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Holy Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess Holy Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess. Enough has been said about them above, in the Feast of the Presentation. † Repose of St. Simeon, Bishop of Tver In the handwritten calendar, Simeon, Bishop of Tver, is placed among the saints of the Russian Church. Chronicles from different times, speaking about him, call him “venerable bishop,” which shows in him an ascetic, holy life 1 . Blessed Simeon was the first Bishop of Tver 2, and the seventh Bishop of Polotsk 3. According to some monuments, he was from the family of the princes of Polotsk 4. The latter is confirmed by the fact that a lot of lands and lands were distributed to them to Polotsk monasteries and churches 5 . The sorrows of time forced him to leave Polotsk. In 1263, Prince Mindovg, married to Princess Tverskaya, was killed. At the same time, his nephew, Prince of Polotsk, Tovtiville, was also deprived of his life. Tovtiwill's son fled to Novgorod; other princes and boyars fled wherever they could 6. The Polotsk bishop, who had previously been in charge of the churches of the Tver principality, avoided troubles in Tver, especially since at the same time the Tver prince Yaroslav Yaroslavich became the Grand Duke of Russia and chose his beloved Tver as his capital city. - The noble prince received the blessed shepherd with all love: he endowed the Tver department with his rich estates and lands 7. According to the chronicle, in 1271 the blessed shepherd lovingly paid his last debt of love and respect to his deceased benefactor. Grand Duke Yaroslav Yaroslavich died on the way from the Horde, and he was brought to Tver for burial; “Bishop Simeon of Tver performed the usual funeral singing over him, and he was laid in the cathedral church of St. Kozma and Damian" 8. Blessed Simeon ruled his flock like a sincere shepherd, like one of the best shepherds of the church. According to the chronicles, he was “educational and well acquainted with books; without fear of troubles and misfortunes, he entered into disputes with the prince and nobles, and did good to the poor and orphans 9 . Forgiving and kind to the offended and unfortunate, attentive to the monastic and priestly rites, he was formidable to those who insulted truth and virtue - they were afraid of him 10. Ancient monuments record his conversation with Prince Constantine of Polotsk. “Konstantin, Prince of Polotsk, called Bezrukiy, wanting to prick his tiun, said out loud to the bishop: “Where will our tiuns be in the next world?” Vladyka Simeon answered: “in the same place as the prince.” The prince did not like this and said: “Tiun judges wrongly, takes money, sells and tortures people, does everything bad; what am I doing? The Lord told him: “if the prince is kind and God-fearing, has pity on people, loves the truth, and therefore chooses a good and God-fearing, intelligent and truth-loving person as a tiun or ruler: then the prince will be in paradise and his tiun with him. If a prince, without the fear of God, does not spare Christians, does not think about orphans and widows, and appoints an evil, unreasonable boss, just to get him kun (money), lets him, like a hungry dog ​​on carrion, destroy people: then the prince will be in hell and his tyun with him. I tell you, princes and governors: comfort the sad, deliver the weak from the hand of the strong. The rich offend them, and they come to you as protectors of the good. But you, princes and governors, are like a rain cloud releasing water over the sea, and not over the thirsty land. You will give and help those who have a lot of silver and gold, and not those who do not have a penny; You give the poor into slavery, and you give generously to the rich.” 11 Russian antiquity honored this free, fearless denunciation of the mighty of the earth, this pure consciousness of the demands of truth by including it in the general guidelines of justice 12. In 1276, a fire destroyed the residential buildings of the mountains. Tver; All the churches were destroyed, with the exception of one. The caring saint had to put in a lot of labor to build the holy house and churches. In 1282 there was again a fire in Tver 13. Dilapidated wooden cathedral of St. Cozma and Damian was dismantled and in its place in 1285 the saint founded a stone cathedral church in honor of the Savior. The following year, the saint had the consolation of seeing the experience of the sincere love of his flock for the shepherd. Predatory Lithuanians suddenly attacked the church districts of the Tver ruler and robbed them. The Tverites voluntarily, of their own accord, rushed after the predators, caught up with them and took away all the loot. Such a prince as Saint Michael Yaroslavich was, used everything to ensure that the new cathedral was built without slowing down or stopping. But a lasting, magnificent church could not be built soon. The saint, feeling that in his old age he would not live to see the consecration of the new cathedral, and bored without serving at the cathedral, which was so gratifying for a sad old age, consecrated (1287) a movable altar in the cathedral that was under construction, so that he could pray here together with the flock, but he could. And indeed, he died peacefully on February 3, 1289, and the church was consecrated by his successor, Bishop Andrei, in 1290 14. † Repose of the blessed Roman, Prince of Uglich The blessed Prince Roman of Uglich was the son of Prince Vladimir of Uglich and the grandson of Grand Duke Constantine I; - from a young age they taught him Christian virtues, and especially taught him the sorrows of life. He was 23 years old when Batu and his terrible hordes entered Russia. At a general council with the boyars, Prince Vladimir decided to leave Uglich under the jurisdiction of the senior boyar, and when Batu demands its surrender, he