Unpublished letters to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev

Contents Introductory article Unpublished letters to St. Feofan the Recluse to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev January 25, 1887. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev July 16, 1887. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev Summer 1887. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev January 24 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev July 13, 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev September 12, 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev October 13, 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev January 3, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev January 24, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev June 22, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev September 26, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev October 15, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev November 27, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev January 23, 1890. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev January 30, 1890. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev September 8, 1891. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev October 7, 1891. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev December 4, 1891. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev April 15 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev May 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev August 21, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev September 14, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev October 1, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev November 16, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev November 16, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev November 17, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev December 7, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev February 2, 1893. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev July 11, 1893. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev September 15, 1893. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev Annotation. Letters from St. are published. Feofan the Recluse to I. D. Andreev. Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev (June 21, 1867, Malinovo village, Livensky district, Oryol province - June 28, 1927, Leningrad) - great-grandson of the elder sister of St. Feofan, Lyubov Vasilievna Makrinova (nee Govorova). Church historian, Byzantinist, translator. The correspondence touched upon issues of spiritual education, theology, and asceticism. The position of St. deserves attention. Feofan regarding the borrowings that domestic authors make from Western theologians. The correspondence contains a response from St. Feofan on the famous monographs by A.P. Lebedev “History of the Holy Ecumenical Councils” and “History of the Councils of Constantinople of the 9th century (861–880)”, as well as on the work of Archimandrite, future metropolitan, Anthony Khrapovitsky “Letters to pastors about some perplexed aspects of pastoral work.” In his published letters, the Vyshensky Recluse touches on these and many other issues. Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev (June 21, 1867, Malinovo village, Livensky district, Oryol province - June 28, 1927, Leningrad) - great-grandson of the elder sister of St. Feofan, Lyubov Vasilievna Makrinova (nee Govorova), Church historian, Byzantinist, translator. He graduated from the Oryol Theological Seminary and the Moscow Theological Academy (1892). From June 3, 1893 – teacher of philosophical subjects at the Tauride Theological Seminary. Since November 25, 1895 - Master of Theology. His master's thesis: “The Patriarchs of Constantinople from the time of the Council of Chalcedon to Photius. Issue I: Chronology of the Patriarchs of Constantinople from the time of the Council of Chalcedon to Photius and essays on the life and work of Sts. Anatoly, Gennady and John the Faster" was awarded the Metropolitan Macarius (Bulgakov) Prize. According to Prof. A.P. Lebedev, “...the entire work of Mr. Andreev represents the fruit of rare diligence and hard work and reveals an abundant supply of church-historical information from the author” [2]. From September 4, 1895 I.D. Andreev worked at the Moscow Theological Academy, where he held the following positions: assistant inspector, associate professor in the department of modern civil history, extraordinary professor, lecturer of English. Since 1899 - an employee of the Brockhaus and Efron publishing house, editor of the department of theology and church history of the New Encyclopedic Dictionary, where he published more than 250 articles on biblical studies, church history and theology. In 1902 he was on a scientific trip to Constantinople, at the Russian Archaeological Institute; in 1903 - in France. Since November 30, 1906 - editor of the magazine “Theological Bulletin”. From November 10, 1907 - acting as an extraordinary professor at St. Petersburg University in the Department of Church History, from May 17, 1910 to August 26, 1911 - vice-rector, from November 15, 1916 - acting as an ordinary professor. He taught a course on Church history at the Higher Women's Historical, Literary and Legal Courses. In 1916–1917 – employee of the magazine “Church and Life”. From October 1, 1918 - Professor in the Department of History of Petrograd University, in 1919–1920. was the head of the department of social sciences; on September 30, 1924, he was released from teaching due to the reduction of the university program and the elimination of taught courses. He worked as an archivist of the 2nd department of the IV section of the Main Archive. In 1925–1927 – Professor at the Higher Theological Courses in Leningrad in the Department of Apologetics [see: 2]. In January 1887, Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev wrote to St. Feofan about his desire to enter the Moscow Theological Academy, he was not personally acquainted with the Right Reverend. At this time, the Andreevs (the widow of the priest of the village of Malinova and her children) were in a difficult financial situation. The saint immediately responded to Ivan’s letter - he wrote a response to the young man and sent money and books (see letter from Bishop Feofan dated January 25, 1887 to Andreev I.D.), and then through the priest of the village of Zdorovets, neighboring the village of Malinovo, Alexei Stepanovich Voskresensky, he sent more money. From this time the correspondence of St. began. Feofana with I.D. Andreev's work, which did not stop until the last days of the saint. The correspondence contains valuable material that is relevant from the point of view of the theological and ascetic issues raised in it. The position of St. deserves attention. Feofan regarding the borrowings that domestic authors make from Western theologians. The saint notes that each theological discipline has its own central idea: “It has its own idea of ​​Dogmatics, its own idea of ​​Moral Theology. Your own idea of ​​Liturgics, Apologetics, Pastoral Leadership, etc. And all of them in Orthodoxy look differently than the Germans.” Particular mention should be made of the recall of St. Feofan on the famous monographs of A.P. Lebedev “History of the Holy Ecumenical Councils” and “History of the Councils of Constantinople of the 9th century (861–880)” [3, 4]: “The author comes from the idea that there were schools in the Church, and they argued with each other: the Antiochian school argued with the Alexandrian school. There were no schools in the Church of God 2. There was one teaching handed down by the apostles and passed on from generation to generation. Children learned from their fathers and then passed them on to their children. This teaching everywhere was the universal truth. Superstitious wisdom was generated among them and they started their teaching according to their own intelligence. When this wisdom did not agree with the general Christian understanding, it was rejected, and the superstitious were condemned and expelled from the Church. It was not school that argued with school, but the general truth that reflected and defeated superstition. This general teaching or understanding is obligatory for everyone and in it alone is the truth. Your Lebedev is of a different direction. He was looking for something new (he said this publicly in his speech), in this he stands against Orthodoxy, which is not looking for something new, but tries to stick to the venerable side.” The saint gives a positive review to the book of Archimandrite, future Metropolitan Anthony Khrapovitsky, “Letters to Pastors on Some Perplexed Aspects of Pastoral Work” [1], but notes the ambiguity of his style: “I read it with pleasure. She is worthy of all attention - both in subjects and in direction. The way I express my thoughts is a little awkward. Thoughts are not organized. If students 3–5 from the Bolshaks took apart the book piece by piece and each one explained in simple speech the contents of the part he received, then they would clearly see what this book is worth. One must wish that someone would compose a pastoral theology according to the norms of these letters. It would be a precious boon for pastors, giving them proper guidance for their pastoral work.” 1. Anthony (Khrapovitsky), archimandrite. Letters to pastors about some perplexing aspects of pastoral work. M., 1891. 2. Personal file I. D. Andreev a // RGIA. F. 14. Op. 1. D. 10114. 3. Lebedev A.P. History of the Holy Ecumenical Councils. Vol. 2: Ecumenical Councils: fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. M., 1876. 4. Lebedev A.P. History of the Councils of Constantinople of the 9th century (861–880). M., 1888. Unpublished letters to St. Feofan the Recluse to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev January 25, 1887. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev “The mercy of God be with you! It's great to hear that you're hoping to get into the Academy. God bless you! I am sending you books of interpretations and several others. I cannot send an interpretation of Romans. Work hard! God help you! I'm sending you some money. That's right, they will be useful for something during this difficult time for you. Save yourself! Your good friend, Bishop Theophan." July 16, 1887. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev “God's mercy be with you! Ivan Dmitrievich! May the Lord bless your intention, guide your path and help you pass the exam well. O. Alexey 3 I give you some money. If they won’t accept you for a government job, but they find you fit to take the Academic course, let me know. Perhaps I will find it possible to make a contribution if it is not too large. God bless you. Your good friend, Bishop Feofan.” Summer 1887. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev “God's mercy be with you, Ivan Dmitrievich! Well, it’s not a big deal that I didn’t have to go to the Academy. After all, you are not the only one, and even death is red in the world. Preparing for your next appointment is a good idea. But how to arrange this? At home, time would rather pass by on trifles. Isn't it better to enroll in a seminary for a preparatory course? Maybe in the end you will end up being sent to the academy for government work. I will deliver the maintenance fee for the common building. If there is no custom of admission to a repeat competition, is it possible to decide as a volunteer? And if, as a result of this, you need to live in an apartment, I’ll give you what you need for that. All this is suggested because it will be more convenient for you to prepare in this order. God bless you! Your good friend, Bishop Feofan.” January 24, 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev “God's mercy be with you! Well, let it be like oh. Rector 4 will award. One way or another, the point is to prepare a little. May God grant you success in this. I am sending you 25 rubles for books. When you want to learn, you can learn everything without the Academy. There would be a head and work. This method of study is longer, but I will not argue if anyone calls it more durable. Well, see for yourself how to satisfy your thirst for knowledge. You must have books. But we have a book of books... Have you read the New Testament?!! If you begin to read it with a little attention and depth, the light of God will reveal itself before intelligent eyes and illuminate and illuminate everything with this inexhaustible source of knowledge. Have you re-read all the others? And no more is needed. And you can come up with something even better. Be wise and don't let time pass in vain. Days after days pass, and then there are years after years, and death... An account will be required of what was acquired with the abilities that God gave, saying: I will buy it... 5 God bless your mother 6, brothers and sisters 7. I don't know about your family's life. Notify us as soon as possible when you receive the money. Save yourself! Your good friend, Bishop Feofan.” July 13, 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev You are going to Moscow again to seek happiness. God bless! I'm sending you some money. I am also sending books to Her Excellency in your name. I ask you to give it to her and ask her to accept them. May the Lord grant her to find something beneficial for her soul in them. The protection of God be upon you! September 12, 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev I'm very glad! Now God bless you with your health to conduct an academic course. State-owned! - Great mercy of God! But I still believe there will be some needs. Please speak about this frankly. I will always send you what you need for your needs. I don’t know anything about the needs of your family. Tell me definitely how much they need, and I will send it to them. Keep your speech simple. The General's wife wrote to me, and I answered her. I also wrote to your mother 9 and sent her some money (20 rubles) and asked her to write about her needs. It was the other day. You must have started your lessons now. Follow a simple rule: absorb what is passed on by your mentors. Then, if anything seems incomplete, look for additions in books. In general, think and ponder in order to leave the Academy with a large reserve - a ready-made mentor. Don't waste time. Listen to mentors... But always keep in mind the norm of Orthodox truth. And trust everything with her. The matter, however, will teach the good worker everything. Your good friend, Bishop Feofan.” October 13, 1888. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev I am very glad to hear that you have taken up the matter with zeal. God bless! German is a good tool. But he’s a bit too wise-cracking. You cannot read German books without crossing yourself many times. Your authorship is well developed... Not a bad thing! But God bless everyone to author with their minds. The late Innocent 10 said: “...every student of mine is smarter than the smartest German scribblers.” There is its own idea of ​​Dogmatics, its own idea of ​​Moral Theology. Your own idea of ​​Liturgics, Apologetics, Pastoral Leadership, etc. And all of them in Orthodoxy look differently than the Germans. May God give you eyes to see this and everything else. Your confirmation that the fashionable spirit of denial has no place in the Academy is encouraging. God grant that he never sneaks in there. You said nothing about your petty needs. I can’t guess myself, because now everything, or much, is going differently. I am sending you 15 rubles. And I will send the same amount every third, for petty expenses. Your mother does not inform you whether she received the money and whether it can be sent to that address. It’s not entirely convenient to send through Cossacks 11. God bless you! Save yourself! Your good friend, Bishop Feofan.” January 3, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev Happy belated holiday and new year, I congratulate you. I wish you renewal of your good intentions and strength to fulfill them. I’m sending you 15 rubles for small items. You promised to push yourself this year. Good deed. But everything is necessary in moderation. In Malinovo the wedding takes place on the 12th. Do you know the groom? Is it good? May the Lord give them the best. God bless you! Save yourself! Your good friend, Bishop. Feofan. Tikhon Aleksandrovich Krutikov 13 was assigned to the Voronezh Seminary for Church History.” January 24, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev See also: Review of the essay by A.P. Lebedev “Ecumenical Councils of the 4th and 5th centuries” Prot. Andrey Belyaev You did a very good job of going home and correcting and directing their case. May God grant them good luck in completing it. You are notifying that the new Fr. Inspector 14 introduces severity after severity, and you seem to find that this is not a very pleasant thing. Severity is unpleasant only to self-willed people who do not like order. But those who live modestly and do not bother about anything else but to study and study, for those any severity will pass by them without touching them. Considering you to be among the latter, I ask you to remove yourself from all freemen who start courts and gossip, like ospreys. Sit quietly and patiently at work, as if nothing concerns you, and do not engage in conversations. Be careful. You inform us that you bought Lebedev’s book on cathedrals 