89. Прежде 1461 г. Его же послание одному из литовских епископов, похвальное за охранение православия в Литве

From the collection of the Synodal Library No. 562, l. 133 vol.–134; It was published, according to the same list, in Volume I of the Addendum. to Act. Histor. under No. 13. The message, by the way, speaks of the addressee’s desire to move within the boundaries of the Moscow state: this is reminiscent of Euthymius of Chernigov, who, indeed, left his diocese, worried about the union, and moved to Moscow; in 1465 he received control of the Suzdal diocese (See Act. Histor. Vol. I, note 112; cf. previous charter). Message from the metropolitan in Lithuania to the bishop... about how he stood for the Orthodox faith Blessing of Jonah 2827, Metropolitan of All Rus', to the bishop... That you, my son, sent your letter to me and write that he came to that wolf, and not to the shepherd, Isidore’s disciple and like-minded 2828 Gregory 2829 in the Lithuanian land, and raised a storm and corruption on the Church of God, and a great tax from him to our Orthodox peasants, and prickly son, you stood for the holy churches of God and for the Orthodox Holy Faith of Christ, and having great care for all of our Orthodox Christianity: and for this I thank and bless you, my son, and I pray to the Lord God, the lover of mankind, as if the Lord with his omnipotent great mercy would vouchsafe you, my son, his endless heavenly kingdom, which I pray you will receive in endless centuries. And why, son, are you writing to us about how you would grieve your son, Grand Duke Vasily Vasilyevich, about you 2830, so that my son, the great prince, would favor you as his pilgrim, and, according to his fatherland, would give you peace from such evil persecution: and I, my son, would grieve about you to my master, Grand Duke Vasily Vasilyevich, and my son, the great prince, as God put on his heart, sharing my petition, and according to yours, my son’s petition and petition, he wants to favor you, repose you in his homeland and please everyone. And you, my son, would go to the house of the Most Pure Mother of God and the great wonderworker St. Peter the Metropolitan, and to my son Grand Duke Vasily Vasilyevich, and to me, without hesitation. Yes, what did you, your son, write to me in the same letter about all your business, then I beat the great prince with his forehead about your business and was sad: and I grieved about your business to my lord and son the great prince and beat him with his brow, and my son, the great prince, favors you, his pilgrim, and I also favor you, my son, with the same I'm sorry. And also, son, even now, for the dismantled churches of God and for the Orthodox Holy Faith of Christ and for our Orthodox Christianity, in accordance with your holy duty, you would stand firmly, unshakably, as God will enlighten and strengthen you for this great work[. A] the grace of God... The manuscript is like-minded. You might be interested in: