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Ave. Agapit, free doctor “Someone from Kyiv, Agapit, writes the God-loving Polycarp, 312 took monastic vows under our blessed father Anthony. He imitated his angelic life, having witnessed his healings (“corrected”). How that great one, hiding his holiness, treated the sick with his food, pretending that he was giving them medicinal herbs, and the sick became healthy through his prayer; So this blessed Agapit, jealous of the holy elder, helped the sick.” According to these words, Agapit first labored in a cave near Anthony, and here he studied the high life of the wonderful ascetic. According to the further narration we see blessedness. Agapit in the monastery cell and among the brethren. “When one of the brothers fell ill,” Polycarp continues, Agapit left his cell (there was nothing to steal), came to his sick brother and served him: he lifted him up and laid him down, carried him out in his arms and gave him his food, the grass that he cooked. And the sick person became healthy through his prayer. If the illness continued, it happened that it pleased God to strengthen the faith and prayer of his servant: blessed Agapit relentlessly remained with the sick man, incessantly praying for him, while the Lord gave health to the sick man through his prayer. For this he was nicknamed a doctor (“healer”). The Lord gave him the gift of healing. And in the city it was heard that there was a doctor in the monastery. Therefore, many brought the sick to him and they became healthy.” Blazh. In another case, Polycarp writes that “Agapit the doctor” also participated in the prayer that healed the seduced Nikita; and this was under the abbot. Nikon, no later than 1088. 313 So, the fame of the reverend doctor began under Nikon, around 1080. “At the time of this blessed one,” Polycarp continues his story about the doctor, there was someone of Armenian birth and faith. He was a skilled doctor, the likes of which had never existed before; he had only to look at the patient, and he appointed the day and hour of his death, and his words were carried out exactly. This has not been treated before. – One of these patients was brought to the Pechersk monastery; this was the first person for Prince Vsevolod († 1093). The Armenian brought him to despair, saying that he would die after eight days. - Blessed Agapit, giving him the grass that he himself ate, restored his health. The rumor about this spread throughout the Russian land. “The Armenian, consumed by envy, began to revile the blessed one. He sent the man sentenced to death to the monastery, ordering him to be given poison so that, having accepted it, he would die in the eyes of Agapit. The blessed one, giving this dying man monastic food, made him healthy and delivered the condemned man from death. After that, the gentile armed himself against Agapit even more powerfully: he taught his fellow believers to kill the monk with poison. But the blessed one drank without harm, without suffering in the least. “This is good news that the Lord delivers the godly from death” (2 Peter 2:9). He said: “Even if they drink something mortal, it will not harm them; they will lay them on sick hands and be healthy.” The prince became ill. Vladimir Monomakh, then reigning in Chernigov. An Armenian treated him and used all his efforts, all the means of art, but the disease not only did not soften, but became more dangerous hour by hour. The prince, feeling that he was close to death, sent to the Pechersk abbot John, asking him to send Agapit a doctor to him. If I go to the prince, the blessed man reasoned. Agapit: he should go to everyone. Human glory is dangerous. I will not go beyond the gates of the monastery, so as not to break my vow. If they kick me out, I’ll go in the other direction and come back again. He sent the prince some boiled meat, which he had prepared for himself as food. The prince recovered. The healed Vladimir came to thank Agapit: but the monk, fearing human glory, disappeared. The prince gave the gifts brought for Agapit to the abbot. “Then, vividly feeling how much he owed to Agapit, he ordered the boyar to take the gold to Agapit’s cell. My son! - the monk said to the messenger, I don’t charge anyone for treatment - no charge: Christ the Lord heals, not me. The messenger asked to accept the prince's gifts for his consolation and to use them at his discretion. So be it, said Agapit; Tell the prince not to save the treasures - what are they for? Let him distribute them to the poor: if he does not listen to me, it will be bad for him. The Lord, who delivered him from death, does not like ingratitude. The elder took the gold out of his cell and placed it at the door, and he disappeared. The messenger went out and saw the abandoned gold and took it to the abbot. John. “When everything was retold to the prince, the prince fulfilled the elder’s commandment and began to generously give alms to the poor. Finally the teacher himself became ill. doctor. The Armenian, hearing about this, came to visit the sick man: after examining him, he said: in three days he will die, otherwise, he added, I am ready to become a monk myself. Agapit told him: “The Lord revealed to me that I would go to him in three months.” At this very time, a sick person was brought to Agapit from Kyiv. Agapit stood up, as if he were not sick, took the herb that he usually ate, and showed it to the Armenian and said: here is my medicine. “The Armenian looked at it and said: this is not one of our herbs, I think it’s from Alexandria.” The monk smiled, gave his medicine to the sick man, and he recovered. Then he said to the Armenian: eat my potion with me: I have nothing else to treat you with. “The Armenian answered: “This month, my father, we are fasting for four days, and now the fast is ours.” Hearing this, the blessed one asked: “Who are you, what is your faith?” He answered: haven’t you heard that I am an Armenian? The blessed one said: “How dare you come here and desecrate my cell, and even hold my sinful hand? There’s the wicked man of other faiths!” He left in shame. After that blessed Agapit lived, according to his prediction, for three more months and, a little ill, reposed before the Lord on June 1; he was placed in the cave of Ave. Anthony. After the death of the saint, the Armenian came to the abbot and said: “I am leaving my faith and want to serve the Lord as a monk in the holy, right Greek faith; bliss Agapit, having appeared, said to me: you promised to accept monasticism; If you lie, you will lose your life and soul. I believe that the one who appeared is a saint of God: I knew well that it was impossible for him to survive three days: but the Lord gave him three months.” The abbot made him a monk, and the former Armenian ended his life in the exploits of Orthodoxy.” Polycarp then writes: “Such and even greater deeds were accomplished by the sacred monks. Remembering their virtuous life, I am amazed at how the great healings of St. our father Anthony. If such a star does not shine due to our negligence, how will its rays shine? I mean our venerable fathers of Pechersk. But, as the Lord said, a prophet is not honored in his own country. I am ready to write to you, honest archimandrite, Mr. Akindinus, about the mentioned fathers, and to depict the miracles of some, the healings of others, the strong abstinence of others, the obedience of others, the insight of others, which I heard about from your brother, and from my master, Bishop Simon. But to others my stories seem incredible due to the greatness of the deeds; - and the mistrust comes from the fact that they know me Polycarp as a sinner. since Your Reverence orders, I write as I understand with my mind, and as much as my memory helps me, even if not entirely successfully; Let what we have written remain for the benefit of our successors, as the blessed one wrote. Nestor in the chronicler of Blessed. Fathers Damian, Jeremiah, Matthew, and Isaac and as written in the life of St. Anthony all their lives, albeit briefly. I will not say secretly about the monks, as I have already said about others: if I remain silent, then their names will not be remembered, as has been the case until now. Here I am writing about them in the 15th year of your abbess, but for 160 years there has been no mention of them. Now your love is the reason that hidden things have become known and the memory of those who loved the Lord is honored and glorified, because they are His saints and crowned by Him. Fulfilling your will, sovereign Akindinus, I write, sinful Polycarp.” May the Lord remember the blessed work in his kingdom. Polycarp, who left us stories about great ascetics, for the benefit of the children of the church. The death of the wonderful, unpaid doctor, Ave. Agapit, followed no later than 1095, since the illness, after which he died 3 months later, occurred following the healing of Monomakh of the Chernigov prince, who stayed in Chernigov until 1094, and John was the Pechersk abbot from 1088. 314 M. Sylvester in his time (1636) wrote: “the church celebrates the day of his death on the 1st day of the month. mealybug (June).” 315 Repose of Rev. Dionysius of Glushitsky Rev. Dionysius 316 was from the outskirts of Vologda and was tonsured at the Spaso-Kamensk monastery by the Holy Mountain abbot. Dionysius; given under the guidance of a spiritual elder, he lived in fasting and prayer in the Kamensk monastery for 9 years. Then he and his disciple Pachomius walked around the eastern side of Lake Kuben, looking for silent solitude. Having found a deserted monastery on St. Luke, he built a hut and rebuilt the church of St. Nicholas and restored the ancient cenobitic monastery. On St. Luke, Dionysius was awarded the priesthood, ordained by the Rostov Archbishop Gregory, at the same time as he was busy with the deserted church. 317 He spent several years here, exhausting himself with hunger and thirst. His life was very harsh, so that the disciple Pachomius finally began to be burdened by the harshness of life. Dionysius, for his part, wanted to create a hostel for the salvation of many. “I heard,” Dionysius said to Pachomius, that on the eastern side of Lake Kuben there is a deserted place; There I would like, if the Lord pleases, to form a cenobitic monastery; you stay here - and let the brother who recently came to us stay with you.” Dionysius left Pachomius in peace on St. Luke; and he left. 318 15 miles from Luka, in a dense forest on the river. Glushitsa, the ascetic of God built himself a hut under a cherry tree and began to struggle as before. After some time, the elder came to him and he rejoiced at him like an angel; Then they began to come in twos and threes and settled near Dionysius’ cell. In 1403, a small church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin was built. Mother of God. Prince Dimitri of Kuben sent his carpenters for this purpose. Gregory Archbishop Rostovsky, teaching the blessing for the formation of the monastery and the creation of the church, said to the elder: “I advise you to form a hostel so as not to call anything yours, but to have everything in common, as they lived under the apostles.” 319 The monk carried out the advice of the archpastor - and first of all for himself: following the rules of the community, he was engaged either in carpentry or in the work of a Swiss. Similarly, for another, more extensive, church, built in 1412, the monk himself painted icons. “He assigned obedience to the brethren in the church and in monastic work and then strictly supervised the observance of order. “Children,” he told the brethren, do not be embarrassed by the labors of the desert. Through many sorrows one must reach the kingdom of heaven. For us, these sorrows are fasting and deprivation of all kinds. Our prayer must be from a pure heart. Let us remember the words of the Savior about giving alms to the poor: blessed are the merciful.” He strictly demanded that the monk should not have any property, and that nothing should be done without the blessing of the abbot or elder. One monk, contrary to the rules of the hostel, kept 10 nogat (leather coins) in his cell. This was revealed after his death. The monk ordered the legs to be thrown away along with the body of the disobedient man. “Children,” he said, “disobedience is destruction.” They could hardly beg the elder to allow the culprit to go away. Elder Antufios went fishing without a blessing and caught a lot. Dionysius ordered to throw away all the fish. The monk, both in word and deed, taught to live in trust in the Lord. – Two thieves stole seven monastery horses. The monk, the housekeeper, announced this to Dionysius with great grief. Abba smiled and said: “Aren’t we all strangers? - He will care about what answer to give in court. We are commanded to pray for those who offend.” The thieves almost burned themselves to death in the first place they stopped, and lost their horses in the fire. At another time, some of the brethren thought to admonish him about his excessive generosity towards the poor. According to their instructions, the young man appeared to the monk in the form of a wanderer, asking for help. The monk handed over some money. - When, after the evening service, they told him how it had happened: he, calming the confused ones, said: “If you, against my will, take away the money, then you will sin doubly, show impatience in poverty and take away what was given by love. The Lord commands us to do good as much as we can.” There was a famine in the country and the monk, with a generous hand, distributed bread to those suffering from hunger. To the steward’s remark that there were not enough supplies, he replied: He who told us is faithful: do not worry about tomorrow: the Heavenly Father knows what you need. He says: judgment is without mercy for those who have not shown mercy. When many people began to visit Glushitsa, the lover of silence retreated 4 miles into the impenetrable wilderness and near a huge pine tree, which gave the place the name Sosnovets, he built himself a cell, and then a small church in the name of the desert angel of the Forerunner. This was 1420. Some from Glushitsa moved here, but the monk decided that Sosnowiec should be under the control of one abbot of Glushitsa and receive the very contents from Glushitsa. Since wives came to the spiritual elder with a desire to listen to his instructions and would like to listen to them often, Dionysius, 2 versts from the Pokrovsk monastery, set up a women's hostel with the church of St. Leontius of Rostov. In the establishment and maintenance of all three monasteries, princes Dimitri Zaozersky and Yuri Bokhtyuzhsky, especially the latter, generously helped the monk. 320 The monk loved to paint holy icons. The works of his holy hands have survived to this day: a) in Sosnowiec, the icon of the sign of the Mother of God with the fiery seraphim and the carved icon of Hodegetria; 321 b) in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery according to the 1668 inventory in the iconostasis of the cathedral “a picturesque image of St. the wonderworker Cyril, and wrote by Rev. Dionysius of Glushitsky, - I still live the miracle worker Kirill, in l. 6932 (1424)"; in the church of Rev. Kirill image of the Dormition of the Mother of God “letter from St. Dionysius of Glushitsky"; 322 c) in the seven-lake desert, 30 versts from Kadnikov, there is an icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God painted by St. Dionysius, brought here from the Glushitsa monastery and since 1593, famous for miracles; d) in the Prilutsk monastery the icon of St. Demetrius († 1392) is shown as painted by St. Dionysius. 