interested in her; She was a pagan, but her mind strove for truth, and her heart thirsted for good. Having heard about Fevronia, she wanted to get to know her and talk, as she needed reasonable and sincere advice. Not without difficulty, she begged Vrienna to allow her to see Fevronia, who had not yet shown herself to any of the secular people and had never even seen secular attire. Ieria met Fevronia under the guise of a novice wanderer and was accepted by her as a sister in Christ. After a short conversation, Fevronia began to read, and Ieria listened to her reading and conversation with such greed that they spent the whole night in this Divine occupation and the next day, even with great difficulty, they could persuade her to part with their young mentor. Returning home, she conveyed to her family the impression that the Gospel teaching had made on her, and began to convince them to leave paganism and accept the Christian faith. She herself, as soon as she heard about Christ, realized that He was the truth that she was looking for, and immediately accepted Christianity and became its zealous confessor. Following her, all her household were baptized. After that, Ieria spent most of her time in the community, cherishing her rapprochement with Fevronia, to whom she devoted herself with all her soul; took care of her with all zeal when she became dangerously ill and - death itself did not separate these sisters in Christ... Meanwhile, a menacing cloud was approaching, a great test was coming for all these ascetics of the community: under the cruel persecution of Diocletian, its best flower was destined to be crushed, but at the same time it was destined to shine in the world in all its splendor. In 310, Diocletian sent Selenium, the brother of the deceased eparch Anthimus, to the East to exterminate Christianity, and with him Lysimachus, the son of Anthimus, to whom he promised, if he successfully fulfilled the assignment entrusted to him, to appoint him eparch instead of his late father. It was hard for young Lysimachus, born of a Christian mother, who bequeathed to him on her deathbed to patronize Christians, to participate, instead, in the exterminatory persecution of them... but, not daring to object to the emperor, he went with his uncle Selenius - with the intention in his soul - to counteract, as much as possible, the cruel measures of Selenius, an extremely cruel man who hated Christians. – Count Primus, their relative, was also with Selenius and Lysimachus, and Lyziachus calmed himself with the hope of his assistance in favor of the Christians. However, the fierce Selenium had already managed to mark his passage through the eastern countries with great cruelties. Soon the Nisibians also learned about the horrors that awaited them: fire and sword and torn to pieces by wild animals... despite the fact that Lysimachus and Count Primus, who leaned towards his side, held back the persecution as long as they could and often managed to warn Christians to flee and take refuge wherever they could... At the news that the persecutors were approaching Nisibia, the local hermits, presbyters, and the bishop himself hastened to take cover. The nuns of the monastery of Vryenna also expressed a desire to take refuge in some safe refuge. “The enemy is far away,” Vrienna objected to them, “you haven’t seen him yet, but you already want to run away. The struggle has not begun, and already you are losing heart. My poor children! be firm. Let us stay here, accept death out of love for Him who Himself suffered and died for us." However, seeing the fear and trembling of the sisters at the thought of rude warriors, the abbess allowed them to hide. They persuaded Fevronya to run away with them, but she lay sick and submitted herself to the will of God; Brienna and another elderly nun Thomaida remained with her, who later described what happened in the deserted monastery. Left alone, the defenseless ascetics began to prepare themselves with prayer for the upcoming martyrdom. Brienne, however, was troubled in spirit, fearing for her too young and now weakened pupil from illness. With tenderness she encouraged her and persuaded her to be firm in the struggle, reminding her how joyfully the sisters of their community had accepted the death in the past: Livia, whose head was cut off, Leonia, who was burned, and Eutropia, who was tortured in the 12th year along with her mother 279... Fevronia listened to her teacher with deep humility; she was aware of her weakness and only prayed and asked to pray for her: “Pray for me, my mother,” she said to Vrienne, “so that the Lord will honor me and give me the strength to suffer for His name; then I will not be afraid of torment for Him whom I have loved since childhood.” So the night passed in prayer and in the last intimate conversation. The next day Selenius arrived in Nisibia with his detachment; many Christians were captured and taken to prison. The pagans pointed the village to the community of Bryenna. Selenius sent soldiers there, who, breaking down the doors, rushed at the abbess and raised their sword over her head. Fevronia threw herself at their feet and begged them to kill her first, so that she would not see the death of her mother... Meanwhile, Count Primus arrived and ordered the soldiers to leave. -Where are all the sisters? – he asked Vrienna after the soldiers had left. “They managed to hide from you,” answered