15 , as if you had obtained some kind of rarity. This book is not Orthodox. And it leads to beginnings worse than Protestant ones. It seems to you that every page contains brilliant thoughts. All thoughts there are soap bubbles. The starting point is wrong, and everything is rubbish - at least give it up. The author comes from the idea that there were schools in the Church, and they argued with each other. The Antiochian school argued with the Alexandrian school. There were no schools in the Church of God. There was one teaching handed down by the apostles and passed on from generation to generation. Children learned from their fathers and then passed them on to their children. This teaching everywhere was the universal truth. Superstitious wisdom was generated among them and they started their teaching according to their own intelligence. When this wisdom did not agree with the general Christian understanding, it was rejected, and the superstitious were condemned and expelled from the Church. It was not school that argued with school, but the general truth that reflected and defeated superstition. This general teaching or understanding is obligatory for everyone, and in it alone there is truth. Your Lebedev is of a different direction. He was looking for something new (he said this publicly in his speech), in this he stands against Orthodoxy, which is not looking for something new, but tries to stick to the venerable side. You, of course, have already read this book. I would like to know your opinion about her. One Moscow priest, it seems, wrote a detailed analysis of this book. You need to find this and read it, otherwise it’s not surprising that you will become a student of this newcomer. The analysis was published in Orthodox Review. I wish you broad success, but in the Orthodox spirit. Otherwise, it would be better for you not to join the Academy, to your own detriment and to spite the Church. June 22, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev It's very nice to hear that you are succeeding. May God help you and even more to succeed. The German language will be useful, but German wisdom is often no good. Learn to distinguish the chaff from the grain and the straight from the crooked. We have too much German, and the language has become not Russian, or the way of speaking. It doesn’t hurt to take away what’s good from the Germans, and you have to write in your own way. It's very sad when you don't see this. I didn’t have anything to say about the previous letter, so I didn’t write. You need to explain yourself to Fr. Alexander 16, and settle the matter amicably. Why did the Malinovskys create discord and maintain discord?! The Malinovskys began to spend the money sent for Lyuba’s dowry 17 . They themselves wrote about it. I wrote to them that they had done it in vain, and told them to save that money. Because I can’t add anything more to this subject. Write to them about the same. No matter how they think that my words are not direct... No, they are decisive. I promised to help them pay for their other daughter and asked how much they needed. They mumbled so much that I couldn’t understand anything. Tell me what the power is, how much is required and in what time frame. But they still don’t have any suitors. New Eminence 18, maybe new orders will come. God help them! Save yourself! Your good friend, Bishop Feofan.” September 26, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev You did well to visit your people and notify me that they had received the message. Does God give them something on occasion... if a comrade you sent has visited or will visit them? May the Lord prosper them! More about you. I think that you will do well if you listen to Fr. Inspector 19. I don't think this would interfere with my studies. I’m sending you 15 rubles for small items. October 15, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev I really regret that the matchmaking for Lyuba did not take place on 20. And the groom can't be blamed. If he agreed to wait, I would send it to him next year, if his demand is not too provocative. I don’t have any money lying around, but I can steal something. This kind of deal, i.e., to wait, can be kept in mind even after this matchmaking. But if you had time to get in touch with your ex before he got married, it would be better. The railway seats are fragile. I won't add anything to this. But before they talked about a deacon’s place, and it seems in Malinovo. - Why did you retreat? It would be more convenient. Having a son-in-law as a priest is not an inconvenience. O. deacon would take care of himself, for the priestly place depends on his approval. Congratulations on your anniversary celebration and on your distinction. May God help you to deal with the sorceress of Endor 21. Save yourself! Your good friend, Bishop Feofan. P.S. This is what came to my mind. On your way to your people, go up to the Right Reverend 22 and, having told him your circumstances, ask him to pay attention to your people. Medvezhensky 23 was assigned by General Maria Nikolaevna 24 . I don't bother to bother. I have no heart for the railway. But among them there are sedate and reliable people. So find out if the one you are talking about is reliable, and God will bless you.” November 27, 1889. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev Okay, you came up with the idea to take a ride home. May the Lord help you in the matter of your sister’s arrangement. The Eminence 25, I think, will not refuse to help you. God bless you and your household. I'm sending 15 rubles for the trip. If the need will supplement the dowry... ask to wait up to six months. But if he asks for everything... even before that it will be done.” January 23, 1890. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev The Eminence is 26 and will not be able to promise that he will give a place. But maybe he can convince another groom to look at such and such... I believe that he may do this or demand that he do it. Don't give up your French lessons. Will come in handy; and yet there is not much work - for someone who knows Latin. Learn to read. Then get or take from the library the Gospel in French - and read. The language will improve here. Knowledge of a language reveals the entire literature of the people who speak it. Staying at the Academy is not a bad idea. You need to lean in. It’s more spacious here—a scholarly atmosphere. If the professor approved your essay about the sorceress 27 and advised you to publish it, why not try it? Previously, printing was rare and was considered a high matter. Nowadays it is no longer high. Are you afraid of me?! Why is this? It’s true, there are deceitful thoughts. But then we must be afraid of the entire Orthodox world. January 30, 1890. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev I hasten to answer you. God bless the newlyweds 28 . I wish them peace, love and prosperity. I have no money now. I’ll send you 200 rubles with annual interest at the end of the year; and maybe even half a year. Let them wait. There will be no loss for them from this. This money still lies there, whether it’s on me or in the bank. You don't have to worry about payment. Somehow I'll handle this myself. What's the future about. the deacon is not one of the first to graduate, it doesn’t matter. Life requires another kind of learning or ability, which is often lacking even in those who graduate successfully. If only the character was good. More looking; and for this reason God's favor is greater. Why do you expect the regency to interfere with teaching? What is an hour of lessons with choristers, two or three times a week, is that a lot? Askochensky 29 - was a regent, but graduated among the first, and was left with a bachelor. Therefore, the whole point is to manage your time well. Your letter was received on the evening of the third day; But mine will go tomorrow, but I don’t know how it will reach Malinov. In any case, he won’t get there by February 2nd. Like the future Fr. the deacon did not hesitate. I will really regret this. But there is no way to change the course of things. Assure him that the shortfall in the bank balance will be made up. September 8, 1891. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev At the same time I am sending this letter to the village. Raspberry the amount of money required for a contribution for 4 months. God help her to do well. Teach her not to be lazy. Here is my request to you! Under Tikhon Alexandrovich 30, my books, all published before that time, were delivered to the student library of your Academy. Several more books were published after that. I have a desire to send them too. Take the trouble to figure out which volume your Philokalia ends with. It seems like the second or third, but there are five of them. From this, your last volume, I will send you what came out after it. The Athonite monks, who are in Moscow and in whose hands now all my books, will send them. I am very glad to see how excited you are to complete the course. God bless and help! I didn't quite like your essay. But if you manage to take a good look at the requirements of each person’s time and how wisely they corresponded to it, then this will brighten up a lot, presenting a complex list of persons and deeds, but at the same time a living picture of Christian life of that period. God grant you this! I wish you all the best! Your good friend, Bishop Feofan. P.S. What is the best way to address books? To the student library or in your name for transfer to the student library? Or something else? I am not sending you books myself. Afterwards, it’s better to go to the place of duty.” October 7, 1891. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev My books are now all in the hands of the Athos brotherhood in Moscow. I wrote to the head of this unit to send in your name for the student library the books published after the first sending; the epistles to the Romans and the Philokalia were added. And I believe that he can do it... When you receive it, notify me, specifying which books you will receive. Your mother, Anna Stepanovna, wrote that you are not in good health. May the Lord strengthen you! But be careful yourself. Having learned, one must bear fruit. To go after the plow and sow, you must have decent strength. December 4, 1891. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev Thank you for the book – letters to shepherds 31. I read it with pleasure. She is worthy of all attention - both in subjects and in direction. The way I express my thoughts is a little awkward. Thoughts are not organized. If students 3–5 from the Bolshaks took apart the book piece by piece and each one explained in simple speech the contents of the part he received, then they would clearly see what this book is worth. One must wish that someone would compose a pastoral theology according to the norms of these letters. This would be a treasure trove for pastors, giving them proper guidance for their pastoral work. That the Most Reverend Rector 32 has influence on you - you should rejoice at this, it will be for the good. God bless you! Bishop Feofan." April 15, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev God's mercy be with you! I rejoice at such a successful completion of your academic course. You are worried about your candidate's argument or essay that you won't be able to finish it on time. But if there is a custom of serving unfinished food, why don’t you take advantage of it? You are afraid that Professor Vash will not give a completely satisfactory review. But his review is not decisive. If o. Rector 34 approves of submitting the unfinished business, and other professors agree with him, then there