323 Blessed Dionysius zealously tried to spread the glory of the name of God. 18 versts from the Glushitsky monastery, on the river. Sukhona, he built a church in the name of the resurrection of Christ, so that the surrounding residents could listen to the word of God and learn the fear of God in it, another church in the name of the holy. Nicholas, built by him in the village. Dvinitsa, at the request of the poor residents of that village, he himself painted icons for this church. Dionysius's fame as an experienced spiritual mentor attracted many people to him. Blazh. Gregory, later a Pelshem ascetic, even when he was an archimandrite, came to Dionysius in Soskovets and lived here for several years, studying spiritual life according to the instructions and life of the Sosnovets Abba. In Glushitsa and Sosnowiec under Abba Dionysius there were many monks and among them there were quite a few sincere servants of God. That was the reverend. Philip, who later founded a desert monastery on the river. Rabanga, where he died (1448). 324 Dionysius, the abbot of Spasokamensk, being the archpastor of Rostov (1418–1425), distinguished the Abba of Glushitsa for his love, and the Abba visited him more than once. When the successor is blessed. Dionysius, Archbishop. Ephraim (1427–1454) surveyed his vast diocese: the humble Abba Dionysius came out to meet him with all his disciples and received him at the monastery with honors. The teaching archpastor gave instructions to the brethren, reminded them of the suddenness of death and the terrible judgment of God, and encouraging them to sincerely renounce the world, saying: “Didn’t the Lord call the one attached to the world a dead man when he said to the young man: leave the dead to bury their dead?” And Abba Abbot said: “Keep yourself and the flock, so that you can say at the trial: here I am and the children whom the Lord gave me.” Blazh. Abba listened with love to the blessed one. archpastor: “The Lord sent us you as a shepherd and healer,” said the abba with the delight of a reverent soul. Blazh. Ephraim approved the spiritual charter of Abba Dionysius. 325 7 years before his death, the monk prepared a grave for himself and often came to it for holy reflections on the afterlife. Close to death, he appointed Amphilochius as his successor and died peacefully on June 1, 1437. According to the ancient biography, the appearance of St. Dionysius was like this: short and very dry, not a small head, semicircular eyebrows, long face, sunken cheeks, quiet eyes, a thick beard up to his chest, light brown and half-gray hair. The strict life instilled by Abba flourished for a long time in his desert even after his death. Ts. John wrote: “in the wilderness the monastery flourishes through fasting deeds.” 326 The Council of 1547 established the honoring of St. Dionysius in all Russian churches. 327 The service to him was written in 1548. 328 His relics rest hidden in the church of Sosnowiec, which survived the destruction of time and people. 329 Dionysius, glorified by the Lord, is known for many miracles: he healed the sick, straightened crooked hands, restored sight to the blind and the use of the tongue to the dumb. 330 Memory of St. Eleazar and Nazariya of Olonets According to the RCP. St. Eleazar and Nazarius were the founders of the Forerunner Monastery, located in the Olonets district: they are called miracle workers and the day of their death is shown as the 4th day of June. But in what year did they die? How did you accomplish the feat of life? Remains unknown. It is likely that they were disciples of Abba Lazar of Murmansk and labored in the 15th century, because they are also called those who came from Greece, like Lazar. Their relics rest hidden in the church of the abolished monastery. 331 Memory of the murdered prince. Igor-George, in monasticism Gabriel, blessed in. Prince of Kiev The painful death of blessings. Prince Igor was a matter of the willfulness of the people, brought up by the weaknesses of the princes. Prince Igor, the son of Oleg Svyatoslavich of Chernigov, baptized George, 332 in 1146 ascended the grand-ducal throne, after the death of his brother Vsevolod. Although the latter declared him his heir: Olgovich’s will meant little for Russia. “They didn’t like the Olgovichs, and Vsevolod’s deeds irritated the people of Kiev so much that only Vsevolod’s resourceful mind could hold off the indignation for a while. Therefore, after Igor ascended the throne, the people of Kiev asked for... the prince to deliver them from Vsevolod’s tiuns. Igor promised to replace the robber judges: but, not quickly fulfilling his promise, he increased the displeasure of the people. The people of Kiev secretly let K. Izyaslav Mstislavich, the grandson of their beloved Monomakh, know that they were ready to recognize him. prince Igor knew the danger and demanded help from the relatives of the princes of Chernigov. They bargained, demanded profitable cities, and, satisfied, gathered to help. But their slowness gave the conspirators time to think about and take measures to implement the plan. Therefore, when Igor and his allies prepared for battle, they suddenly saw that Izyaslav’s banner was flying in the Kyiv regiments and Igor was left with only hired assistants. After the unfortunate battle, the captive Igor was first imprisoned in the Vydubitsky monastery, then sent in chains to the Pereyaslavl Ivanovo monastery. - So he barely spent a week on the grand-ducal throne. The dreams of power have disappeared. Deprived of everything, abandoned by everyone, tormented by shackles, Igor turned to himself, to his eternity. In the past he had few happy days, but there were also things that were not easy for his conscience. Brother Vsevolod, ascending the Kiev throne (1139), promised Chernigov to Igor, but gave it to his cousin Vladimir; Igor took up arms more than once to take Chernigov away from Vladimir, but there was no success. In 1141, he and his brother Svyatoslav persistently demanded from V. the prince of the Chernigov volosts, abandoning the Kyiv one; they wanted to take Pereyaslavl, promised by him, from Vyacheslav, but were repulsed; only Blessed Nicholas Svyatosha persuaded the cousins ​​to stop the feud; Igor was given three cities on the Dnieper, including Rogachev. In 1143, Igor took part in the war between his brother Vsevolod and the Galician prince - peace was concluded on the condition that the Galician prince would help Igor in acquiring Kyiv after Vsevolod’s death; a year later there was again a war with the Galician prince, according to the calculations of Olgovich Vsevolod, who did not value his conscience too much. 333 - So life passed in the worries of vanity, in quarrels and the noise of war - sins multiplied. Because of what? My soul is empty and cold. – Igor’s father, the famous Oleg, was not a teacher of piety: but among Igor’s closest relatives are uncles Yaroslav and David of holy life, cousin Nikolai-Svyatosha is a high ascetic. There was someone to learn from and piety. That is why Igor, even in happy times, amid the brilliance and bustle, sometimes wanted to part with the disturbing light. Now, under the weight of troubles and sorrows, a decisive change took place in his soul. He bitterly repented of the sins of the past; the sorrows of the soul, repentant in combination with the sorrows of imprisonment, exhausted his strength, and he hastened to ask for mercy - renunciation of the world. - "Brother! I am very sick and ask you for tonsure; I wanted this when I was still a prince; and now, in my need, I have become very ill and I don’t think I will live,” - this is what he sent to say on his own behalf. to the prince. Izyaslav took pity and ordered me to tell him: “if you had the idea of ​​​​being tonsured, then you are free; and I’m letting you out anyway for your illness.” He was taken out of prison until he was so ill that for eight days he could neither drink nor eat, but having been tonsured with the name of Gabriel by Saint Euthymius, he recovered; Then brought to the Kiev Feodorov Monastery, he asked the abbot to clothe him with the schema and began to live for prayer and work. The icon of the Mother of God, before whom he prayed in his last days, speaks to later descendants about his prayerful exploits. Blazh. Igor parted forever with peace and dreams, but his relatives did not part. His brother Svyatoslav, not so much out of love for his brother as out of calculations of power and pride, wanted at all costs to return Igor to the throne. prince Even worse were the Davidovich cousins. At first they decided to take away their inheritances from their cousins ​​and incited them in the century. The prince has hatred for Igor. “Igor is angry both with you and with us, hold him tightly,” they said to Izyaslav; and they sent to Svyatoslav to say: “get out of Novgorod-Seversky to Putivl.” A bloody war began, in which Davidovich and Izyaslav were drawn. At first the war went happily for the Davidovichs: but then, with the help of the strong Yuri, Svyatoslav gained victory after victory. The Davidovichs changed their plan of action. They made peace with Olgovich and by cunning they wanted to capture and kill Izyaslav. Insidious plans were revealed. Izyaslav, who was standing on Supoi, sent treaty letters to the Davidovichs; and he let the people of Kiev know about the Olgovichi’s deeds and invited them to war. This was in 1147. The people of Kiev, gathered at the veche, responded to the call of their beloved Monomakhovich: “we are glad that God has preserved you for us, we will all follow you, including our children.” But at the same time, one of them said out loud: “We are ready to go for the prince, but first we need to resolve another matter: under Izyaslav Yaroslavich, evil people released Vseslav from captivity and made him their prince, and for that there was a lot of evil to our city; Now Igor is the enemy of our prince and us, not in prison, but in the Feodorov monastery: we will kill him and then we will go to Chernigov for our prince.” Hundreds of voices rang out: “death to Igor,” and the people rushed to the monastery. Izyaslav’s brother K. Vladimir told them: “My brother did not order you to do this; Igor is being guarded; Let’s go to our brother as he told us.” The people of Kiev answered, “We know the will of the prince, but we also know that neither you nor we will end well with this tribe.” “Metropolitan Clement held them back in vain. - “Do not commit sin, children, listen to me; otherwise you will incur the wrath of God, and the enmity between the princes will not be satisfied,” he told them. They did not want to listen to either him or the thousand, they went to the monastery. – Vladimir threw himself on his horse to rush there and save Igor; But forced to make a long detour on the way, he could not make it to the monastery on time; the people warned him. Igor, standing in the liturgy, heard what the rebellious crowd wanted. He prepared himself for everything with thoughts about the exploits of the martyrs: then he fell in tears and prayed: “Lord! Look at my weakness, so that, trusting in you, I can endure everything; I thank You that You have humbled me; deign to take me; from this rebellious and dark world into your light.” Fierce rebels, not respecting the holiness of the church of God, burst into the church, grabbed Igor, tore off his robe, and dragged him out of the church. “Igor told them: “Why do you want to kill me as a robber? Even if you broke your oath before me, God will forgive you; He has vouchsafed me the monastic rank and that is enough for me.” The rebellious crowd shouted: “kill, kill.” They also tore off Igor’s cassock, leaving him in just his shirt. “Unfortunate ones! what are you doing? For me, it’s all the same: naked I came from the womb, naked I will lie in the ground,” Igor said to the rebels, but they dragged him to the gate. At this time Vladimir arrived in time. Igor, seeing him, said: “brother! where are they taking me? Vladimir, jumping off his horse, dispersed the crowd, dressed Igor in his epancha 334 and said to the people of Kiev: “My brothers! Don’t do evil, don’t kill Igor.” But the crowd did not listen and began to beat Olgovich; Vladimir was also showered with blows: however, with the help of the boyar Mikhail, he managed to bring Igor to his mother’s house and locked the gate. But the rebels, having beaten Mikhail, tore off his cross and chain with a golden hryvnia, broke down the gate; Seeing Igor in the entryway, they smashed the entryway, pulled the prince off it and threw him unconscious to the ground. Then, tying a rope to his feet, they dragged him from Mstislav's courtyard to the prince. courtyard, to the tithe church; from here, putting it on some wood they found, they took it to the hem and threw it in the square. So the suffering prince died on September 19. 1147, Friday. 335 The murder was completed and the people's fury began to subside. Seeing the bloody innocent sufferer, some began to cover his nakedness with their clothes, others took his blood to heal themselves - from illnesses. Lazarus of the Thousand said to the people: “You killed Igor, let’s bury him now.” They answered him: “It was not we who killed him, but Olegovich and Davidovich, because they intended to kill our prince, and God protected him.” Body of St. the prince was taken to the church of St. Michael, parish of Novgorod merchants. “Here at night God showed a sign: the candles lit themselves over the body of the martyr. On Saturday morning, the Metropolitan sent the Feodorovsky abbot Anania to sing the funeral hymn for the prince - in the monastery of St. Simeon, built by the piety of grandfather Igor. The abbot dressed the body of the prince-monk in monastic clothes and performed funeral singing. 336 The pious abbot wept bitterly and said aloud to everyone: “Woe to the vain age and to cruel hearts! Where is the love? At that same time, thunder roared, the earth shook, and a pillar of light appeared above the church. The people exclaimed in horror: “Lord have mercy.” 337 In 1148, the Chernigov princes sent a message to Izyaslav: “since Igor was killed, he went to God, where should we all be: then God will judge us all.” Izyaslav agreed to peace. And, however, Prince Georgy Dolgoruky forced Izyaslav to flee from Kyiv to Volyn. 338 In 1150 “Book. Svyatoslav Olgovich transferred the relics of his brother Igor to Chernigov and they were placed at St. Savior in the tower." It was June 5th. 339 – From that time on, the memory of the blessings began to be celebrated. Prince Igor." 340 – Icon of the Mother of God, before which the blessed one prayed. Prince-monk, now located in the great church of the Pechersk Lavra. 341 “Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities: for there is no authority except from God, but the existing authorities were established by God. Therefore, whoever resists the authority resists God’s decree, and those who resist will be condemned” (Rom. 13:2). This is the conclusion of the life of St. K. Igor! Presentation of blessings. Prince Theodore Holy book Theodore was the eldest son of K. Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, born in 1219. According to the chronicles, he and his younger brother Alexander were left by his father in Novgorod in 1228, as representatives of his authority. And less than a year passed before the rising rebellion forced them to secretly leave for their father: at the end of 1230, Yaroslav was again called up by the Novgorodians and again left Theodore and Alexander to reign with them. This time life in Novgorod was very difficult. A terrible famine and pestilence exterminated the people; and a terrible fire devastated almost half the city. In 1232, the young Prince Theodore had to go to war. V. K. George then sent his son Vsevolod against Mordva. - Book Theodore Yaroslavich and the princes of Ryazan and Murom took part in Vsevolod’s campaign against the rebellious savages. Next year we see Theodore again in Novgorod. The young prince, by the will of his father, was supposed to get married here: the bride was already ready for him, the guests had gathered and the feast was ready. But the preparations did not end with wedding fun, but with funeral lament: the groom died. This was June 5, 1233. 342 The body of the young prince was laid to rest in the Yuryev Monastery. 343 – In 1614, during the invasion of the Swedes, who cursed everything holy, the tomb of St. The prince was taken out and opened by insolent Swedish soldiers. According to the news of 1634, “The Germans in the church of the Great Martyr George, in the monastery, looking for luggage, found a man intact and not destroyed in a princely attire and, taking him out of the tomb as if alive, they placed him at the church wall. 344 – Metropolitan Isidore, having heard about this, asked Delagardi for permission to move the coffin to the Novgorod St. Sophia Cathedral; At this time, not only did the relics of the virgin prince turn out to be incorruptible, but they exuded healing. - Since that time, the holy relics have rested openly at the entrance to the holy area. Forerunners. 345 “Be ready, too; for at an hour when you do not think the Son of man will come” (Luke 12:40). Work for your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil. 2:12). Repose of Rev. Paisius of Uglich Father of St. Paisiya, in the baptism of Paul, 346 Ivan Gavrenev lived in the Perekhot camp in the village of Bogorodskoe, on the border of Kashin and was a faithful servant of the Uglich prince (from 1461) Andrei Vasilyevich. Pavel's mother, Ksenia Vasilievna, was the daughter of commander Vasily Kozha and the sister of the reverend. Macarius of Kolyazin († 1483). Pavel was taught to read books as a child. While his parents were still alive, he visited his uncle, the Rev. Macarius, and after their death he completely moved into the monastery and at the age of 11 he was tonsured as a monk. Macarius into monasticism, with the name Paisia. – Under the guidance of an experienced uncle, in the quiet of the monastery, the young monk grew in spirit, undisturbed by dangerous worries and advice from the world; from a young age he learned the feats of obedience, fasting and prayer. He was engaged in copying books that were beneficial to the soul and, among other things, wrote the book of St. Gregory the Theologian. “That book,” says his biography, to this day in the monastery of St. Makaria, in Kalyazin." Uncontaminated by worldly impressions and purified by feats of self-denial, his spirit became capable of contemplating the spiritual world. Once during night prayer an angel appeared to him and said: “You must be a mentor to many; you will leave here and live where you are told: this is necessary for the glory of God.” Paisius listened to this news with fear and told his mentor to his teacher. Macarius, but no one else. After the wonderful vision, some time passed when the Uglich prince Andrei Vasilyevich asked the reverend. Macarius to send Paisius to him in Uglich to found a monastery. The monk was glad at the prince’s good wish and released the student. Paisiy settled in a hut on the left bank of the river. Volga, 3 versts from Uglich and for the first time built the Church of the Epiphany from wood with several cells. “Ten brothers gathered with Paisius,” and he introduced strict social life. The river flood destroyed the recent buildings, and the worker of God erected it in another place, in 3 ver. from Uglich, cells and the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God. At the insistence of the prince, the ascetic accepted the rank of abbot. The pious prince generously provided benefits for the new monastery. In a letter of 1476, he wrote: “I, Prince Andrei Vasilyevich, grant mercy to the Pokrovsky abbot Paisius, or whoever will be after him, - I allow the protection of the Most Rev. Mother of God on this side of the Volga, on the shore, from the Nativity ravine to build a settlement and whoever is called to this settlement to live from other principalities, and not from my fatherland, are free from my taxes for 20 years.” 347 In 1479 at the request and with the assistance of the pious prince Paisiy began to build a stone church and in 1482 the new church was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Mother of God. 348 On the part of the prince, this was a monument of gratitude to God for the birth of two sons, Demetrius and John, whom the saint received from the font. Paisiy. 349 The prince loved and respected Paisius. “To the house of the Most Pure One, to her protection, and to Abbot Paisius,” he gave by deed “to the settlement the monastery of Nicholas” with 10 villages and the lands purchased “from the Resurrection Archimandrite Nathanael” with 11 villages. 350 – But neither the respect of the prince nor the rank of abbot weakened the ascetic strictness in Paisius. He dug the ground himself, carried water, and in severe frosts walked in only a hair shirt. Secular frivolity laughed at the hardworking old man, but to its own detriment. Once a young boyar was riding past the monastery and seeing an old man digging the ground with a spade, he laughed at him: but suddenly the horse threw him off and he fell unconscious: Blessed Paisius brought him to his senses and meekly said: “Do not judge the monks.” The sad fate of the beloved Prince Andrei, who died in prison (in 1493) and his children, who were exiled to captivity, only revived in the soul of the saint the idea that one enters the kingdom of God through many sorrows. The monk asked. the prince for the innocent children: but this did not ease their fate. - In the sorrows of time and extreme old age, he handed over the management of the monastery to his disciple Gennady, after whom he was also, during the life of the venerable founder, abbot Jonah. 351 The monk continued his feats of prayer. The infirmities of old age did not keep him from participating in the prayers of the church; Every Sunday and every holiday he himself performed the liturgy even in his old age. When his legs finally refused to serve, weakened by decrepitude and exploits, he performed his cell rule while sitting. The monk rested from his labors in the 107th year of his life, June 6, 1504 352 The relics of St. Paisius rests in secret in the cathedral monastery church. The monastery, founded by his exploits, was respected even before the glorification of his relics. In 1553, Tsar John Vasilyevich was, according to the chronicle, “in Uglich at the veil in the monastery.” 353 – In 1609, the monastery was destroyed by the Poles, the abbot and monks were killed; 354 and in 1610 from the relics of St. Streams of healings poured out to Paisius: 25 miracles occurred in one year. We present the most remarkable ones: the wife of the dyer Timofey, who had been sick for three years, and the tanner Trofim, who could not use his legs or arms, were healed at the tomb of St. Paisius; Afanasy Safonov had wild meat growing on his head like a goose egg and he suffered greatly from a headache: but when at the saint’s tomb the priest made the sign of the cross and sprinkled him with water, the growth burst and the headache ended. The widow Evdokia, blind from a severe headache, regained her sight in the Pokrovsk monastery. Vasily Burenin, who lifted weights beyond his strength, suffered from stomach pain to the point that he could not take food due to vomiting: this continued for a year and a half. One night an elder appeared at the window of his hut and said: “Go to the monastery of Paisius, and you will be healed there.” The motionless patient thought: how should he go? And at that very moment I felt relief from my illness, got up, went and, after listening to the prayer service, received complete health. The treasurer of the Krutitsa Metropolitan Paphnutius Adrian, a monk of the Paisian Monastery, buried the silver of the Metropolitan's house in a secret place in times of rebellion; when the one appointed as the builder of the Paisian monastery began to hand over what was in his hands, he could not find the silver he had buried and for this he was detained in the house. The builder of the Uglich Alekseevsky monastery is Rev. Paisios says: “tell Elder Adrian that his silver is not lost, he will find it by searching.” Adrian began to search and soon found what he thought was already missing. The merchant Nikifor Pashin's seven-year-old son suffered from severe cramps in his legs; he was treated a lot, but without success; Having heard about one very skillful doctor, my father went to him along the river. Volga with his sick son. In a sleepy drowsiness, St. Paisius appears to him in white robes and says: “Where are you going? There will be no benefit for your son; go to the monastery of Paisius, serve a prayer service, and your son will be healthy.” The merchant did so, and the sick man became healthy. – In 1610, the relics and miracles of the venerable 355 were examined and at the same time a service to him was written. 356 Repose of Rev. Ions of Klimetskogo Heavenly goodness calls everyone to salvation and bliss, but not everyone equally. Some hear her calling in their youth, others - in their mature years; She awakens some from spiritual sleep by extraordinary measures, others by ordinary means; one appears in signs and wonders, another in some event in life. This is a matter of the wisdom of God, which knows who and how to call to itself. Our job is to listen to the voice of God. Happy is the one who, having heard the voice of God, follows it faithfully, without changing until the grave. Such was the blessing. Jonah of Klimets. Novgorod mayor John Klimentov left his son a lot of wealth; son John calmly engaged in trade, just as his father did. More than once the son in a Korel nasad (large boat) swam across the vast Lake Onega, which stretches 200 miles. But once, returning from Povenets to Novgorod with a load of salt, he was caught in the middle of the lake by a terrible storm. For a long time the bait rushed at the mercy of the waves; the danger of death was in the eyes. And it was this danger that aroused from John’s soul the determination to no longer live for the world. John asked the Lord for deliverance from the terrible death only in order to spend the rest of the time in repentance, for the Lord alone. The prayer was answered; the bait was thrown onto a coastal rocky shallow. John thanked the Lord with tears and heard a voice: “John! Here you will build the monastery of St. Trinity." Then he saw an icon of St. on a juniper bush. Trinity. He then placed a cross on the shallows, which is still intact; at the site of the appearance of the icon there is a cross and a chapel. This was in 1490. Returning to Novgorod, blessed. John disposed of his rich estate, accepted monasticism with the name of Jonah and, strengthened in spiritual life under the guidance of experienced elders, went to the island. Here he built one church in the name of St. Trinity, the other - in honor of St. Nicholas, whom he called upon during a time of terrible danger, built cells and prepared what was necessary for the monastery of the monks. From the poor Nutnaya monastery, which was 3 miles from the new one, he called the brethren to his monastery; and meanwhile they also came from other places with the desire to serve the Lord in a serene monastery. At the request of the blessed one. Met. Jonah Varlaam (1509–1525) blessed to give antimensions for new churches; the saint wanted Jonah to be the abbot of his monastery, but the humble servant of God persuaded the Novgorod Hieromonk Tikhon to accept the position of abbot, and he himself remained among the brethren of the monastery. He spent the rest of the time in feats of fasting and prayer, serving as an example of strict monastic life, and died peacefully on June 6, 1534. His holy body was laid at the Church of St. Nicholas; subsequently a chapel was built here, above the burial site. By the will of the emperor. Elizabeth over the incorruptible relics of St. Jonah built a stone church in the name of rights. Zechariah and Elizabeth. 357 Memory of St. Theodore Bishop of Rostov and Wonderworker of Suzdal Blessed Theodore was consecrated bishop of Rostov in 990, and in this year he built the first cathedral church in Rostov from oak wood in honor of the Mother of God, which stood for 168 years after that. 358 The rude pagans of Rostov, who received St. so badly after that. Leonty, looked very hostilely at the first Christian bishop of Rostov. The blessed one suffered many different insults from them. Theodore: but in 992 he was forced to leave Rostov. 359 The same as the relics of St. Theodora has been buried in the Suzdal Cathedral since time immemorial, showing that the blessed one. Theodore, expelled from Rostov, lived in a settlement that later became the city of Suzdal, and his preaching in the region of Suzdal, which in the first two centuries was part of the Rostov diocese, was preserved in the grateful memory of the region. Among other things, the wall inscription of 1635 above his relics speaks of his preaching in the Suzdal region. "In l. 6498 (990), she says, the first blessing. and led. Prince Vladimir enlighten the Suzdal land with holy baptism and entrust the flock to Bishop Theodore.” According to the chronicle, the enlightenment of the Suzdal region of St. Theodore should be considered from 992. 