Vrienna. - So why didn’t you run with them? But there is still time; hurry up to hide, I will not order you to be pursued. However, none of the remaining nuns wanted to take advantage of this permission. Meanwhile, Primus, returning from the monastery, told Lysimachus that he had been there and that he had met only two old women and one young nun. “I swear to the gods,” he added, “that this girl is so good that I have never seen anyone more beautiful than her, and if she had not been poor, it would not have been possible to find a better bride for you... “No, according to my mother’s behest, I cannot take a girl who has dedicated herself to her God,” said Lysimachus, “but I beg you, take these nuns out of the monastery, save them from my uncle... This conversation between friends was overheard by one warrior, who reported it to Selenium. Selenius immediately sent to seize Fevronia from the monastery and announce in the city that tomorrow she would be tried as a Christian. The soldiers put an iron ring around Fevronia's neck, shackled her and led her out of the monastery. In response to the requests of Vrienna and Thomaida to be taken with her, they were refused and Fevronia was barely allowed to pray and say goodbye to the sisters. Everyone in the city was struck by the news of the fate of Fevronia, a young reader and intelligent interpreter revered by everyone. Jeria’s sorrow was especially great; she hurried to the courtroom; on the road she met Thomaida in secular clothes and together with her came to the place where the bound Fevronia was brought. Selenius and Lysimachus soon arrived. By order of Selenium, Lysimachus began to interrogate the Christian woman: “Are you free or a slave?” - was his first question. “A slave,” answered Fevronia. - “Whose slave?” - “The servant of my God, Jesus Christ.” “What is your name?” - “I am a Christian and my name is Fevronia.” - “I swear to the gods that I should not have any leniency towards you! - Selenius intervened, - but I cannot indulge in anger at you, so beautiful and modest. Listen to what I tell you. Behold, I want to make you the bride of my nephew Lysimachus. Look at him: he is young, handsome, noble, rich. Although my brother Anfim and I have already chosen a rich and noble bride for him, now I propose to you to marry him; my entire fortune will be your dowry, since I have no children of my own. The emperor will show generous favors to Lysimachus, and you will be the happiest wife... But know also that if you do not accept my offer, then I swear by all the gods, you will not live more than three hours... Choose.” “My groom, the one to whom I became engaged since childhood, is immortal,” answered Fevronia. – No flattering promises and no threats will turn me away from Christ. Don't bother wasting your words... Not expecting such a firm answer, Selenius, in furious anger, ordered her clothes to be torn off Fevronia and rags thrown over her, which did not cover her nakedness. “Aren’t you ashamed to stand in front of us like this?” – Selenius turned to the martyr with a laugh. - If you add torture with fire and iron to my nakedness, then I am ready for them too... Shouldn’t I suffer for my God, Who suffered so much for me... - Shameless girl! - Selenius shouted, aren’t you already proud of being exposed... - No! Until now, my face was hidden from prying eyes, but now I accept every torture for the sake of my Lord,” Fevronia answered firmly. - Fine! So let you find out what real torture is! - the enraged Selenius decided and ordered, tying the Christian woman between four pillars, to lay a fire under her and at the same time shower her with a hail of blows. The blood of the martyr flowed in streams and the body fell off in shreds. Many of the spectators could not bear this spectacle and fainted, others demanded to stop the atrocity, but Selenius inhumanly subjected his victim to more and more torture and then only stopped the torture when they said that Fevronia had died. Thomaida also lost consciousness... Ieria screamed loudly: “Oh Fevronia! my mentor! you are taken away from me... and I am deprived of Thomaida”... Meanwhile, Fevronia was brought to her senses with water. - What! Did you succeed in the fight against us? – the judge asked her sternly? “You can judge for yourself: has your cruelty overcome my weakness?” - answered the saint. Then the torturer ordered the torture to be resumed; All of Fevronia’s teeth were knocked out; her wounds were scorched with fire that reached her insides. Bleeding, exhausted from pain, she prayed: “My Savior! do not leave me at this terrible hour!” -Will you worship the gods? - Selenius shouted and ordered the sufferer’s breasts to be cut off. She prayed: “Lord! You see how I suffer... take my soul into Your hands!” When they untied her from the post, she could no longer stand on her feet and fell. - “She died!” - said Count Lysimachus. “No,” answered Lysimachus, “she will still fight for the faith - for the salvation of others; you'll see. Such is the firmness of Christians!” “Your cruelty insults humanity and violates all civil decency!” – the noble and influential Ieria boldly addressed the village. - Turning pale with anger, he ordered her to be presented for interrogation. - “Do not reject me, God of Fevronia, my mentor! Connect me to her! exclaimed the courageous woman and hurriedly approached the judge. Selenius wanted to interrogate her, but those close to him stopped