is nothing to be too afraid of your professor. When the deadline comes, go to your professor and explain your circumstances, and ask for his consent to submit your unfinished essay. But stay until September, and try to finish. It already means a lot that you have been nominated as a candidate to remain at the Academy. And if they really leave it, that’s more. Here you have to push a little and, God willing, they will leave it for a while. department And the road will go smoothly. May God bless you to remain at the Academy. And God willing, God would have given you the opportunity to offer Fr. Rector to become a monk. If you only thought that this was the best for you... and then you should have decided on it. But when the inner voice speaks about this, in which the title of God is predominantly expressed, then, it seems to me, there is no need for you to think about it. Having prayed to God and with St. After having a prayerful conversation with Sergius, make up your mind. The contribution for the maintenance of your sister is not over yet. Ends in May. May 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev I really wanted to see you as a sub-inspector, and after reading your letter, I rushed to write about this. Your rector is 35, I changed my mind, because maybe everything on this matter is already over with you and my writing would not be at the right time. However, if the matter is not over yet, then go to Fr. To the rector and assure him that I will accept it as a great favor to myself if he gets you a job as a subinspector. As for monasticism, you, rightly, look at this matter, saying: when it suits you. In addition, it is better not to be a monk as a sub-inspector, because there may be cases that are inconvenient for a monk to handle. I wish and pray that the Lord will place you in this place. If you don’t have to go here, write more specifically where you would like to go. The subjects are defined, but the terrain is also not a small matter. Moscow, Kazan, Kharkov, Odessa, Kyiv, St. Petersburg. Somewhere else... Tobolsk, it seems. I will then ask Fr. Chairman of the educational committee at the Holy Synod 36. Meanwhile, you are thinking of ending the discussion. God bless! I am sending you some money - 30 rubles. Be healthy and happy. Bishop Feofan." August 21, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev I really don't like what you said. We studied and studied, and in the end - a singer. The potential income of a huge 1,500 rubles is tempting. That's right, there are only 500 rubles here - your salary. There is probably a correspondent for Moskovskie Vedomosti in Athens. Usually this matter is handled by the secretaries of the embassy, ​​who are familiar with the course of political affairs and with what is said in society, for they enter the houses. In two years, you may find out something about this. It turns out that when you leave Athens, then you will be good enough to become a correspondent. Therefore, you do not have my blessing to go along this road. Please go your own way. You’ve finished or you’ve finished... Now there’s room... and God willing. Write what account you are on the list. I will write about you to the chairman of the educational committee at the Holy Synod. And if there is room, he will not refuse. Write which subject is your favorite and which province. Save yourself! Bishop Feofan." September 14, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev If this is the case, as you have now written, then there is nothing to think about. This is better than the usual after-effects of an Academic education. God bless! May God help you to succeed in everything you expect regarding the study of Greek and the master's essay. Isn't there enough time to learn the language? With work you can overcome a lot, but it also takes time. The protection of God be upon you! Bishop Feofan." October 1, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev The review of your work for the candidate is excellent. If God helps you to finish what remains, then you can be recognized not only as a master, but also as a doctor. As you can see, you have a historiographical talent. We need to put it into circulation. Your successes make me very happy. May God grant that your expectations from the trip to Athens will be fulfilled, and you will turn back as a Hellenist, and with a completed argument in your hands for a master's degree. It is easier to succeed in the latter than in the former, because the complete study of the language is of great depth. But if zeal comes, what won’t she have time to do? God help you! God bless you with every blessing. Your good friend, Bishop Feofan.” November 16, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev “No. I can't do this. I think I wrote to you about this. What you would like to say and know - write. God bless you! Bishop Theophan" 37. November 16, 1892. Letter 38 from Bishop Theophan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev You mentioned coming here twice. In the first, I answered that it was impossible, and in the second, I probably forgot to write, even though I had the intention. Why didn’t you mention your trip to Athens? Have you made it and are you going?! You want cards. Here are the printed portraits - five. O. Rector is 39 – thank you for the memory... O. Porfiria – I forgot who he is. I'll read the letter. Good night! Bishop Feofan." November 17, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev 40 And I thought that on your way to Athens you turned to Vysha. It might be better if it doesn't happen. There is something unusual and unclear in this selection of ambassadorial singers from those who completed the Academy course. And who came up with this? Who o. Porfiry, I know. I thought it was someone from Moscow. Isn’t it better, when the Athenian case is upset, to take you a place in the educational department?! Then, however, when the matter ends, it will be clearer to you what to do. I really regret the fate of your sister 41. I wish you a good journey. I'm putting in some money for the trip. December 7, 1892. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev There were no thoughts you suggested. I was just a little surprised and regretted that I didn’t ask you how the idea came to you. This kind of character, as shown by your refusal, gets along better on earth and lives calmer and freer from connections 42, of which there are many, many. Go ahead, if you have a need, let us know. I will be happy to help you. The Athenian affair dragged on. It occurred to me to suggest to you - refuse. You will wait in vain and waste more time. It is better to follow our usual beaten path. Here everything is clear, but on that new one everything is covered in fog. Only some expectations beckon, which it’s not a sin to call dreamy... February 2, 1893. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev Why didn’t you say that you need warm clothes? You can get such a cold that you never get better. I am sending you 30 rubles. Sew yourself something warm and take care of your health. You don’t write anything about Athens. Why don’t you declare your renunciation?! It will be a waste of a trip if it happens. It seems about. Archimandrite Michael 43 outwitted himself a little here. Anna Stepanovna - your mother - wrote recently, and Lyubov 44 wrote. She is afraid that her husband will interfere with her teaching. Nobody told me what happened between her and her husband. But if it were possible to confidently arrange a tolerable life with him, then it would be better for them to get together. May God prosper her like His St. at will. God bless you! Save yourself! Bishop Feofan." July 11, 1893. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev True, the place has been assigned to you unexpectedly, but I think you still need to accept it. The appointment has not now taken place, now only the execution of the previously determined task is underway. Appoints an educational committee at the Holy Synod. The committee is always in a hurry to fill openings with the best students who have completed the course. This is the reason for your appointment. It’s true, and the Simferopol Seminary 45 is in good standing. This would not be a bad thing, but sub-inspectorate is better. If the Academic authorities decide to nominate you for this position, I don’t see why the Academic Committee would not agree to this designation. Is it because it will be too soon after he himself made the determination to appoint you to Simferopol... This may seem like a violation of the Holy Synod, and the committee, and the Chief Prosecutor, especially when you have not made any movement to fulfill their determination regarding you. What should you do?! The sub-inspector's position is not empty yet. You believe that this place may or may not be empty by mid-August. Then your failure to fulfill the determination made about you will cast a shadow over you, more or less thick. That's where the semicolon is for you. Talk to the Academic authorities about how they plan to proceed with your submission to the subinspectorate, having before your eyes your assignment to Simferopol, which you have not yet fulfilled. Just looking, it would seem to be nothing... But where will the province turn? I can, however, write about. The chairman of the committee is 46, and I believe that he will not contradict the academic decision. Write to me as soon as possible how they will interpret it and what they will decide. September 15, 1893. Letter from Bishop Feofan to Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev Congratulations on the start of the service, may the Lord bless your work. Kudryavtsev's philosophy is good - the daughter of the late Archpriest Golubinsky 47. Don't take any of the German ones. Maybe Schubert 48 will come in handy, but in many ways it needs to be re-baptized. Leibnitsevskaya 49 is closest to Golubinsky. She understood “Faith and Reason” 50. Develop your own philosophy. If only the saint were... Orthodox. Your mother wrote that the opportunity was opening up to place another daughter. It takes a thousand. Unfortunately, my circumstances have changed, and on occasion I can still send a dozen more, but I can’t send any more. A hundred is hard, but you can’t lift a thousand. Your comrades are now new. Live and see more precisely what they are. Everyone is probably a master in his own business, as it should be, and they don’t occupy outside objects: that’s why there’s no talk about them. The fact that you don’t have time to cope with a candidate’s argument is something you can’t help but regret. However, don't let him out of your sight. A little freedom... and add a line. In preparing the publication and formatting the footnotes, we used materials provided to the author by the team of publishers of the Chronicle of the Life and Works of St. Theophan, the Recluse of Vyshensky. Here and below it is the publisher's italics. Priest Alexey Stepanovich Voskresensky. Christopher (Feodor Alekseevich Smirnov; 1842–1921), Bishop of Volokolamsk, vicar of the Moscow diocese (1887–1892), rector of the MDA (1886–1890), later – Bishop of Ufa and Menzelinsk. Anna Stepanovna Andreeva. From the archives we know about the following Andreev children: 1) Ivan Dmitrievich Andreev; 2) Maria Dmitrievna Bozhenova (nee Andreeva), husband – Vladimir Mikhailovich Bozhenov, priest of the village. Malinovo; children: Vitaly (1889), Alexandra (1891), Elizabeth; 3) Ekaterina Dmitrievna Turbina (nee Andreeva) married Livensky tradesman Nikolai Evgenievich Turbin; children: Alexandra (1881), Dmitry (1890); 4) Lyubov Dmitrievna Davidova (nee Andreeva; 1869) - teacher of the Malinovsky School, husband - Ivan