360 Since, according to the lists of Rostov bishops of the 14th century. before St. Leontius is delivered three times to Rostov by Theodore, 361 this gives the idea that St. Theodore returned from Suzdal solitude to Rostov to the department. This is confirmed by the RKP. the life of St. Leontia; Here it is said about Equal-to-the-Apostles Vladimir: “Theodore the bishop ambassador to Rostov with Prince Boris.” 362 since it is known that St. Boris was sent to Rostov in 1010 to replace Prince Yaroslav, who entered Novgorod: then the arrival of St. Theodora to Rostov together with Prince. Boris was also not before 1010. 363 This time he stayed in Rostov probably until 1014 until the prince was summoned. Boris is a sick father in Kyiv. The painful death of St. Boris and the bloody struggle between Yaroslav and the fratricide Svyatopolk that followed were favorable only for pagan fanatics, and it was difficult for the blessed bishop to stay in Rostov at such a time. - In the mentioned life of St. Leontius said that Blessed. Theodore, arriving with the prince. Boris to Rostov, although he worked hard to educate the people of St. faith, but unbelief took deep roots among the people, and the preacher was “quickly expelled.” – According to the lists of Rostov bishops, after Theodore was removed from Rostov, Hilarion was sent here: but he, as can be seen from other sources, soon left Rostov from the hatred of the pagans. 364 – The year of death of St. is not shown in the chronicles. Theodora. According to their story about the beating of women by the Magi in Suzdal in 1024, it is not clear that the zealous preacher St. was alive then. truths; but in any case, there is no doubt that this ferocious uprising of the preachers of paganism was a matter of anger, irritated by the successes of the preaching of St. Theodora. 365 Thus, the blessed death of the zealous shepherd must be attributed to the year 1023. Over the tomb of the saint, who rested in Suzdal, in the 16th century. an expensive cover was laid with the following embroidered inscription: “l. 7089 (1581). - praying to the Rev. The Mother of God and the great wonderworker, Bishop Theodore, of Suzdal, was laid this cover on the great wonderworker Bishop Theodore, Prince Vladimir Andreevich, by Princess Eupraxia.” 366 – In 1633 the Suzdal archbishop wrote to the Suzdal nunnery: “may the prayers of the great saints and wonderworkers of Suzdal John and Theodore be with you.” 367 Rev. Kirill, in the world of Kozma, was born in Moscow from noble parents 368 and received a decent upbringing as a child. Left an orphan at a young age, he, on behalf of his parents, lived with a relative of his boyar Timofey Vasilyevich Velyaminov, a okolnichy at the court in. K. Dimitri Donskoy. 369 For his quiet disposition and good life, the boyar loved Kozma and entrusted him with supervision of the servants of his house. 370 But Kozma did not feel inclination towards social life; on the contrary, my soul was eager to serve the one and only Lord. He did not reveal his affection to his beneficent relative, because he was sure that Timothy would not agree with his desires. Kozma secretly prayed to the Lord. And so the blessed one came to the boyar’s house. Stefan, the famous founder of the Makhritsa monastery. Kozma opened his soul to him and Rev. Stefan managed to bring the boyar to the point that he agreed with Kozma’s wishes. Stefan led Kozma to the Simonov monastery to the archimandrite. Theodora. He, having clothed him in monasticism with the name of Cyril, entrusted him to the ascetic Mikhail, later the bishop of Smolensk. Under the guidance of the elder, the young monk with all zeal entered into the exploits of monasticism. At night, the elder read the psalter, and Cyril, on his orders, bowed; - but at the first strike of the bell he went to matins. He asked the mentor for permission to eat food after two or three days: but the experienced mentor did not give him permission to do so, but told him to share a meal with his brothers every day, but he would never eat until he was full. Kirill followed the elder’s commandment, but ate so little food that he could barely walk. The abbot assigned him obedience in the bakery, and he diligently carried water, chopped wood, and distributed bread. - From time to time St. Sergius of Radonezh came to the Simonov monastery and, first of all, visited Cyril in the bakery. The perspicacious old man saw who Cyril was and what he would become in the future, and talked with Cyril with love about the salvation of his soul. Kirill was transferred from the bread shop to the cookhouse and he, looking at the blazing fire here, said to himself: “Be careful, Kirill, that you don’t end up in the eternal flame.” He worked in the kitchen for nine years and gained such tenderness here that he could not eat bread without tears. The brethren, seeing the ascetic life of Cyril, began to distinguish him with their respect. But he, fearing the dangerous charms of human glory, began to perform foolish acts from time to time. As punishment for violating decorum, the abbot prescribed him only bread and water for food for 40 days; Kirill happily fulfilled this assignment. No matter how Kirill hid himself, the experienced understood him; against his will he was ordained a hieromonk. Carrying out the order of sacred service with love and reverence, in his free time from service he placed himself in the order of a novice and was engaged in work. When Theodore was elevated to the chair of archbishop, the brethren elected Cyril to be the archimandrite of the monastery. This was 1390. 371 Archimandrite Kirill did not change his lifestyle. The rich and noble began to visit him to hear his instructions. This confused his humble spirit, and he did not remain abbot of the monastery for long. No matter how much the brethren begged him, he shut himself up in his former cell. In his place, Sergius Azakov was elected archimandrite: since they did not stop coming to Kirill in the monastic cell for instructions, and this worried Sergius, Kirill moved to the old Simonovo - and here he began to asceticize. The noise of the nearby city bothered Kirill, and his soul strived for silence. He prayed to the Mother of God to show him a place useful for his salvation. Once, according to custom, he read an akathist to the Mother of God at night before Her icon and heard a voice: “Go to Beloozero, there is a place for you.” At the same time, the light shone and from the window Kirill saw an illuminated place in the far north. Having heard from his friend Ferapont what the Beloozero country was like, he went to Beloozero with the same icon of the Mother of God, accompanied by a friend. In the Belozersk side, then deaf and sparsely populated, wanderers walked for a long time and climbed Mount Myauru. This is the highest mountain in the vicinity of Beloozerskaya. Its sole is washed by the waves of Lake Siverskoye. Forests, meadows, and waters united here over a vast space and formed one of the most beautiful places in Russia. On the one hand, Sheksna flows in meanders across vast meadows. – On the other, several blue lakes are scattered among dense forests. - Rev. Cyril saw here the place that in the vision was designated for his stay and fell with a grateful soul before the Most Pure One. - Coming down from the mountain to a square surrounded by forest, he erected a cross, and near it the hermits dug a dugout. Friend Ferapont soon retired to another place. In the underground cell, Cyril labored alone for many years, only occasionally visited by the peasants Auxentius and Matvey, the latter of whom later became the sexton of his monastery. Once he was looking around his forest side with them and, languid in a strange sleep, he lay down to sleep under a pine tree: but as soon as he closed his eyes, he heard a voice: Run Kirill: he jumped up and jumped away from the place, when the huge pine tree under which he was lying collapsed. The cross made by Kirill from this pine tree is still intact. Kirill prayed after that the Lord would take away his heavy sleep and from that time on he could remain without sleep for several days. Another time he was cutting down a forest, clearing a place for a vegetable garden, when the dry branches caught fire and smoke driven by the wind surrounded him so that he did not know where to run. Timothy, who appeared in the form of his benefactor, took him by the hand and led him out of the fire. A peasant who lived not far from Cyril’s cell, worried by fears of self-interest, decided to burn Cyril’s cell. More than once he approached the cell to carry out his intention: but, struck by sudden horror, he retreated; Once he managed to light the fire, but the fire went out. Then, with tears of repentance, he confessed his sin to Kirill and, at his request, was tonsured a monk. Soon after that, the monks Zebedee and Dionysius, beloved by Cyril, came from the Simon monastery; Kirill was delighted with them. Then the monk Nathanael came from there, later the cellarer of the monastery. Then many began to come to Cyril and asked to be honored with monasticism. Kirill saw that his time of silence was over. – In 1397 he built a church in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God. 372 When rumors spread in the area that Archimandrite Kirill, who had come from Moscow, was setting up a monastery in the desert, the boyar Theodore came up with the idea that the Archimandrite must have brought a lot of money with him, and he sent his servants to rob Kirill. But for two nights in a row they approached the monastery and saw military men around the monastery. Theodore thought that one of the Moscow nobles must have come to Cyril and sent to find out who it was? They answered that it had been more than a week since any outsiders had been in the monastery. Then Theodore came to his senses and, coming to the monastery with tears, confessed his sin to Kirill. The monk told him: “rest assured, my son, Theodore, that I have nothing except the clothes that you see on me and a few books.” From that time on, the boyar began to reverently respect Kirill and every time he came to him, he brought fish or something else. After this, the silent Ignatius, a man of high virtue, came to him; During the 30 years of his life in the Kirillova monastery, he was, after Kirill, the first example of asceticism. He never lay down to sleep and fell asleep standing up, leaning against the wall; his selflessness was amazing. When the number of brethren in the monastery of Kirillova increased, the monk gave her the rules of the hostel and sanctified it by the example of his life. “No one dared to talk in the church, and no one was supposed to leave it before the end of the service; to St. the gospel was approached by seniority. Everyone also sat down at their own place for the meal, and there was silence during the meal; – only three dishes were offered for food. The monk very strictly commanded that neither in his presence nor after him, intoxicating drinks should not only be drunk, but also not kept in the monastery. From the meal, each walked silently to his cell, without visiting the other. No one dared to receive letters or gifts except the monk - unopened letters were brought to him; They didn’t write letters without his blessing. The money was kept in the monastery treasury - and no one had any property. They even went to drink water during meals: they kept nothing in the cell except icons and books - and it was never locked. The monks tried, one before the other, to appear as early as possible for the service of God and for monastic work, laboring not for people, but for the Lord. When there was a shortage of bread and the brethren forced the abbot to send for bread to the Christ-lovers, the monk answered: “God and the Most Pure Mother of God will not forget us, otherwise why should we live on earth?” And he did not allow the laity to bother him with requests for alms. The disciple Anthony was sent once a year to purchase what was needed for the monastery: otherwise no one would go from the monastery into the world. In the last years of the monk, boyar Roman, who sent 50 measures of rye every year, decided to provide the monastery with a village and sent a deed of gift to it. But the monk, having received the letter, reasoned this way: if we begin to have villages, then the brothers’ worries about the land will come out of it; settlers and soldiers will appear, the monastic silence will be broken. Therefore, the following answer was sent to the benefactor: “It pleases you, man of God, to give a village to the house of the Mother of God to feed the brethren; but instead of the 50 measures of rye that you gave every year, give us a hundred if you can - we will be happy with that; but own the villages yourself - they are not useful for the brethren.” The monk was so imbued with love for the Lord that during the service of the liturgy and during church readings he could not restrain himself from reverent tears: they especially flowed from him during the cell rule. The Lord rewarded his saint with the gift of clairvoyance. Here is one example of many. A certain Theodore, having entered the monastery out of respect for the monk, then began to hate him to the point that he did not want to look at him and tried to leave the monastery. The silent Ignatius held him back, but the hatred did not fade away. He went to the monk’s cell and, looking at his gray hair, could not utter a word out of shame. The monk said to him: “Do not grieve, my brother; everyone is mistaken about me, you alone know the truth and all my worthlessness; I am truly an indecent sinner.” Dismissing him in peace, he added that he would no longer be embarrassed, and Fyodor remained peacefully in the monastery. The monk combined the gift of healing with the gift of clairvoyance. From a neighboring village, a peasant asked the reverend. Kirill to pray for a sick comrade who was bleeding from his mouth and nostrils. The monk answered: “Believe me, this child’s illness is not accidental, he is punished for adultery, if he corrects himself: I believe in the Lord, he will be healthy, otherwise he will suffer even more.” Hearing about this, the patient was horrified and made a firm intention to improve; I confessed my sin to the monk, he was healed in body and soul. Many other sick people received healing through the prayer of the monk. One patient asked the monk only to be honored with monasticism before his death. The monk tonsured him; A few days later, the new monk Dalmat felt the proximity of death and asked to commune him with St. secret The priest slowed down somewhat, and the patient died before the saints were brought. gifts. The embarrassed hieromonk hastened to tell the monk about this, and the distressed Cyril locked himself in his cell to stand in prayer. - A little later, the novice who served Dalmat informed the blessed one that Dalmat was alive and was asking St. secret Kirill ordered to call the hieromonk; he saw that Dalmatus died, but fulfilling the will of the Abba he went with St. gifts and found Dalmat sitting on the bed. Having communed with St. secrets, Dalmat said goodbye to everyone and died. At one time there was not enough wine for the liturgy, and the sexton told the monk about this. He ordered the vessels to be brought to him, and the empty vessel turned out to be full of wine. There was a famine in the area. The monk ordered to distribute bread from the monastery to all those in need. The supplies that were in the monastery were obtained through the labors of the brethren and partly delivered by the charity of outsiders; Usually there was barely enough for the brethren to last a year. And during the famine, despite the fact that no one was refused help, there was no shortage in the monastery, so that the very bread sellers finally said: “Cyril, who multiplied the wine for the liturgy, also multiplied the bread in the monastery.” “During the famine, by distributing bread to the poor, you satisfied your hunger, venerable one; feed me too, who is melting from hunger for good deeds, so that I too will sing to the Lord with everyone forever.” 