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Ave. Hilarion, abbot and confessor Hilarion, the son of a court servant, took monasticism at the age of twenty at the Dalmatian monastery and was a student of St. Gregory Dekapolite (November 20), who lived there at that time; After ten years spent in feats of monastic obedience, he was awarded the rank of priesthood. After the death of the abbot, the brethren wanted to have him as their mentor, but he, fleeing from glory, retired to a certain monastery near Nicaea; open, he was convinced by Patriarch Nicephorus to accept the abbess (in 806). Nine years later, when imp. Leo the Armenian instigated a persecution against the Orthodox, he forced St. Hilarion to his heresy and gave the like-minded Patriarch Theodotus at his disposal, and he kept him in prison, tormented by hunger and thirst. The monks of the Dalmatian monastery promised the king to fulfill his will if he returned their abbot to them, and the king freed Hilarion. But a year later, convinced of the deception on the part of the monks, he sent military force there, severely punished everyone, and imprisoned Hilarion, then sent him to be imprisoned in various monasteries near the capital (where the abbots committed heresy), where he suffered all sorts of bitterness. After the death of Leo (December 25, 820), etc., Hilarion was released, but did not return to the monastery, since a heretic was abbot there, but lived on the estate of a certain pious widow, who built him a cell with a garden next to her. Hilarion lived here for more than seven years, and during the reign of Theophilus, again forced to iconoclasm, he exposed the king for wickedness, was punished with one hundred and seventy blows and exiled to the island of Afusia (near Constantinople, in the Sea of ​​Marmara), where he remained until Theophilus’ death. After the restoration of Orthodoxy (842), Emperor. Theodora Hilarion again accepted the abbess at the Dalmatian monastery and, after living for three years, departed to the Lord. Originally from Egypt, Rev. Vissarion devoted himself entirely to serving God from his early youth. Having visited many great ascetics of the desert, including St. Gerasim of the Jordan, he, imbued with their spirit, finally renounced everything worldly, wandered through the mountains and deserts, not only having no permanent shelter, but even rarely stopping under someone else’s roof. Barely covered with shabby clothes, not paying attention to either the heat or the cold, spending days and nights in prayer, among which he often forgot even about food for a long time, Vissarion, in a silent ascension of mind and heart to God, seemed to separate himself from everything earthly and was rewarded from God with the gift of great miracles. Once, through prayer and the sign of the cross, he turned bitter sea water into drinkable water to quench his thirsty disciple. Through prayer he brought down rain during drought, crossed rivers as if on earth, and healed the sick. With unconditional severity towards yourself, Rev. Vissarion was extremely lenient towards others. Once, when a monk who had fallen into sin was punished by a ban on standing with the brethren in the church, Vissarion left the church together with the condemned monk, saying: “I too am a sinner.” – He convincingly instructed everyone to vigilantly stay awake and be on guard against temptations raised by the evil spirit, warning that these temptations befall a person suddenly, especially at a time when his soul is in a peaceful, calm and therefore, as if in a carefree state... Striving steadily and achieving high spiritual perfection, Rev. Vissarion died at a very old age (at the end of the 5th century). † Repose of Rev. Paisius of Uglich The father of St. Paisius, in the baptism of Paul 47, Ivan Gavrenev lived in the Nerekhotsky camp in the village of Bogorodskoye, on the border of Kashin, and was a faithful servant of the Uglich prince (from 1461) Andrei Vasilyevich. Paul's mother, Yesenia Vasilievna, was the daughter of commander Vasily Kozha and the sister of St. Makary Kolyazinsky († 1483). Pavel was taught to read books as a child. While his parents were still alive, he visited his uncle, the Rev. Macarius, and after their death he completely moved into the monastery and at the age of 11 he was tonsured as a monk. Macarius into monasticism, with the name Paisia. – Under the guidance of an experienced uncle, in the quiet of the monastery, the young monk grew in spirit, undisturbed by dangerous worries and advice from the world; from a young age he learned the feats of obedience, fasting and prayer. He was busy copying books that were helpful to the soul and, among other things, wrote the book of St. Gregory the Theologian. “That book,” says his biography, and to this day in the monastery of St. Makaria, in Kalyazin." Uncontaminated by worldly impressions and purified by feats of self-denial, his spirit became capable of contemplating the spiritual world. Once during night prayer an angel appeared to him and said: “You must be a mentor to many; you will leave here and live where you are told: this is necessary for the glory of God.” Paisius listened to this news with fear and retold it to his mentor, the reverend. Macarius, but no one else. After the wonderful vision, some time passed when Prince Andrei Vasilyevich of Uglich asked the reverend. Macarius to send Paisius to him in Uglich to found a monastery. The monk was glad at the prince’s good wish and released the student. Paisiy settled in a hut on the left bank of the river. Volga, 3 versts from Uglich and for the first time built the Church of the Epiphany from wood with several cells. “Ten brothers gathered to visit Paisius,” and he introduced strict social life. The river flood destroyed the recent buildings, and the worker of God erected cells and the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God in another place, 3 versts from Uglich. At the insistence of the prince, the ascetic accepted the rank of abbot. The pious prince generously provided benefits for the new monastery. In a letter of 1476, he wrote: “I, Prince Andrei Vasilyevich, grant the Intercession abbot Paisius, or whoever will be after him, - I allow the Intercession of the Most Holy. Mother of God on this side of the Volga, on the shore, from the Rozhdestvensky ravine, to build a settlement, and whoever is called to this settlement to live from other principalities, and not from my fatherland, are free from my taxes for 20 years” 48. In 1479 at the request and with the assistance of the pious prince Paisius began to build a stone church, and in 1482 the new church was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Mother of God 49. On the part of the prince, this was a monument of gratitude to God for the birth of two sons, Demetrius and John, whom the saint received from the font. Paisiy 50. The prince loved and respected Paisius. “To the house of the Most Pure One, to her Protection, and to Abbot Paisius,” he gave a charter “to the settlement of the monastery of Nicholas” with 10 villages and lands purchased “from the Resurrection Archimandrite Nathanael” with 11 villages 51. - But neither the respect of the prince nor the rank of abbot weakened the ascetic severity in Paisiya. He dug the ground himself, carried water, and walked around in severe frosts wearing only a hair shirt. Secular frivolity laughed at the hardworking old man, but to its own detriment. Once a young boyar was driving past the monastery and, seeing an old man digging the ground with a spade, laughed at him; but suddenly the horse threw him off and he fell unconscious; Blessed Paisius brought him to his senses and meekly said: “Do not judge the monks.” The sad fate of the beloved Prince Andrei, who died in prison (in 1493), and his children, exiled to captivity, only revived in the soul of the saint the idea that one enters the Kingdom of God through many sorrows. The monk asked. the prince for the innocent children, but this did not make their fate any easier. - In the sorrows of time and extreme old age, he handed over the management of the monastery to his disciple Gennady, after whom he was also, during the life of the venerable founder, abbot Jonah 52. The monk continued his feats of prayer. The infirmities of old age did not keep him from participating in the prayers of the church; Every Sunday and every holiday he himself performed the liturgy even in his old age. When his legs finally refused to serve, weakened by decrepitude and exploits, he performed his cell rule while sitting. The monk died from his labors in the 107th year of his life, June 6, 1504 53 . The relics of St. Paisius rests in secret in the cathedral monastery church. The monastery, founded by his exploits, was respected even before the glorification of his relics. In 1553, Tsar John Vasilyevich was, according to the chronicle, “in