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Our Holy Father Leo, Pope of Rome Originally from Italy, Leo I or the Great was elected pope in 440 and served until 461. He earned fame for his virtuous and pious life. He defended the country both from external enemies 302 and from internal enemies of the Church - heretics: Manichaeans and Eutychians. - Under him, Eutyches, archimandrite of one of the Constantinople monasteries, an opponent of the teachings of Nestorius, who fell to the opposite extreme, began to assert that in Jesus Christ only one Divine nature should be recognized. At a local council taking place at that time in Constantinople, the provisions of Eutyches were considered; he was convicted of heresy and deprived of his church degree. Eutyches rebelled against this decision, turned to many bishops, including Pope Leo, with a request to reconsider his case and at the same time accused the Patriarch of Constantinople Flavian himself of heresy. Leo, having learned the truth about this matter from Flavian, set out in writing the teaching of the Church about the union of two natures in Christ: Divine and human. “Not understanding how the incarnation of God the Word should be understood,” wrote Pope Leo to Flavian, “Eutyches had to follow that universal, unanimous teaching that the entire Christian Church professes, believing in Jesus Christ the Only Begotten Son of God, our Lord, born of the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary... This birth, in itself unique and amazing, should not be comprehended as if the extraordinary nature of birth were destroyed ordinary properties of born humanity... The Divine accepted our weakness without violating the properties of either one or the other nature. The true God appeared in the true and perfect nature of the true man, all with that which is characteristic of Him, and all with that which is characteristic of us (totus in suis, totus in nostris)... Just as God does not tolerate change through condescension towards us, so man is not destroyed by the greatness of the Divine. Both natures act in mutual communication in their own way, that is, the Word acts as is characteristic of the Word, and the flesh does what befits the flesh.” This letter was read and approved at the 4th Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, convened by Emperor Marcian in Bithynia, in 451. The heresy of Eutyches was finally condemned. After reading the letter of Pope Leo, the dogma was stated that “Jesus Christ is true God and true Man; according to Divinity, He is eternally born from the Father and is like Him in everything; in terms of humanity, He was born in time from the Most Holy Virgin Theotokos and is like us in everything, except for sin; but in the incarnation He has one person and two natures, united in Him inextricably, unchangeably, inseparably, inseparably.” After Pope Leo, up to a hundred words and up to 140 of his letters remained - dogmatic and moral content. “The duty of mercy,” he says in one of the last, “is determined not by the amount of goods, but by the disposition of the heart. It is common to everyone, just as everyone should love their neighbor and help him out of love. God gives wealth so that it flows to the poor. Those who abuse it, to their own detriment, squander it on empty objects, or keep it locked up. That is why the Lord tells us that mercy for us is the key to the Kingdom of Heaven.” Relics of St. The Lion rests in the chapel named after him in the Vatican Peter's Basilica in Rome. St. Flavian the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople Flavian suffered in the fight against the heresy of Eutyches and died as a result of the blows inflicted on him by the defenders of Eutyches during the council, known in history as the “Robbery” or “Robbery of Ephesus,” in 449. His relics were transferred to Constantinople in 451. Successor to St. Pope Leo Hilary, who was legate at the robber council, portrayed in Rome in the oratorio of St. Flavian's feat of painting the cross on walls was achieved at this cathedral. † Repose of Rev. Kozma on the Yakhroma River The Monk Kozma 303 was brought up by a boyar in the village; The boyar, loving him for his meekness, taught him to read and write. The benefactor boyar fell into a serious illness and moved from city to city, seeking benefits for his illness; Kozma was with him constantly, comforting him by reading books and caring for his father like a good son. During their travels, they stopped at the Yakhroma River and the reverent Kozma appears on a tree with an icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God; he heard a voice from her commanding him to become a monk and build a monastery. His sick master then received healing from this icon. This made the gentleman love Kozma even more. But also because the master did not need services, Kozma secretly retired to Kyiv and entered the Pechersk monastery; dressed here in monastic robes, he spends some time in feats of strict fasting and prayer. Then, following the will of the Mother of God, he goes with the icon that appeared to him to the Yakhroma River, and here, 40 versts from Vladimir and 15 from Yuryev-polny, with the help of good people, he builds a church in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Little by little, zealots of the solitary life gathered to him, and he zealously taught them piety, with the title of abbot. Constantly faithful to the rules of monasticism, he did not abandon the feats of fasting and prayer, but together with love he accepted the strange and healed sinful souls with the medicine of repentance; the fame of his wondrous exploits reached the Grand Duke. Having reached a ripe old age and having communed with St. Tain, he peacefully surrendered his spirit to God on February 18, 1492. The Yuryevtsev remember his austere life and appearance: his face was pale and dry, his hair was gray, his hair was long and towards the end narrow, somewhat curled; a bright gaze shone from under the high brow. – Various healings marked the holiness of his life. His relics rest hidden in the Assumption Monastery Church 304. Mitrofan, later the saint of Voronezh, being the abbot of the Kozmin monastery, said this in the inscription on the Gospel: “this Gospel was exchanged for our reverend father Kozma of Yakhrinsky the wonderworker under the abbot Mitrofan” 305. The icon that appeared to the monk, which was marked by miracles, is located in the same church where the relics of the monk are, and it is celebrated on October 14, 306. In 452, with the power of his word, Pope Leo convinced and restrained the cruel king of the Huns, Atilla, who was ready to invade Rome with fire and sword, and in 455 he successfully influenced the equally fierce leader of the Vandals, Genseric, and averted the shedding of blood and the burning of buildings in Rome. Life of Rev. Kozma was described by the monk Gregory, but the description was later spread by the abbot. Varlaam. From this a florid story was compiled, rich in words and meager in thoughts. Rumyantsev's story No. 371. In the collection Petersburg. spirit. acad. No. 277. Saints: “Ven. Father Kozma, abbot of the Assumption Monastery of Yakhrensky, also in Shakhmatitsekh, Yuryevsky Wonderworker, reposed in L. 7000 months Feb. on day 18." East. Hier. 4, 567. Service Rev. Kozma on February 18th. and his life in the collection Nizhegor. Blagoveshch. monastery Buslaeva: verbal. and art 2, 952. Vladimir collection p. 110. art. M. 1858. According to the inventory of 1662, “there are 94 courtyards behind the Kuzmina Monastery.” Information about the monastery. p. 31. M. 1852. In op. "Glory to the Holy One" Mother of God,” this icon is erroneously spoken of in two places as two different ones (part 3, section 3, pp. 104, 106, 107, M. 1853). The first says that St. the icon appeared in 1482. But that was earlier. - RKP. the story of the Yakhroma icon in b. total ist. No. 213. Rumyantseva No. 371.