should immediately surrender it so that Christian blood would not be shed uselessly. Prince Vladimir himself with his two sons, Andrei and Roman, retired to Novgorod. Batu was in Uglich in February 1237 and left it untouched. Prince Vladimir and his family wandered in the Novgorod region for three whole years and, when the Tatars had completely left Russia, they returned to Uglich. In 1244, Vladimir, together with other princes, was in the Horde and Batu allowed the princes to own their ancestral lands; Prince Vladimir returned to Uglich. “But at that terrible time it was impossible to live in peace in any corner of Russia. In 1248, Tatar officials came to Uglich; Prince Vladimir went to Vladimir and died here in 1249 15. The khan's officials found that the Uglich principality was obedient to the khan and regularly paid tribute. Therefore, the eldest son of Prince Vladimir Andrei began to rule the Principality of Uglich. But childless Andrei was ill, and in 1261 Roman Vladimirovich took over the administration of the principality 16. Blessed Romanus was the protective father of those under his control. His region included the following cities: Uglich, Kashin, Bezhetsky Verkh, Ustyuzhna, Dmitrov, Zvenigorod, and he also built the new city of Romanov on the high bank of the Volga, opposite the Borisoglebskaya settlement. People from other principalities also came under the shelter of the good prince. He established almshouses and hospice houses, and the former were maintained at his expense, and the latter from the monasteries. He built up to 15 churches in different places of his principality. Every day he listened to God's service and often talked with experienced monks; he loved to read soul-saving books. In 1278 he mourned the death of his mother, then two years later his childless wife also died. Orphaned in the world, Blessed Roman devoted the last years of his life mainly to deeds of piety, prayer, fasting and charity. He died on February 3, 1285 and was buried in the cathedral church of the mountains. Uglich 17. In 1486, during the founding of a new cathedral church, the incorruptible relics of the blessed Prince Roman were found. By order of Patriarch Job, they were again attested (in 1595) by Kazan Metropolitan Hermogenes. – In 1609, the Poles set fire to the cathedral church and St. the relics of the prince: but their remains continue to exude healing; they are now kept in a chapel dedicated to the name of the blessed Prince Roman 18. In 1285, “a stone church was founded in Tver by the Venerable Bishop Semeon.” Collection l. 1, 207. In 1320, “having laid the body of the holy Grand Duke Michael in the church of St. The Savior is on the right hand side, next to the venerable Bishop Semeon.” Collection l. 5, 216. Wax. l. under 1289: “Semeon, the first Bishop of Tver, reposed.” Collection l. 7, 179. Nick. l.: “serving in it (in the cathedral of the Church of the Savior) the Lord’s bishops of many Tverstia Divine and sacred services: the first Semyon under the Grand Duke Mikhail Yaroslavich; 2 Andrew, with him; 3 Barsanuphius, under the Grand Duke Michael and under his sons Demetrius, Alexander, Constantine and Vasily; 4 Theodore, under the Grand Duke Konstantin Mikhailovich; 5 Theodore, under the Grand Duke Vasily Mikhailovich; 6 Vasily; 7 Evfimy Vislen, under Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich; 8 Arseny the Wonderworker." Nikon. L. 4, 284. Based on this news, errors in East should be corrected. Hier. 1, 274, 275. Plato East. Ross. Ts. 1, ch. 7. East. Hier. 1, 274. In the list of bishops according to Nikon. l. (vol. 1, app. p. 5): “Semion from Polotsk; Andrey from Lithuania." Collection l. 7, 179. This is what the Jesuit deeds say on estates that were taken away from Orthodoxy. See the life of E. Dovmont on May 20th. Collection l. 1, 60. Collection. gram. 1, 297. 298. Nikon. l. 3, 54. 65. Collection. l. 1, 28. 29. Trinity letop. at Karamz. 4, pr. 178. The saint’s denunciation was included in the “Righteous Standard” - a legal collection. Orthodox Interview. 1851 1, 19. 92. Rosenkampf on the helmsman 217. 218. Collection l. 1. 36. Surmanova source. information about the Tver prince. 1778. Collection l. 1, 107. 4, 44. Nikon. l. 3, 87. 88. Karam. 4, pr. 178. 182. Karamz. 4, approx. 37. 113. Nikon. l. 3, 18 Kiselya ist. Uglich pp. 45–59. Lives Feb. 3: “it is only known that he remained in his youth after the death of his parents,” p. 2. Book. Roman was 23 years old in 1237, and 35 years old in 1249. Nikon. l. 3, 40. 41. Collection. l. 7.174, 178. Russian. times I, 148. Karamz. 4, pr. 182. Kisel about Uglich, pp. 68–73. RKP. calendar: “the holy noble prince Roman of Uglich, miracle worker, reposed on the 3rd day of February 6790 (1282”). RKP. complete life of the teacher Pope of Uglich: “on this basis, the cathedral churches granted him (Prince Andrei Vasilyevich) God to acquire the relics of St. Blagov. book Roman of the Uglich Wonderworker. Relics of St. book The novel lay intact and imperishable in the cathedral church for 120 years, even before the Polish presence in Russia and the city of Uglich. Then sin for the sake of our holy relics. Prince Roman was burned by the evil Polish people and the cathedral church in the fortress of the city was completely destroyed by the same evil people. Remained St. relics of the head, rib bones, both arms and legs. And they still work miracles,” Nikon. l. 8, 32. Letop. about riots, p. 42. Information. about mon. Church, 562. M. 1852. Tsar's charter of 1683 (in Kisel, p. 417): “to Prince Roman of Uglich, the wonderworker, two pounds of wax.” In the collection Nizhny Novgorod. Blagoveshch. mon.: “the story, stichera and canons (to St. Prince Roman) were created with the blessing of St. Patriarch Job - through the diligence of monk Sergius, the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity of Danilov Monastery of Pereyaslavl Zalessk.” The dictionary page 235 is incorrect.