Uglich near the Intercession in the monastery” 54. – In 1609, the monastery was destroyed by the Poles, the abbot and monks were killed 55; and in 1610 from the relics of St. Streams of healings poured out to Paisius: 25 miracles occurred in one year. We present the most remarkable ones: the wife of the dyer Timofey, who had been ill for three years, and the tanner Trofim, who could not use either his legs or arms, were healed at the tomb of St. Paisia; Afanasy Safonov had wild meat growing on his head like a goose egg, and he suffered from severe headaches; but when at the saint’s tomb the priest made the sign of the cross over him and sprinkled him with water, the growth burst and the headache ended. The widow Evdokia, blind from a severe headache, regained her sight in the Intercession Monastery. Vasily Burenin, who lifted weights beyond his strength, suffered from stomach pain to the point that he could not take food due to vomiting; This went on for a year and a half. One night an elder appeared at the window of his hut and said: “Go to the monastery of Paisius, and you will be healed there.” The motionless patient thought: how should he go? and at that very moment I felt relief from the illness, got up, walked and, after listening to the prayer service, received complete health. The treasurer of Krutitsa Metropolitan Paphnutius Adrian, a monk of the Paisian Monastery, buried the silver of the metropolitan house in a secret place in times of rebellion; when the one appointed as the builder of the Paisian monastery began to hand over what was in his hands, he could not find the silver he had buried and for this he was detained in the house. The builder of the Uglich Alekseevsky Monastery is Rev. Paisios says: “Tell Elder Adrian that his silver is not lost, he will find it by searching.” Adrian began to search and soon found what he thought was already missing. The merchant Nikifor Pashin's seven-year-old son suffered from severe cramps in his legs; he was treated a lot, but without success; Having heard about one very skillful doctor, the father went to him along the Volga River with his sick son. In a sleepy drowsiness the reverend appears to him. Paisiy is in white robes and says: “Where are you going? There will be no benefit for your son; go to the monastery of Paisius, serve a prayer service, and your son will be healthy.” The merchant did so and the sick man became healthy. – In 1610, the relics and miracles of the saint were examined 56, and at the same time a service to him was written 57. † Repose of Rev. Jonah Klimecki Heavenly goodness calls everyone to salvation and bliss, but not everyone equally. Some hear her calling from their youth, others - in their mature years; She awakens some from spiritual sleep with extraordinary measures, others with ordinary methods; one appears in signs and wonders, the other in some event of life. This is a matter of the wisdom of God, which knows who and how to call to itself. Our job is to listen to the voice of God. Happy is the one who, having heard the voice of God, follows it faithfully, without changing until the grave. Such was Blessed Jonah of Klimets. Novgorod mayor John Klimentov left his son a lot of wealth; son John calmly engaged in trade, just as his father did. More than once the son in the Korelsky nasad (large boat) swam across the vast Lake Onega, stretching for 200 miles. But once, returning from Povenets to Novgorod with a load of salt, he was caught in the middle of the lake by a terrible storm. For a long time the bait rushed at the mercy of the waves; the danger of death was in the eyes. And it was this danger that aroused from John’s soul the determination to no longer live for the world. John asked the Lord for deliverance from the terrible death only in order to spend the rest of the time in repentance, for the Lord alone. The prayer was answered; the bait was thrown onto the coastal sandbank. John thanked the Lord with tears, and heard a voice: “John! here you will build a monastery for the Holy Trinity.” Then he saw an icon of the Holy Trinity on a juniper bush. He then placed a cross on the shallows, which is still intact; at the site of the appearance of the icon there is a cross and a chapel. This was in 1490. Returning to Novgorod, blessed. John disposed of his rich estate, accepted monasticism with the name of Jonah and, strengthened in spiritual life under the guidance of experienced elders, went to the