Egorovich Davidov (born 1866), deacon of the village. Nizhnoe Dolgoe of Livensky district (GAOO. F. 101. Op. 1. D. 1793. [Metric book of the Ascension Church in the village of Malinovo, Livensky district, 1889]). Maria Nikolaevna Davydova. Innocent (Ivan Alekseevich Borisov; 1800–1857) – rector and professor of theology of the Kiev DA (since August 27, 1830), Archbishop of Kherson and Tauride (since 1848), member of the Russian Academy (since 1836), member of the Holy Synod (since 1856). In the village of Cossacks, Yelets district, Oryol region. lived the niece of St. Feofana Netsvetaeva Tatyana Vladimirovna. We are talking about the alleged wedding of Lyubov Dmitrievna Andreeva, the sister of Ivan Dmitrievich, which took place on February 2, 1890. Krutikov Tikhon Aleksandrovich (January 27, 1867, Chernavsk village, Yeletsk district, Oryol province - May 15, 1918, Voronezh) - nephew of St. Feofan (I never saw my uncle), son of a priest from the village. Chernavska Eletsky district. Alexander Zakharyevich Krutikov and Anna Vasilievna (nee Govorova). Hieromonk Anthony (Alexey Pavlovich Khrapovitsky; 1863–1936) was appointed acting inspector of the Academy in 1889; in 1890 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite and appointed rector of the St. Petersburg DS, in 1891 - rector of the MDA. Lebedev A., professor. History of the Holy Ecumenical Councils. Vol. 2: Ecumenical Councils: fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. M.: At the Univ. type. (Katkova), 1876; Lebedev A.P. History of the Councils of Constantinople of the 9th century (861–880). M.: Univ. typ., 1888. We are talking about the priest Alexander Borisovich Netsvetaev (1840 - February 6, 1890) - the husband of Tatyana Vladimirovna Netsvetaeva (nee Makrinova), niece of St. Feofan. Lyubov Dmitrievna Andreeva. Misail (Mikhail Ivanovich Krylov; 1837–1919), Bishop of Oryol and Sevsk (1889–1896), Bishop of Mogilev and Mstislav (1896–1904), Bishop of Olonets and Petrozavodsk (1905–1908). Hieromonk Anthony (Khrapovitsky), acting as inspector of the MDA. Lyubov Dmitrievna Andreeva, sister of Ivan Dmitrievna Andreeva. The sorceress of Endor is a character from the Old Testament, a sorceress from Endor who, at the request of King Saul, on the eve of the decisive battle, summoned the spirit of the late prophet Samuel to predict fate (1 Samuel 28). Misail (Krylov), Bishop of Oryol and Sevsky. We are talking about the relatives of St. Feofan, living in 1885–1889. in the village Uspenskoye (Bear also). (See also: Lukyanova A.E. Saint Theophan and the descendants of his elder brother I.V. Govorov // Feofanov readings. Collection of scientific articles. Issue XII. Ryazan, 2019. pp. 96–105). Maria Nikolaevna Davydova took part in the fate of the relatives of St. Feofan. It was probably at her request that Grigory Fedorovich Silvestrov was ordained a priest and transferred to serve in the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in the village. Tregubovo, Eletsk district. See the bishop's letter. Feofan to I.D. Andreev dated October 15, 1889 We are talking about Lyubov Dmitrievna Davidova (nee Andreeva; 1869) - a teacher at the Malinovsky School; married Ivan Egorovich Davidov (born 1866), who graduated from the Oryol Seminary in 1890, then deacon of the Kazan Church in the village. Nizhnye Dolgoe, Livensky district. Askochensky Viktor Ipatievich (1813–1879) – writer, journalist, publisher of the magazine "Home Conversation". Tikhon Aleksandrovich Krutikov, nephew of St. Feofan. Anthony (Khrapovitsky), archimandrite. Letters to pastors about some perplexing aspects of pastoral work. M.: Type. A. I. Snegireva, 1891. Anthony (Khrapovitsky), rector of the MDA since 1891. On the copy of the letter there is a note - “The original was presented on July 20, 1895 by Fr. To the Rector of the Academy, Archimandrite Anthony, about whose book there is a review in the letter.” Anthony (Khrapovitsky), rector of MDA. Parvov Alexey Ivanovich (1834–1897), archpriest, chairman of the educational committee at the Holy Synod, spiritual writer. Note from Bishop Feofana was written at the request of I. A. Andreev to accept him. The letter is written on the back of the letter from I. D. Andreev A. The letter is written on the back of a letter from Andreev I.D. We are talking about Lyubov Dmitrievna Davidova (nee Andreeva). Connections, ties (obsolete) - chains, shackles, shackles. Mikhail (Gribanovsky), archimandrite, rector of the embassy church in Athens. We are talking about Lyubov Dmitrievna Andreeva, who taught at a school in the village. Malinovo. Tavricheskaya DS was opened on August 19, 1873 with the permission of Emperor Alexander II. Outstanding hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Veniamin (Fedchenkov), Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) worked here; Schema-Archbishop Anthony (Abashidze), Bishop Mikhail (Gribanovsky), Archpriest. Sergius Bulgakov and other famous Orthodox pastors and theologians. After the October Revolution of 1917, the seminary was closed. Archpriest Alexey Ivanovich Parvov, chairman of the educational committee at the Holy Synod. We are talking about professor of philosophy at the Moscow Academy of Sciences, Viktor Dmitrievich Kudryavtsev-Platonov (1828–1891). Schubert Gotthilf Heinrich (Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert, 1780–1860) - German naturalist and philosopher. Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm (Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, 1646–1716) - German philosopher, mathematician, physicist, historian, lawyer, diplomat. Founder and first president of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. Leibniz is the forerunner of German classical philosophy. “Faith and Reason” is a Russian philosophical and theological journal published at the Kharkov Theological Seminary in 1884–1917.