him, warning that it was dangerous to torture such a noble woman, because the people were already agitated. Having released Ieria, Selenius ordered Fevronia’s arms and legs to be cut off. - Enough... Lysimachus told him, - let's go to dinner... “No, I won’t leave until I wait for her last breath...” answered the tireless tormentor and ordered the martyr’s head to be cut off. With tears, Lysimachus looked at this last execution of her and, having ordered that the remains of Fevronia be guarded, with deep sorrow he retired to his room. Selenius returned home also embarrassed; He was attacked by fear, and then by rage, in the impulse of which he hit his head on a marble pillar and fell dead. Struck by the death of his uncle, Lysimachus exclaimed: Great is the Christian God! Then, calling Primus, he asked to arrange an honorable burial for the tortured Christian woman. It took place that same evening, in the monastery, with a large crowd of people praising God, who gave the strength to the martyr to complete the terrible feat. Primus and Lysimachus converted to Christianity. – Soon they began to build a church in Nisibiya in honor of the martyr, which was consecrated in the sixth year after her death (316). In 318, the blessed old woman Bryenna died. In 320 she rested at the tomb of St. Fevronia “fiery soul” Ieria. In 322, St. ended her ascetic life. Thomaida. Relics of St. Fevronias were transferred to Constantinople, to the church of John the Baptist, probably around 363, when the Persians took Sivapol (Niziviya). "The Tale of the Life of St. book Peter and Fevronia, the creation of the monk Erasmus”, published without the name of the author in Memory. Old man. Liter. 1, 26. 47, supplemented the few correct information about St. the prince is a fiction of the popular imagination. This is her legend about Agric's sword. Agrikov's sword in the fairy tale about Dobrynya. Erasmus himself says: You heard him who wrote to me. It is clear that he wrote not from chronicles, but from rumors. Therefore, one cannot expect much true news from him, but rather a lot of incorrect information. Erazmov's story was written ca. 1540, and its new edition around 1560. In the prologue from Erasmus’s story, the probable, although not everything, is retained, and everything fabulous is rejected. Translated l. 82.98.99. Collection l. 1.156. Karamz. 3, pr. 76.153. Tatishcheva III, 248–250. 270–272. And according to the story, first St. Peter was reigned in Murom by his elder brother, but he was incorrectly called Pavel. In the same way, it is in vain that she calls St. prince in worldly life by Peter and in monastic life by David. On the contrary, in the world he was David. Collection l. VII, 244. Genealogy. book in X volume of times. General Ist., p. 2. 194. M. 1851 ff. pr. 173. 177. Error in the name of St. The prince moved to the stove. complete monthly book M. 1840 Translated years. 100. 102. Karamz. 3, pr. 80. Third brother Yuryevich in Peresl. l. 102 is called Igor, and in Nick. l. II, 261 – Yuri. Nikon. l. II, 298. Transl. l. 108. The Tale of Erasmus; prologue June 25; sl. Ave. 170 and genealogy kya. Translated 108. 109. Collection. l. I, 181. 182. Nikon. l. 2, 298. Ilovaisky. East. Ryazan princesses 77–83. Pereslav. l. 112. Nikon. l. 2, 315. 316. Nikon. l. 2, 342. Collection. l. I, 188. VII, 126–128. The story of the life of the book. Petra. RKP. and oven prologue June 25. Stichera of the service: “From your youth, working for Christ, you came to know the One who exists in the world as the only glorious one. Therefore, they pleased Him with alms and prayers. And after death you give healing to all those who honor you, Peter and Fevronia.” The story of life. Genealogy book, page 32. Pedigree. book., p. 32. Collection. l. 1.191. VII, 134. 244. Nick. l. II. 358. Saints: “St. Blagov. book Peter and Blagov. book Fevronia, Murom miracle workers (according to the list of General. Ist. 231, “to a foreign workshop”) reposed in l. 6735 m. June at 25 days.” Year of death according to summer. 1228. And if, according to the chronicle, they died in April, then June 25th must be recognized as the day of the discovery of the relics. On the icon of Russian saints there is a prince and princess in monastic robes with the inscription: “Ave. book Pyotr Muromsky, Fevronia Muromskaya Ave. Menaion for July, M. 1646 Ak. E. I, 213. From the two canons of the book. One was written to Peter and Fevronia by the monk Pachomius, who wrote the life and service of Yarosl. book Constantine, the other is “the creation of Mikhail Mnich,” who wrote the service to the prince. Alexandru. Music Blush. 593. 696. Tsarskogo No. 563. In the calendar of the charter of the 16th century. (Tolstoy 1. No. 100): June 26 “Blessed. book Peter and Prince Fevronia, Murom miracle workers." The chronicler of 1715 wrote: “the same (1693) June 25 in memory of the blessings. book Peter and Prince Fevronia, before the monasticism of David and Euphrosyne, the new wonderworkers of Murom,” celebrated the accession to the throne of Ts. John and Peter North. archive 1826, part 19. 225. Nikon. l. VII, 130. According to the scribe’s book of 1687, the stone church where “the Murom miracle workers lie. Peter and Prince Fevronia,” built by Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, “an image of the Murom miracle workers on gold,” overlaid with silver and stones, an offering from the same king. Vladim. collection, p. 141 m. 1857