island. Here he built one church in the name of the Holy Trinity, another in honor of St. Nicholas, whom he called upon in times of terrible danger, built cells and prepared what was necessary for the monastery of the monks. From the poor Nyatinsky monastery, which was 3 miles from the new one, he called the brethren to his monastery; and meanwhile they also came from other places with the desire to serve the Lord in a serene monastery. At the request of the blessed one. Metropolitan Varlaam (1509–1525) blessed Jonah to give antimensions for new churches; The saint wanted Jonah to be the abbot of his monastery, but the humble servant of God persuaded the Novgorod hieromonk Tikhon to accept the position of abbot, and he himself remained among the brethren of the monastery. He spent the rest of the time in feats of fasting and prayer, serving as an example of a strict monastic life, and died peacefully on June 6, 1534. His holy body was laid at the church of St. Nicholas; subsequently a chapel was built here, above the burial site. By the will of Empress Elizabeth, a stone church was built over the incorruptible relics of St. Jonah in the name of rights. Zechariah and Elizabeth 58. RKP. life of the Rev. Paisiya is described, not without verbosity, in 1610 in Uglich. - Later, at the end of the 17th century. another, more complete life has been compiled, but where there is quite a bit of arbitrariness. - Although the later biographer says that he used news that had previously been omitted; but a) it is certain that: he did not use monastic charters; b) his new news turns out to be either directly incorrect, sometimes doubtful, and only in some places true. A. e. No. 102. This document shows that in history. Jer. 5.585 and in the information. about the monastery M. 1852, p. 552, the founding of the monastery was erroneously attributed to 1492. Later life. According to the same later life, at the consecration of the church there were Archbishop Tikhon “of a pure and virtuous life,” Rev. Macarius of Kolyazinsky, abbots: Arkhangelsky Georgy, Epiphany Zavolgsky Nikita, Nikolsky, that on Pesku, Sergius; archimandrites: Alekseevsky Nifont and Makarievsky Vlasiy; abbots: Ulemensky Serapion, Uchmensky Gabriel and Theological Gerasim; from Rostov archimandrites: John of Boris and Gleb, Varlaam of the Epiphany and Yakovlevsky Petronius; abbots: from the Trinity from Varnitsa Joseph, Belogostitsky Abraham and Petrovsky Theodoret. – Tikhon was the Archbishop of Rostov 1490–1053 and therefore could not have been at the consecration of the church in the rank of archbishop in 1482. Wasn’t there another Tikhon as archbishop from 1481 to 1487? (Tolstoy's shrine of Rostov, p. 74). – The list of abbots is remarkable, at least based on the contemporary Uglich and Rostov monasteries of Paisius Monastery. Sl. Kiselya ist. Uglichsk., pp. 335–343. According to the lengthy life of Paisius, book. Demetrius and John were born in the same year, 1479, and both were baptized by Paisius, but Demetrius was born in 1478, and John in 1479. Certificate printed to Yaroslav. lips led 1855 No. 38. Certificate Jan. 28, 7005 (1497): “the great prince granted the Pokrovsky abbot Gennady and his brethren,” ordered the monastery to be given 13 rubles. for candles. Charter June 16, 7010 (1502): “Behold, prince v. Vasilei Ivan. of all Rus' granted hegumen to Jonah and the brothers of the Intercession of the Holy. Mother of God,” freed the monastery village of Gvozdevo in the Bezhetsk camp from his trial and duties (Yarosl. Provincial Gazette. 1855, No. 38 and 47). RKP. life: “I gave my honest soul to the Lord - in l. 7012 (1504) m. June at 6 days.” Saints: “pr. Paisiy hegumen of the Intercession Monastery beyond the Volga opposite (Uglich) reposed in l. 7012 (1504) m. June at 6 days.” Nikon. l. 7, 262. V. book. Vasily Ivanovich with a charter in 1521, given Pokrov. abbot. Gerasima, the monastery freed him from his trial and duties. villages of Uglich district. Gram. Feb. 12, 1523, given by the abbot. Serapion, granted the same freedom to the village of Arkhangelsk. Yaroslav. governor led 1855 No. 47). Kiselya ist. Uglich, pp. 339–341. 310–332. RKP. description of the life and miracles of St. Paisia ​​1610 In the charter of 1665 “Rev. wonderworker Paisius." Legal ak. 105. In Tolstoy (No. 226), in addition to his life, there is a service to the monk in the RCP. 176. The Legend of the Klimets Monastery, St. Petersburg. 1846 East. Jer. 4, 530, 531.