373 The saint's disciples caught fish on the lake at his will. A terrible storm arose, waves ran over the boat, and death was ready to engulf everyone. The one standing on the shore ran to tell the monk about the danger. He, taking the cross in his hands, hastily came to the shore and overshadowed St. cross the lake, calmed the waves. 374 The news about the wonderworker Kirill reached Prince Mikhail of Belev and his wife Maria. They mourned the loss of children for seven years and sent two boyars with a letter to ask for the prayers of St. Cyril about the resolution of their infertility. The perspicacious Cyril, without yet reading the letter, said to the messengers: “since you, my children, have made a long and difficult journey: then I believe in my Lord, He will give your prince childbearing.” That same night, the prince and princess saw the same thing in a dream: an old man, adorned with gray hair, with three vessels in his hand, said: “Take from me what you asked.” Three days later, the Monk Cyril ordered the cellarer to release the messengers and give them one and a half loaves of bread for the journey, although there were up to 8 people with them. Amazed by the meager alms, they asked for more bread and fish: but the monk, dismissing them, said that what was given would be enough. And indeed there was not only enough bread for the road, but they also brought it for the prince’s blessing. The princess herself told the silent Ignatius about this. The brother of the monk's beloved Christopher, who was later rector of the monastery, became very ill. Confused Christopher came to the monk and spoke about his brother. “Believe me, my son Christopher,” answered the monk, not one of you will die before me; after my departure many will follow me.” Then the Black Death raged. But during the life of the saint, none of the brethren suffered from it, and Sosipater also recovered. Close to his death, the monk called all the brethren to him, appointed the disciple Innocent as abbot and strictly commanded not to violate his rules. In his spiritual will, he wrote: “Here I am, the sinful abbot Kirill, I see that old age has befallen me, I am often exposed to various illnesses: God humanely punishes me with an increase in illnesses: they announce to me the death and terrible judgment of the Savior. - My heart was confused about the outcome, the fear of death attacked me and the darkness of bewilderment covered me - I don’t know what to do? But according to the word of the prophet, I cast my sorrow on the Lord: let him do as he wants; He wants everyone to be saved.” - Having then entrusted the monastery to the patronage of the Belozersk prince Andrey, he adds: “if anyone does not want to live according to my tradition and does not listen to the abbot: order, sir, to expel them from the monastery.” 375 – Due to long periods of standing and old age, the saint’s legs had recently weakened, and in his last days, while sitting, he performed the cell rule. On St. Trinity he performed his last service. His last word was to the weeping brethren: “Do not grieve over my departure: if I receive boldness and my work is pleasing to the Lord, then not only will my monastery not become scarce, but it will spread even more after my departure; just have love for each other.” He rested blissfully in the 90th year of his life on June 9, 1427 376 After the death of the monk, his dying prophecy about the brethren was fulfilled. Less than one year after his death, more than 30 of the 53 brethren emigrated from this life. Under Abbot Innocent, who was abbot for only five months, the monk appeared to his disciple Martinian with consolation for his disciple Theodosius. While still alive, Theodosius, having recounted the desire of one boyar to give a village to a monastery, heard the answer from the monk: “during my life I do not demand villages, but after my death, do as you want.” Theodosius thought that this was said by a distressed old man and was offended by this; Afterwards he began to grieve that he had incurred the saint’s displeasure. The monk who appeared said to Martinian: “tell brother Theodosius not to grieve or bother me anymore, I have nothing against him.” Around 1440 Prince. Mikhail Andreevich Mozhaisky, to whom the Belozersk country also belonged, decided to visit the monastery of St. Kirill. His wife suffered with her legs. They were still far from the monastery, when one old man imagined at night, as if in reality, that he was standing at the tomb of Blessed Cyril, and suddenly the tomb opened by itself and the monk came out of it, as if alive, and sat down and said: “Son, no small guests are coming to us, and in great sorrow; We need to pray for them, may God deliver them from sorrow - they are our feeders.” Then the blessed one lay down and the coffin closed by itself. The elder told the brethren about this; Five days later, the pious prince and princess came to the monastery to pray, and the princess received healing. In 1448, the “venerable elders Sergius and Cyril” were already honored as prayer books before God, together with “St. Peter Metropolitan and St. Leonty, Bishop of Rostov." 377 The monuments left after Kirill Ave. are instructive. Until now, two wooden crosses, built by the hands of the monk, are intact, one four-pointed, the other eight-pointed; - from both, healings are obtained - evidence of the unreasonableness of those who condemn the four-pointed cross. The Smolensk icon of the Mother of God with which the monk came to Beloozero is intact. The icon depicting St. Cyril Ave., painted in 1424, is intact. Dionysius of Glushitsky, that is, during the life of the monk: St. Cyril is depicted full-length, in old age, with his head open, with a thoughtful face, with his hands folded on his chest, in a mantle and lectern. The monastery’s phelonion and vestment, made of white garus, are preserved in the monastery. 378 In the parchment gospel, St. Kirill’s crosses are drawn in two-part and three-part; in the psalter and its canon there are two-part crosses. – In his Four Gospels, the name of the Savior is written abbreviated, like the word Lord, but here it also reads: “Jesus is a terrible thing.” Rev. Kirill loved spiritual enlightenment and settled this love in his monastery. According to the inventory of 1635 We see in his monastery up to 16 books of the “miracle worker Kirill” and from the same inventory we see that no monastery was then as rich in handwritten books as the monastery of Kirill. According to the 17th century inventory. it stored up to 2092 manuscripts. 379 – Among the manuscripts written by the monk himself, one is remarkable with explanations of various natural phenomena taken from the ancient naturalist Galen. There are articles about seas, clouds, thunder, lightning and shooting stars. The blessed one used this information to dispel popular prejudices about natural phenomena and show the true meaning of these phenomena. – Here I added my own comments to Galen’s explanations. Eg. about falling stars it is said: “about falling stars, some say that they are falling stars, and others that they are evil ordeals. But these are not stars and not ordeals, but divisions of heavenly fire; As far as they descend, they melt and merge again in the air. That’s why no one has seen them on earth, but they always merge and scatter in the air, stars never fall, only at the coming of Christ. Then the heavens will darken and the stars will fall; likewise, the spirits of ordeals will then go into eternal fire.” 380 The three epistles of the saint, distinguished by their simplicity of presentation, are deeply convincing in their sincerity of piety. In a message to V. to St. Basil Abba writes: “The more saints draw closer to God through love, the more they see themselves as sinners. You, sir, gain yourself great spiritual benefit by your humility, by the fact that you send to me, a sinner, poor, passionate and unworthy, asking for prayers.... I, a sinner, and my brethren are glad, as much as we have the strength, to pray to God for you, our sovereign. But for God’s sake, be attentive to yourself and to all the reign on which the Holy Spirit. He appointed you to shepherd people redeemed by the blood of Christ. The more power you are awarded, the more severe the answer you are subject to. Repay your benefactor by keeping His holy commandments and avoiding the paths that lead to destruction. Just as on a ship, if a hired oarsman makes a mistake, the damage is not significant; but if the helmsman makes a mistake, the whole ship is destroyed: so, sir, it happens with princes. If a boyar sins, he inflicts a dirty trick on himself, and not on everyone; but if the prince himself sins, he causes harm to all those subordinate to him. Do not be puffed up by temporary glory due to the vacillation of vanity.... I heard that you, Grand Duke, have a great disagreement with your relatives, the princes of Suzdal; you expose your truth, and they – theirs; the blood of Christians is shed. Look around, sir. If they are right about something, yield to them humbly; If the truth is on your side, stand for the truth. - If they bow to you: for God’s sake, sir, show them mercy as much as possible. I heard that they are at your service and that’s why they started fighting. For God's sake, sir, show them love and compassion, so that they do not die wandering in the Tatar countries. - No power, neither royal nor princely, can deliver us from the impersonal judgment of God; and if you love your neighbor as yourself, if you console sorrowful and distressed souls: this will help you a lot, sir, at the terrible and righteous judgment of Christ. The Apostle Paul, a disciple of Christ, writes: “Even if an imam removes the mountains from faith, and even if an imam gives away all his possessions, he does not benefit from love”... Love your brethren and all Christians, and your faith in God and alms to the poor will be pleasing to the Lord. 381 In a message to the book. Andrei Dmitrievich Mozhaisky, with delight, remembering the miraculous deliverance of Russia from Takhtamysh, writes with what dispositions one should be after such a benefit. You are the ruler, writes the monk, in your homeland, appointed by God to keep people from dashing customs; see, sir, that the court is judged righteously, as before God, without crooking; so that there are no forgeries and slander; judges would not take gifts, but be content with their appointed giving... Make sure, sir, that there are no taverns in your area - they cause great harm to people - the peasants get drunk, and their souls perish... Also, let you not have customs duties - this is unjust money; where there is transportation, sir, you should give for labor. Let there be no robbery or theft in your patrimony. “If they don’t stop their evil deeds, they will punish whoever is worth what.” Stop your subordinates from using bad words and swearing - all this angers God. If you do not try to manage all this, it will be exacted on you, because you are the ruler over your people, appointed by God. Don’t be lazy in giving the peasants control: this will be considered higher than fasting and prayer. Avoid drinking. Give alms according to your strength. You cannot fast and pray, you are lazy. Let alms fill your shortcomings. Order prayers to be sung in churches for the Savior and Mother of God, the intercessor of Christians, and do not be lazy in going to church. In church, stand with fear and trembling, imagining that you are standing as if in heaven. – The Church is the earthly heaven, in it the sacraments of Christ are performed. Take care of yourself, sir, while standing in church, do not engage in conversations and do not speak idle words; If you see one of the boyars or ordinary people talking in church, forbid them to do so, for all this angers God.” 382 The monk consoled Prince Yuri Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod in his grief over his ill wife. And together he wrote: “You, sir, Prince Yuri, wrote that you have long wanted to see me. For God's sake, sir, don't do that. I know that because of my sins, temptation will come out of it if you come to me. I inform you in advance that you cannot see us: I will leave the monastery and go wherever God directs. You think that I am a kind, holy, person here. No, truly I am more sinful and unhappy than everyone else and full of shame. Don’t be surprised by this, Prince Yuri: I hear that you yourself read and know St. Scripture and you understand what harm comes from human praise, especially for us weak ones. Your fatherland is not here. If you go here, all the people will say: I went for Kirill.” 383 “Destroy, Christ, the passionate movements of my soul, drive away laziness, teach me to walk the right path, through the prayers of your saint Cyril, so that I magnify You, the giver of blessings.” 384 Repose of Rev. Alexander Kushtsky An unknown young wanderer appears on the deserted island of Lake Kuben, in the Spaso-Kamennaya monastery. He timidly approaches the monks standing before the gates of the monastery and humbly bows. “God bless you, child; what do you need? - said the monks. The young man replied that he wanted to see the abbot. Okay, the good elders said. – The abbot was the Athonite tonsure Dionysius, who introduced strict Athonite rules into the stone monastery and, by his example of life, attracted many to the secluded monastery. 386 The brothers brought the wanderer to Dionysius. Having fallen at the feet of the abbot, the young wanderer with tears asked to be clothed in a monastic image. "Child! The abbot told him, do you understand that this place is very sorrowful and requires heroic deeds? You’re young and you can’t bear everything.” The wanderer answered: “God wants everyone to be saved. He brought me here, and I am ready to do whatever you command, just don’t reject me.” The abbot ordered him to serve the brethren. This young wanderer was from Vologda and was called Alexy. Soon after his arrival at the monastery, the abbot dressed him in monastic attire with the name of Alexander. The new monk devoted himself to God, fulfilled all obediences, observed strict fasting, continued unabated in prayer and drove away drowsy laziness with handicrafts. The brethren marveled at the monk's exploits. The blessed one grew in spiritual life and the respect of the brethren for his spiritual life was finally so great that they looked at him as an angel of God. Weighed down by fame in the monastery, which was visited by many, and striving with his soul for exploits invisible to people, blessed. Alexander was thinking about how to find a desert according to his heart. Secretly, leaving the monastery, he went to look for a silent place and, going around many deserted places, came to the river. Xianzhem, where there were dense forests and lakes. Here he set up a cell for himself and spent his life in prayer and in extreme deprivation of what he needed. Little by little people began to come to him, and they were amazed at the life of the hermit. The lover of silence and humility withdrew from here. He came to the shore of Lake Kubenskoye, at the mouth of the Kushta River. Here he met Rev. Euthymius, whom I had heard of before, and spent some time with him in spiritual conversations. Then he asked Euthymius to give up his cell to him, offering in exchange the one he had left on Syange. Euthymy agreed and at parting left him his cross for blessing. I really liked the quiet desert. Alexandru. Coming closer to the lake, he immersed the cross and said a prayer before it, so that the Lord would bless to gather here the zealots of the way of the cross. Having built himself a cell, he alone dug the earth with a shovel and sowed rye for his food. After some time, an old man came to his solitude; He spent five years with him, exhausting his flesh with feats of fasting and labor, and purifying his soul with prayer. When another third brother came: “brothers,” said the monk, I wish, if the Lord pleases, to build a church in this deserted place in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God.” The will of the Lord be done, they answered, rejoicing at the elder’s desire. The monk went to Rostov to his former abbot, and from 1418 to the archbishop, Dionysius - and he lovingly blessed him to build a desert monastery with a church. “Bishop Dionysius,” says the pious Paisius Yaroslavov, having taught him spiritually and spoken with him in soulful words, blessed him and said: “about St. May Dusya, my beloved son and colleague of our humility, Alexander, receive peace and blessings, and will give him everything he needs for the dispensation of the desert.” 387 Prince Dmitry Vasilyevich of Zaozersky was very glad that new prayer books were appearing in his fatherland. The prince's place of residence was a town, now a village, Kubenskoye Ustye, 3 versts from the monastery of St. Alexandra. 388 Especially the wife of Prince Dimitri, Princess Maria, often sent vital supplies for the monastery. After some time, Prince. Demetrius went to war; and the Tatars attacked his homeland, devastated the villages at the mouth of the river. The Kubens and five Tatars galloped into the Alexander hermitage. The monk calmly met them, overshadowed them with the cross, and the enemies of the cross of Christ fell as if dead. They lay unconscious for several hours until the monk awakened them from death in the name of the life-giving Trinity. 389 After the death of the prince. The princess gave the village for his commemoration, in favor of the monastery of Alexander. One day she accidentally came to the monastery and entered the church, where blessed Alexander was reading the psalter in deserted simplicity, with his bare chest tormented by insects. The monk was upset by such a visit to her and said: “You should not, princess, oversee our misery.” The princess humbly asked for forgiveness. The monk forgave, but said as an instruction: feed your poverty in the house. Returning, she soon fell ill and sent to ask for prayers. The monk sent to say: let him prepare for that life. She died 20 days later. Once a villager wanted to take advantage of someone else's property. Wheat was collected at the monastery threshing floor; the fruit of the labor of the monk and the brethren, and the workers went to rest. The villager poured a bag of wheat, but could not lift it. The monk found him at this work and said: “It’s in vain that you, my son, are lifting beyond your strength.” The denounced thief threw himself at the feet of the blessed one: but he ordered him to add more wheat, and having given instructions in advance not to take someone else’s, he ordered him to take the bag and go with God. The forgiven villager easily lifted the blessed burden and went, blessing the generous old man. Anticipating the approach of his death, the monk said to those who were with him: “I am weakening, but you endure in this place, maintain humility and mutual love.” On Sunday day he celebrated the Liturgy and received Holy Communion. secret Then, with tears on his knees, he prayed for himself and for his monastery, and in the year 68 he peacefully surrendered his spirit to the Lord, June 9, 1439. The monk “was of average height, a very dry body, with a head of moderate size, with a round face, with a full and round beard reaching to his chest, with light brown hair mixed with gray, and with gentle eyes.” The saint's holy body was laid, according to his will, at the noon side of the altar. A year after his death, his rowan tree grew over his coffin. Once, on the feast of the Dormition, a youth from the village broke off a branch from this tree and his hand suddenly ached; The parents brought their son to the saint’s grave, and the sick man was healed. Since then, people began to take berries from the tree for healing. Those especially possessed by unclean spirits were soon healed at the saint’s tomb. The students, in fulfillment of the will of the teacher, built a warm church in the name of the saints. Nicholas and consecrated it on the day of remembrance of the blessed one. teachers. Many sick people who were brought to this church saw the monk together with the saint. Nicholas in prayer or censing the church; the sick received healing at his grave. “After his death,” says the Rev. Paisius, many healings happen at his tomb.” 390 Therefore, at the beginning of the 16th century. They called Alexander the Venerable. the wonderworker of Kusht, 391 although the service to him was compiled after that. 392 Pustyn Rev. Alexandra is now considered to be assigned to the Spas-Kamensky monastery. 393 Repose of Rev. Barnabas Homeland of the Rev. Barnabas was the great Ustyug. 394 Here he was a priest and during the Cheremis raids, he left his homeland. Arriving on the banks of the river. Vetluga, he settled on Mount Krasnaya and labored here in solitude for 28 years. Then in the vicinity of Red Mountain, even 50 miles away, there was no human habitation; the hermit ate grass and rarely bread; wild animals did not harm those who lived according to the will of God. When people learned about him, they began to come to him for instructions and he taught the fear of God. Rev. Macarius stayed with him for some time to talk about the salvation of the soul, when in 1439 he passed on the river. Unzhu. The blessed one died on June 11, 1445. 395 After his death, his disciples and newly arrived monks built a church in the name of St. Trinity, and the other over the tomb of the venerable one in the name of St. Nicholas and formed a monastery, which later enjoyed respect. 396 Prey's relics. Barnabas was testified by order of Saint Joasaph in 1639 on the occasion of the miracles that took place at his tomb. The Vetluga priests John and Onesiphorus, in their priestly conscience, testified that the first of them was seriously suffering from an eye disease, and on the advice of the monks of the monastery, he prayed at the tomb of St. Barnabas and received sight; another received healing from his illness there. Nowadays, a church in the name of the Apostle remains from the ancient monastery. Barnabas, with the relics of the saint, serving as a cathedral church for the city of Varnavina, Kostroma province, which was formed here, 387 versts from Kostroma. 397 Repose of Rev. Arseny Konevsky In 1373 to Novgorod. At the Fox Monastery, near Khutyn, a young man named Arsenia was ordained as a monk. It is unknown where he is from and whose son he is, but because he already knew how to forge copper products, it is clear that he was raised by kind parents. He patiently underwent various obediences in the Fox Monastery and lived for 11 years. Then he went to Mount Athos and here in one of the monasteries he labored for three years. He prepared various copper utensils for the elders of Svyatogorsk free of charge and thereby gained their love. Returning to Russia, he received from Abbot John an icon of the Mother of God and the rules of the hostel, with the commandment to found a monastery in the far north. Having visited the Fox Monastery and having received the blessing of his abbot, he set off to wander through the cold north. He lived on Valaam, then sailed to the mouth of the Gorodetskaya River (in Finnish: Voksy); Here, beyond the storm, he remains for a long time and prays with tears, that the Lord himself will indicate the place for the desired monastery. The storm subsides; the wanderer boards the canoe; but the voyage had barely begun when a storm arose again and brought the wanderer to the island of Konevets. The monk put up a cross and remained here for his exploits. This was in 1393 398 Having built a chapel at the height of the island, Arseny led a hermitage life. His life on the cold and wild island was difficult, difficult: but he endured and labored in prayer. - In vain did the monk Lavrenty convince him to return to Valaam at the call of the abbot. Strength. He decided, with the help of God, to transform the island of false service into an abode of holiness and truth. Before his settlement on Konevets, coastal residents used the island for horse pasture. They believed that their cattle remained here safe and sound because they were protected by spirits living under a huge stone and, as a sign of reverent gratitude, they left one horse at the stone every autumn. The horse was dying of hunger in some slum, and they believed that it was favorably accepted as a sacrifice by the spirits. That’s why the huge stone was called the Horse-stone, and the island was called the horse-stone or Konevets. Rev. Arseny, having learned about such a pagan superstition of the people from the fisherman Philip, even at the beginning of his settlement on the island, approached the stone with prayer, sprinkled it with St. water and the spirits - mentors of lies - flew off in the form of ravens to the Vyborg shore in the Great Bay, which is still called the devil's lakhta. 399 This legend does not contradict undoubtedly known events. Back in 1227, the Korels of these regions were baptized 400 times and from that time, of course, they adopted the Russian language from the Russians, but not everyone parted with the beliefs of paganism. Even in 1554, Archbishop. Macarius wrote that in the Vodskaya Pyatina, throughout the entire Korel land up to the horse waters and beyond Lake Ladoga, idolatrous superstitions and reverent respect for stones, hills, and lakes remain in force. 401 Teacher Arseny labored in his monastery for five years, showing the superstitions that their spirits, benefactors and punishers did not dare touch him. In 1398 He transformed his monastery “on Konevy Island” into a community monastery and built a church in honor of the Nativity of the Mother of God, depicted on the icon that he brought with him from Athos. This was done with the blessing of Novgorod. Archbishop John. 402 Under Archbishop Simeon, Rev. Arseny again went to Mount Athos to ask for prayers and blessings for his new monastery. Without him, the brethren suffered lack of everything, they were ready to leave the established monastery: but Elder Joachim, who arrived on the island at the beginning of Arseny’s settlement on it, prayed strongly for them at the height of the island. “Tell the mourning brothers that Arseny will soon deliver them all food,” the Mother of God said to the elder in a dream. And sure enough, soon the teacher will follow. Arseny returned and brought with him rich supplies of everything necessary, on two ships. This height has since been called holy. In 1421, an extraordinary flood of Lake Ladoga, 403 which washed away some of the buildings of the poor monastery, forced the Rev. Arseny to build the monastery in its current location, where little by little he built a stone church with wooden cells and a fence. Archbishop Euthymy, who entered the department from Fox Mountain, greatly assisted the monk in establishing a new monastery. Konevets then became famous for many in Novgorod. Pious Novgorodians began to visit the monastery secluded on the island and delivered their benefits to it. Boyar Mikhail Kobylka presented the monastery with rich alms. Arseny, following the rule of hospitality, cordially treated visitors in his cell. But the perspicacious Simon said to Arseny: the demons rejoice when the abbot treats the laity. From that time on, the monk treated visitors only at a fraternal meal. – Saint Euthymius also visited Arseny on Konevets and presented his hood as a sign of spiritual friendship. – The bay where the Vladyka was met and seen off was called the Vladychnaya Lakhta. This bay, long covered with sand and stones, is now overgrown with grass, but retains its historical name. According to the chronicle, the saint visited Zavolochye in 1446 404 The founder of the monastery and educator of the Chud country, who had matured in spiritual life, died in the arms of his loving brethren on June 12, 1447. 405 His body was laid in the porch of the church, where a chapel was soon built in the name of St. Onufria. Elder Moses and the fishermen were caught in a storm on the lake in the autumn; those who perished turned to the Lord in prayer, calling for help and blessings. Arsenia; a wonderful old man appeared, overshadowed them with a mantle, and the boat safely landed on the shore. At another time, Arseny appeared to a blind man in a dream and ordered him to go to worship the Konevo Icon of the Mother of God; The obedient blind man received his sight at the icon. The Konevsky monk Leonty, relaxed in all his limbs, received healing at the saint’s grave. – In 1573, the monastery unexpectedly escaped from the Swedes who were ravaging Karelia; A voice said to Athanasius, who was captured: if you want to leave, take with you the image of the Savior found here; when the prisoner, together with another similar man, was already at sea in the boat: both fell asleep from fatigue and both saw the saint. Arseny, who said: stand up, a serpent is swimming on the sea. Those who woke up saw a German ship heading towards them and, taking to the oars in time, managed to escape from danger. 406 Repose of Rev. Onufriy Malsky Ave. Onuphry founded the monastery in honor of the birth. Mother of God on Malakh, 4 versts from Izborsk and 56 from Pskov and died on June 12, 1592. According to the RCP. to the saints he is a new wonderworker; His relics rest hidden in the Nativity Church, in which the chapel is dedicated to his name. His monastery was abolished in 1764 407 Memory of St. Onuphriya and Auxentia of Vologda According to the RCP. description of the Vologda saints, “Rev. fathers Onufry and Auxentius, also in the Pepper Hermitage, Bysha in l. 7007 (1499)". The Pertsova Hermitage, closed since 1764, was located halfway from Gryazovets to the Arsenieva Hermitage, 35 versts from Vologda. – In 1499, the blessed hermits settled for the first time in the local, then extremely silent, forest place. With patience for needs of all kinds, they performed the feats of monasticism. “Their relics rest hidden in the church of St. Trinity, now a parish. 408 Repose of Rev. Stefan Ozersky Blessed Father Stefan served at the court of the Bearded princes - the branch of the Yaroslavl princes; In the house of a pious parent, the son received a decent upbringing. 409 He believed that monasticism began in the Glushitsky monastery, where he spent several years. Then he wandered through the northern deserts, lived for some time in Tikhvin, and, carried away by his love for silence, returned to his native Vologda borders: on the eastern shore of Lake Komel, at the source of the river. Comelas. in 35 ver. south of Vologda, he built himself a cell and then a chapel, and in it there were icons of the Mother of God and St. Nicholas and began to struggle, unknown to people and known by the one God. - He endured many needs and sorrows in his desert: the rude fisherman, fearing that the monk would take over the fishing in the lake, either showered him with cruel abuse, or outraged him with indecent songs. “The supply of bread Stefan brought was not large - and he was in danger of a complete lack of food. “More than two years later, two trappers accidentally found him and shared their travel supplies with him. From them he learned the path leading to the Belozersk road and villages, otherwise he could not, and forced by extremes, get to residential areas. After that, trappers began to visit Stefan, and others recognized him from them. After three years of being alone in the desert, two brothers came to Stefan to share the labors of the desert, then several more appeared with similar desires. Even before that, on a summer night, he prayed fervently in the chapel, so that the Mother of God would bless his place for a monastery of prayers: then in a vision he was informed that a monastery should be built in honor of St. Nicholas. The zealots of desert life asked the elder to build a church of prayer. With one of them he went to Moscow to ask the Metropolitan for a blessing to build a church and monastery. M. Daniel lovingly received the elder, whom he had previously heard of, placed him in his cell and then introduced him to. to Vasily Ioannovich. Stefan, ordained to the rank of priesthood and abbot, received from the Metropolitan, along with a diploma, books, vessels and clothes for the church, and from V. the prince's charter for the land. The church and monastery were built by the hands of hermits. - This was in 1534. So the true servants of God considered it necessary to perform a bloodless sacrifice in the desert and communion with St. secrets “They didn’t talk about it the way dark superstitions talk about it.” Rev. Cassian writes: “we should not refrain from partaking of the mysteries of the Lord because we recognize ourselves as sinners: on the contrary, we should resort to them more and more often with thirst for the healing and purification of the spirit. - It is much more just with that humility of heart, by which we believe and clearly understand that it is worthy to touch the Holy One. we can never partake of the mysteries every Sunday, rather than being lifted up by the vain conviction of ourselves to think that in a year we will be worthy of communion with them.” 410 – Ave. Stephen, during his solitary stay in the desert, followed the ancient hermits. - “Everyone who spends monastic life in the deserts,” says Vasily V. (in Nikon - Black Mountains - in word 53), where there is no priest, they hold their communion about themselves.” In old age, on the eve of his death, St. Stephen dressed himself in the prepared funeral attire and was brought to the church and communed with St. secrets from the hand of the liturgical presbyter, then returned to his bed and died quietly. According to the original, “St. Stephen, who was the builder of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the lake, sat over his hair with a little gray hair.” 411 He died blessedly on June 12, 1542 412 “He who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life,” teaches the apostle (Gal.6:8). - Spiritual life, strongly developed in the soul, is not afraid of death - it makes itself felt through miraculous deeds even beyond the grave. The Vologda merchant Gabriel, who knew St. Stephen during his life and did good to his monastery, sailed by water on his trade affairs; A terrible storm arose and the waves threatened to swallow the boat. Gabriel began to call on the help of the saints of God and the blessed one among them. Stefan. And suddenly he saw a holy old man in his boat, who told him: “Do not be afraid, son of humility, the Lord sent me to save you from drowning.” "Who are you?" – asked Gabriel, who was horrified both by the vision and by the apparent death. “You gave a lot of alms to the holy monastery. Nicholas, on Lake Komel, and to me, its humble builder Stefan,” answered the one who appeared and disappeared, and after that the storm subsided. In the same year 1542, when the blessed one died. Stefan, his monastery was devastated by the Tatars and when it was restored, a wooden church was built over the tomb of the founder of the monastery, which was later replaced by a stone one. At the same time, during the construction of the wooden church, an icon of St. Stephen was painted and placed over his tomb, and another was placed in the church. The monastery was closed in 1764. In memory of the Rev. Stephen, June 12, there is a large crowd of people here every year. 413 Recently the church was assigned to the Vologda nunnery, which was thus put in a position to open a common meal for all sisters. So St. Stephen began to feed the weak and poor women of prayer. 414 Memories of St. Vassian and Jonah of Solovetsky Rev. Vassian and Jonah were formed in the spiritual life by the instructions of St. Philip, when he was abbot of the Solovetsky monastery. How they succeeded in spiritual life, no news has been preserved; but from their incorruption it is certain that they achieved a high degree of spiritual perfection. The very last feat of their lives testifies that they were children of obedience. – In 1561, by the will of the holy abbot, Vassian and Jonah set out on ships for lime on solid ground. On the return journey from the mouth of the Dvina, a storm broke up the ships; The bodies of the drowned Vassian and Ion were thrown onto the eastern shore near a certain lip. 415 The peasants of the Una settlement found the incorrupt bodies of the saints and at first wanted to transport them to their settlement, but it stood 25 miles from that place and they buried them where they found them. Mamant, the elder of the Sergius Lavra, who managed the salt pans in Una Posad, obeying a miraculous vision in a dream, on June 12, 1599, built a chapel over their relics. Following this, a hermit set up a cell for himself near the chapel and others came to him, and miracles were performed from time to time at the relics of the righteous. Monk Ephraim built a church and went to Vologda for the antimension, but was killed by the Poles. 5 years after the unrest raised by the impostors subsided, the church was consecrated in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Pertomin monastery was formed. 416 Here is one of the many experiences of the afterlife activities of the Pertomin saints! In their monastery they felt a lack of hay needed for livestock. More than others, the pious novice Nikita grieved over his need, grieved and prayed for help. One night after prayer he fell asleep. And here come the Rev. Vassian and Jonah. “You called us,” they say; but we were not in the monastery - we were hunting for hay for the cattle; “God is sending you plenty of hay, don’t grieve; tell the brethren that the hay has been bought, let them send it to nearby settlements.” When they sent them to the Unskaya volost, they bought up to 90 carts and for an unprecedented price, 6 money per cart. 417 Nowadays the relics of St. Vassian and Jonah rest hidden in the stone church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, consecrated in 1691. Peter 1 escaped here from a storm that overtook him on the way from the Solovetsky monastery to Arkhangelsk; Having stayed in the monastery for three days, he himself built a huge cross with his own hands, carried it on his shoulders from the monastery to the shore and placed it with a Dutch inscription: “Captain Peter erected this cross in the summer of 1694.” 418 Repose of Rev. Andronik of Moscow Blazh. Andronik, a native of Rostov, grew up and became stronger in spiritual life under the supervision of the great Abba St. Sergius of Radonezh. He was the saint's favorite disciple: this alone shows that he was among the sincere zealots of spiritual life. – The choice of Saint Alexy, who fell on Andronikos, when electing the abbot of the new monastery, speaks about the same thing. The saint, being in the monastery, said to Sergius: “beloved, I want to ask one favor from your spiritual love for me.” “Nothing is forbidden in my monastery for your shrine,” answered Sergius. “I want,” said Alexy, for you to give me one of your students, “I intend, with God’s help, to build a monastery in fulfillment of my vow. When I was sailing from Constantinople, a great storm arose at sea, so that the ship was crushed by the waves, and we all despaired of life. Then I made a vow to build a church in honor of the festival on which we happily reach the pier. The sea calmed down and we entered the marina on August 16th. Therefore, I decided to build a monastery in honor of the miraculous icon of the Savior; The time has come to fulfill the promise.” “Good deed,” said the reverend. Sergius; May the Lord grant you to fulfill it! And everything that you require from your son is ready before you.” Then the saint asked him to be the abbot of the monastery for his disciple Andronik, and the reverend. Sergius gave it away with love. Taking Andronicus with him, the saint entrusted him with the construction of a monastery and a church. The place was chosen on the Yauza River, the same one where Prince. Vsevolod Yuryevich met Batu’s hordes with a bloody battle. Rev. Sergius came to pray at the chosen place for the new monastery. The church and monastery of the all-merciful Savior were built, etc. Andronik was appointed abbot of the monastery. This was in 1361 419 Lecturer Andronik, during his strict fasting, was distinguished by meekness and deep humility, and these qualities attracted many to him; many came to his monastery to learn the law of God and accepted monasticism here. 420 The well, 100 fathoms from the monastery, dug by the labors of Andronicus, is still intact. “With the blessing of Saint Alexy, a hostel was set up in the monastery. 421 Teacher Sergius visited his student from time to time and with his visit inspired him with a strong love for exploits. Once, the legend says, the great ascetic came to venerate the image of the Savior, before setting off on a long journey, and at parting he had a long conversation with Andronicus. “They later built a chapel at the place where they said goodbye. This is on the way to Vladimir. And this direction of the path shows that this spiritual conversation took place when Sergius (1365) went to Nizhny Novgorod to pacify Prince Boris. Likewise, later Saint Alexy and V. book Demetrius stopped at the monastery of Andronikos to pray before the icon of the Savior, when the saint (1371) saw off the leader. prince to the Oka. on his way to the khan. 422 Spiritual life blossomed in the Andronikovo monastery, under the supervision of a vigilant abbot; Sergius' disciple tended his flock in a godly manner. 423 “Saint Andronicus,” writes Rev. Joseph of Volokolamsk, shone with great virtues. His disciples Savva and Alexander the wonderful, the famous icon painters Daniel and his disciple Andrei and many others lived with him. The icon painters were distinguished by such asceticism, such zeal for fasting and monastic life, that they were awarded divine grace; they were so elevated in holy love that they never occupied themselves with earthly things; their mind and thoughts were turned to the immaterial, divine light, and their sensual eye looked with love at the Lord Christ, the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints painted in material colors. – On the very feast of the bright resurrection of Christ, sitting on the benches and having the honest icons in front of them, they looked at them steadily and were filled with holy joy and light. They did this at other times, when they were not engaged in painting icons. – Therefore, the Lord Christ glorified them at the last hour of death. First Andrei passed away, then his companion Daniel fell ill and, at his last breath, he saw his companion Andrei in great glory, joyfully inviting him into eternal and endless bliss.” 424 – Blessed. In 1405, Andrei Rublev painted the walls of the court Annunciation Church and painted its icons; in 1408 he and Daniel decorated the cathedral church in Vladimir. 425 – Then they decorated the church in the Andronikos monastery with murals of salvation. Their last works were dedicated, at the request of the Rev. Nikon, in memory of Rev. Sergius. “The monk,” says the chronicle, hastily gathers painters, excellent men, perfect in virtue, Daniel, his fasting companion Andrei and their assistants: (he hastily completes the work, because he foresaw in his spirit the quick death of those painters, as was the case at the end of the work); with the help of God, they zealously set to work and greatly decorated it with various wonderful images, amazing everyone to this day with their final work. The monks, having left their memory, after a little time, met a good end in a good old age.” 426 – According to this lime, Rev. Andrew and Daniel reposed no later than 1424. 