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† Memory of St. Juliania, Princess Olshanskaya During the time of Pechersk Archimandrite Elisha Pletenetsky († 1624), they dug a grave for one girl near the Great Cathedral Church, and it was near the chapel of St. John the Theologian, and they found a coffin with a stone. The coat of arms of the Olshansky princes was carved on the stone. On the coat of arms was nailed a silver tablet with the same coat of arms and with the inscription: “Iulia, Princess Olshanskaya, daughter of Prince George of Dubrovitsky-Olshansky, who died a virgin at the age of 16.” They opened the coffin and it turned out: the princess was lying as if alive, so imperishable was her body, white and with a beautiful face. She wore a silk dress trimmed with gold braid; on her neck is a rich necklace, on her arms are golden sleeves, on her fingers are expensive rings, on her head is a girl’s crown of gold with pearls, in her ears are gold earrings with stones. The coffin was transferred to the Great Church and placed in the corner. At that time, the dress, damaged by touch, was replaced with new silk 83. In 1617, writes contemporary Kolnofoysky, one visitor expressed a desire to venerate the tomb of St. princesses; They showed it to him and, it seemed, he venerated the relics. But as soon as this man left the church, he screamed in a terrible wild voice and fell dead. Upon examination, it turned out that he had stolen an expensive ring from the princess’s hand, and upon collecting information about his personality, it turned out that he was a Socinian heretic who did not believe in the Divinity of the Son of God, nor in the Holy Trinity 84. Blazh. Archimandrite Peter Mogila, to whom St. appeared. The princess, reproached for the lack of attention to her coffin, ordered a new shrine and a new, better robe, and then St. the relics were solemnly placed in a decent place 85. Then at the tomb of St. The princesses wrote: “By the will of the Creator of heaven and earth, Juliana, the helper and great intercessor in heaven, lives in all years. Here bones are a medicine against all suffering... You decorate the villages of paradise with yourself, Julia, like a beautiful flower in a bouquet” 86. When did St. live? princess? The chapel of John the Evangelist, near whom St. was buried. princess, in ancient times he was in the choir, but at the bottom of the Great Church it was built during the restoration of its prince. Simeon in the 15th century. Therefore, the time of life of St. The princess did not ascend before the beginning of the 16th century. Prince Yuri Dubrovitsky-Olshansky, according to an ancient synodikon printed by Kalnofoysky, was one of the benefactors of the Pechersk Lavra and in 1503 fought with the Tatars. This is the father of Saint Juliana. Prince Ivan Dubrovitsky, who also signed himself Prince Olshansky, in 1530 quickly gathered a militia and defeated the Tatars, from 1542 he was the governor of Kyiv, and from 1544 Troitsky and died in 1549 87. This is, if not a brother, then a close relative of St. princesses. Also known is the Gospel, written in 1557 “at the expense of the faithful and Christ-loving princess (wife) Kozma Ivanovich Zaslavsky. Nastasya Yuryevna, nee Princess Olshanskaya, under the rightful prince John Feodorovich Czartorysky, son-in-law of her grace" 88 . Nastasya Yuryevna Olshanskaya is the sister of Saint Juliana of Olshanskaya. - Therefore, it must be assumed that the death of St. Juliana followed no later than 1540 89 . Rev. Sisoes the Great, who died in 429 The asceticism of Rev. Sisoya lasted from early youth to old age. At first he lived in a monastery, then this desert seemed crowded to him and, hearing that the Great Anthony (comm. January 17) had died, he crossed the Nile and retired to the mountain where Anthony labored and where everything reminded him of the wondrous example of monastic life. Solitude, however, did not hide the hermit from the attentive gaze of people thirsting for spiritual enlightenment, and they began to visit Sisoy to benefit from his instructions. He did not refuse to accept them, preferring love for people to the satisfaction he found in maintaining silence. His conversations with people consisted mainly of lessons in humility. - Father! - one hermit once said to Siso, - I notice in myself that the remembrance of God is always with me... “That’s a little more, my son,” Sisoy answered him, “even more important than that is to see yourself below everyone else, because such humiliation contributes to the acquisition of humility... He said to another brother: “Have humility, renounce your will, renounce the empty worries of the world, and you will find peace of heart”... About himself, Sisoes constantly said: “I fall asleep as a sinner, and as a sinner I wake up”... -Three hermits, attracted by hearing about Sisoes’ holiness, came to see him: - what should be done to get rid of the torment that awaits sinners in the future life, the mere memory of which brings horror and awe?.. “I confess to you, brethren, that I do not think about these things,” Sisoes answered them, “and knowing that God is full of goodness, I think, I hope that He will show me mercy... But you, brethren, are blessed!” if your soul is imbued with such a memory, then it is impossible for you to sin... What should I, a hard-hearted person who is not given to know what punishment is for people, do? That's why I sin every day... Sisoi said that for thirty years he prayed like this: “Lord Jesus, do not let me sin today with my tongue” ... “And meanwhile,” he adds, “I constantly sin in this way” ... The ascetic imbued with the spirit of Christ was not only humble, but also meek in heart. One brother, offended by another, came to Abba Siso and complained: “My brother offended me, I want to take revenge on him.” “Do not take revenge,” Sisoi told him, “leave vengeance to God.” “I won’t rest until I take revenge...” the brother insisted. “Then Sisoi said: “Let’s pray, brother”... And he began to pray: - God! we no longer need Your care for us... we ourselves want to avenge ourselves... Touched by the elder’s meekness, the brother fell at his feet with words escaping from the depths of his heart: “I forgive, I forgive my brother... and you forgive me, father”... Himself a sincere ascetic, Sisoy was not horrified by his brother’s misdeeds and instead of indignantly reproaching him for them, with unshakable patience he helped to correct them and taught him to relentlessly fight his passions. “There is no person who could avoid temptation,” he said, “but with every temptation and fall there must be in a person a desire for rebellion, because God is always ready and unlimited to accept the fallen, but repentant” ... “But how long do you expect to rise up after I fall? - one hermit asked him, who lived in the neighborhood and often came to say that he had fallen into sin, while Sisoes invariably answered him: “rise up” ... - “Until the end comes, a person must constantly strive for rebellion, so that death finds him in this saving disposition” ... In the circumstances of the death of Rev. Sisoya expressed both his great humility and the great grace of the Lord that abides on the humble. Rufinus, talking about it, says that, feeling the approach of death, the elder was delighted, his face lit up and he spoke: “Here is Abba Anthony coming to me.”... A little later he exclaimed: “I see the face of the prophets,” and at the same moment his face brightened even more, “Behold, the Apostles have come,” he began to speak quietly and as if talking to one of the saints. The hermits who gathered around him to listen to his last sayings asked: who is he talking to? And he added: “Behold, the angels came to take my soul, and I begged them to wait a little longer so that I could do repentance... They said: you no longer need to repent.” ... “I don’t know if I have started it yet?” ... These last words, with the knowledge of Sisoya’s deep humility, made it clear to his disciples that his virtue was perfect ... Finally, the ascetic’s face shone like the sun, and at the same time he exclaimed: “Look, the Lord is coming to me!” and with these words he moved to another world... He remained to live on earth in his sayings, containing bright and saving truths that do not die forever. When a conversation about him arose between those reminiscing about the great Sisoes, the ascetic Abba Pimen, stopping them, said: “stop talking about Sisoes, because his deeds are beyond the narrative”... St. Martyr Lucia virgins and squad 90 Lucia, a virgin dedicated to God in Campania, was captured by the barbarian king Aucius and taken to his country. When she refused the king’s criminal proposals, she inspired him with such respect that he provided her with a special room where she could freely indulge in prayer. Through prayer, her king won victories over his enemies. After 20 years of ascetic life, she received a revelation - to go to Rome for martyrdom. She went there, and with her the king, who left his family and kingdom. There, both of them were beheaded by the prefect Elius Dionysius for confessing Jesus Christ after torture. After their execution, other Christians were presented to the prefect, who were also tortured and beheaded (in 301, during the reign of Diocletian) 91 . St. torment. Marina and Marfa and others with them Marin and Martha, noble Persians, with their sons, Avdifax and Avvakum, suffered in Rome, where they arrived on a pilgrimage, under the emperor. Claudius 2nd, in 269. Marin and sons are beheaded, and Martha is drowned. Their relics are now in the Roman Church of St. John Kushchnik. Many others suffered with them, captured during prayer. Patericon 206–208. Ch. Menaia July 6. “The Tale of the Finding of Honest Relics.” K. 1705 Teraturgima r. 129. 130. Patericon 209. 210. Teraturgima r. 37. Meletius Sirig in the canon of the Kyiv saints prays: “I bring you to You, All-Bountiful One! Juliana, a constantly bright candle containing an abundance of oil; With her prayers, protect me from all evil.” Akathists, K. 1674 Koyalovich His. Litwaniae pars altera, Antwerpiae, 1669 p. 297 Teraturgima B. 63. Koyalovich ibid. p. 391. Maksimovich Kievlanin 1840, p. 248. Kievlanin 1840, pp. 236–240. Description Kyiv. laurels 110. The Church also honors another Lucia - Sicilian, its memory is on December 13th. See "Full" Monthly Books of the East,” Archimandrite Sergius, vol. II, part 2, p. 192.