427 Their mentor, Rev. Andronicus died before them. In 1403, the monk Anfim copied the collection of Svyatoslavs “in the Andronikov monastery and under the abbot Savvin.” 428 According to these words, with respect for St. Andronik to St. Sergius, it must be accepted as undeniable that Andronik, having reached extreme old age, transferred control of the monastery to his disciple Savva, and he himself, following the example of his mentor, prepared for the transition to another life in deep silence and his death followed on June 13 no later than 1404. 429 The relics of St. Andronikos and his student Rev. Savva rests in the Church of the Savior, under cover. 430 Presentation of blessings. book Mstislava Blagov, Prince Mstislav, baptized George, grandson of Blessed. led book Mstislava and the son of the blessed one. Prince Rostislav, in 1166 he took part in the victory of the southern princes over the Polovtsians, then took part in the wars of Prince Andrei Yuryevich with Kiev and Novgorod. 431 – His most brilliant feat of courage took place in 1173. Andrei Yuryevich, leader. Prince of Vladimir, announced to the Rostislavichs that they had no place in southern Russia - they were his property. – Mstislav ordered the ambassador’s head and beard to be shaved and sent him to tell Andrei: “Until now we respected you as a father; but when you speak to us, as to servants and simple people, we go to the judgment of God.” – Andrew sent 50,000 northern troops; This formidable militia was involuntarily joined by the regiments of some southern princes. Mstislav had only his own squad and the squad of his brother David. “Brothers! let us strike with the help of the Lord and the Holy One. martyrs Boris and Gleb,” Mstislav said to his friends and rushed with them against the enemies. – This first battle, which excluded many people from the enemy’s ranks, let the enemy know that it was not as easy to destroy Mstislav as Andrei believed. For nine weeks the northern troops stood around Vyshgorod, where Mstislav was imprisoned. Some of the allied princes feared the power of Andreev, others feared the treachery of Svyatoslav of Chernigov and therefore secretly wished happiness to the Rostislavichs; and the brave Mstislav made brave forays almost every day against Andreev’s army. When the Lutsk prince Yaroslav arrived with the Volyn troops and united with Mstislav, fear fell on the besiegers. They rushed to run wherever they could. Mstislav looked from the side and couldn’t believe his eyes. Finally, raising his hands to the sky, he glorified the defenders of Vyshgorod, St. book Boris and Gleb. Then, jumping on his horse, he rushed with his squad after the fugitives, drowned, chopped, and grabbed them. The enemy camp, convoys, and many prisoners became the prey of Mstislav. From that time on, there was no other name for Mstislav except brave. 432 Mstislav was not proud of his happiness. - He reconciled with the prince. Andrei and begged Kyiv for his brother Roman. – Roman, going to Kyiv, left his son in Smolensk. The people of Smolensk rebelled against the young prince and offered Smolensk to Mstislav. Mstislav accepted (1175) the offer. Meanwhile, Svyatoslav of Chernigov expelled Roman from Kyiv. – Mstislav returned Smolensk to his brother. “Take care of him,” he told Roman; I took it only to save it for you.” He no longer wanted to get involved in the bloody quarrels of the princes and was content with little for himself. Vsevolod Vladimirsky ordered the eyes of the prince to be cut out. Mstislav and Yaropolk and imprisoned the Ryazan prince. Gleb, Mstislavov's father-in-law. Mstislav asked Svyatoslav to intercede for the unfortunate captive, and left everything else to the will of God. The unfortunate blind men, expelled from the north, prayed fervently in Smyadyn in the church of St. book Boris and Gleb suddenly saw the light. This was great joy for the pious hero. – The Novgorodians invited the healed princes to their place. But Mstislav soon died. The Novgorodians, fearing Vsevolod’s cruel lust for power, called the brave Mstislav to their place. “I will not leave my brothers and my fatherland,” answered the prince, who valued what God had given him. “Aren’t we your fatherland?” - said the ambassadors. Mstislav (1179) agreed to the earnest request. In Novgorod he was received with delight. - Having sworn an oath to protect the Novgorodians, he then went out against the predatory Estonians, who had previously besieged Pskov and did not stop plundering border places. Mstislav went through the devastation of their country to the sea, taking many prisoners and livestock. On the way back (1180) he punished Pskov for rebellion. He was preparing for new ventures against Vsevolod. “But he suddenly fell ill, ordered himself to be carried to church, and received Holy Communion. secrets and died on the same day. This was June 14, 1180. Novgorodians bitterly mourned the death of the rare prince. “It would be good for us,” they said, “to die with you. “You defended our freedom from the pagans, like your grandfather Mstislav.” And the chronicler adds. “He was of average height, handsome in face, and his soul was even better. He generously lavished alms and helped the monasteries. He was brave and courageous; he was eager to die for the Russian land. When he had to free captives from the pagans, he said: brothers! if we die for Christians, we are cleansed of sins, God will count us among the martyrs; and if we don’t die now, we will die someday. He did not collect either gold or silver, but distributed it to his squad and to the churches for his soul.” 433 Relics of the Blagov. The prince rests in the chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and his memory is honored locally. 434 “The people asked him (John the Baptist): what should we do? He answered and said to them, “Whoever has two coats, give to the poor, and whoever has food, do the same.” - And the tax collectors said to him: what should we do? He answered them; do not take more than is proper. The soldiers also asked him: what should we do? And he said to them: Do not offend anyone, do not slander, and be content with your salary” (Luke 3:10-14). Blagov. the prince lived by these lessons and with his life he commands us to live the same way, for the glory of God. Memories of Rev. Methodius Peshnoshsky Rev. Methodius, while still a young man, came to the desert to St. Sergius and spent several years under the guidance of this great mentor of monastic life. Jealous to live in silence, with the blessing of Sergius, he left to look for a deserted place and a mile from the current Peshnosh monastery, beyond the river. Yakhromoy, in an oak forest, on a small hill, built himself a cell; the place is surrounded on all sides by swamps and forests; The place is completely silent! Here the hermit talked with the Lord alone, and cleansed his soul with strict fasting and tears. However, his life became known and, like a life-giving ray of the sun, began to gather zealots of the ascetic life; Several disciples came to him. Ave. Sergius, having visited his beloved student, gave him advice to build a monastery and church on another, drier and more extensive place and blessed the very place where the monastery now stands. Rev. Methodius, like an obedient son, fulfilled the will of his mentor. He himself worked on the construction of the church and the Kellys, “on foot,” carrying trees across the river. That is why the name Peshnosheya remained behind the monastery forever and the river by which it stands was called Peshnosheya. The monastery of Methodius, founded in 1361, was a monastery of hard work for everyone. Methodius was its abbot: but only in terms of feats of labor, fasting and prayer he was the first among the brethren. He raised good monks by example of ascetic life. Strict with himself, he was merciful to others. According to the ancient stichera composed in his honor, every day many beggars sat at the gates of his monastery and he fed them. At times the monk, as a lover of silence, moved 2 miles away from the monastery and here solitarily labored in prayer. Rev. came here to him for spiritual conversations. Sergius. That is why this area was called “conversation”. Nowadays there is a chapel here and there is a religious procession to it on June 24, just as the place of the initial solitary life of Methodius in the forest is maintained in memory by another reverent chapel. - “Interlocutor and companion of the great Sergius,” as Methodius is called in the ancient troparion, moved into blissful eternity 8 months after the great father Sergius. 435 – By hand. saints, “Rev. Methodius, abbot of the Peshnosh monastery, disciple of St. Sergius the Wonderworker, reposed in L. 6900 (1392) m. June at 14 days.” His relics rest hidden in the church of St. Sergius and Methodius, and until 1732 they rested in the chapel. At the saint's shrine stands his staff, and in the sacristy is kept the wooden chalice with which he performed the holy martyrdom. liturgy. 436 Stopped. St. Michael Metropolitan of Kiev Since 1730, in the great church of the Kyiv Lavra, the relics of St. Michael, Metropolitan of Kyiv, transferred here from the Anthony Cave. 437 – Kalnofoysky in his description of the Anthony Cave (1638) said: “here lies the holy Metropolitan Michael, the one who was sent by the Patriarch of Constantinople with the baptized Vladimir Svyatoslavich to baptize Rus' and baptized it. 438 What do ancient monuments tell us about the great Saint Michael? Unfortunately, St. Nestor in his chronicle did not say a word about the first Metropolitan Michael, just as he did not say about his two successors. 439 Nevertheless, we are not left without ancient news about the first Metropolitan of Kiev. Modern St. To Vladimir, a Western writer says that “under Vladimir, “a Greek bishop came to Russia and converted the very middle of the country to Christianity.” 440 Dlugosh, who repeated Nestor’s story of St. Vladimir, regarding the bishop who acted at the baptism of the Kievites, repeats the news of his Western contemporary Vladimirov, but more precisely defines this news according to the instructions of Nestor. He writes that “together with the priests who baptized the people in the Dnieper, the bishop of Korsun acted” or arrived from Korsun. 441 It is not surprising if Western writers call Blessed Michael a bishop: and Nestor includes the metropolitan among the bishops. 442 What is important for us is that during the baptism of Russia by Vladimir, according to the faithful monuments, the saint acted, although Nestor does not mention him. In the chronicle of Joachim we read the following: “Vladimir sent to Constantinople to the Tsar and Patriarch to ask for the Metropolitan; Very pleased with this, they sent Metropolitan Michael, a learned and pious man, a Bulgarian by birth, and with him four bishops, many priests, deacons and de-localists from the Slavs.” 443 According to the charter of St. book Vsevolod and according to monuments of the 13th century. bliss Michael, the first Metropolitan of Kyiv, acted with apostolic zeal at the introduction of St. faith in Russia. 444 – In Kyiv, it was most natural to preserve the memory of the first metropolitan of Kyiv. And this review has been preserved from pre-Tatar times. M. Sylvester, showing the relics of the first Metropolitan Michael in the Anthony Cave, points to an ancient cave inscription: “the inscription, he says, has been hanging for a long time” and, of course, from the time when the relics of St. Michael in Anthony's Cave. According to the inscription, this is the news he reports about St. Michael: “when the Russian sovereign Vladimir Svyatoslavich was baptized, he took the first metropolitan Michael from the patriarch; He, having arrived in Kyiv, sanctified the Russian people with holy baptism and taught the right faith; For such exploits and a pious life, he still lies incorrupt in the cave of St. Anthony, as evidenced by the table that has long hung above him.” 445 According to the sedate book and the Nikon Chronicle, blessed. Michael, begged by Vladimir from the patriarch back in Korsun, not only worked diligently in Kyiv for St. faith, but he himself went in 990 to Novgorod, and from 991 to Rostov to preach St. gospel. – According to both monuments, he was “educational, very educated, great in life, very merciful and meek, and where necessary, strict; after he endured much labor for the Lord, destroyed idols, converted many infidels to the Christian faith, he rested peacefully in 992. Blagov. Vladimir loved him and when he died, he grieved greatly at his imminent loss to the young church, “so that they could hardly console him.” 446 Handwritten Saints, he reposed on June 15, 992 447 Here is everything known about the life of St. Mikhail. Murder of Rev. Gregory and Cassian of Avnege When St. Stefan of Makhrishchi laid the foundation of the Makhrishchi monastery, Blessed. Gregory, owned a plot of land not far from the poor monastery. 448 Inflamed with love for the Lord, Gregory gave everything he had, and himself, to the disposal of the holy hermit and, after becoming a monk, was awarded the rank of priesthood. When Rev. Stefan left the monastery to live in the silent desert: he took his beloved disciple Gregory with him, and they went into the dense forests of the deep north. In the Vologda country, in the Avnezh principality, which is in the current Totem district, they settled near the river. Sukhony. Here, near the stream called Yuryev, they erected (1370) the church of St. Trinity and then another in honor of Vm. George. “They were generously given benefits by the wealthy landowner Konstantin Dmitrievich, who later himself became a monk under the name of Cassian. Soon the Avnezh monastery became famous in the surrounding area. V. K. Dimitri Ioannovich sent contributions to the monastery from himself, but recalled St. Stephen to his Makhrishchi monastery. Ave. Gregory remained the head of the Avnezh monastery, and Cassian was his cellarer. They labored diligently for their salvation and were rewarded with a painful death. – In 1392, their monastery was devastated by the Vyatka Tatars, and St. Gregory and Cassian themselves were killed on June 15. - By appearance, Rev. Gregory was already gray and somewhat bald, and Cassian had thick hair on his head and a short and simple beard. – The place of their monastery was considered the property of the Makhrishchi monastery, but after their death it was completely deserted and overgrown with forest: so they were afraid of the wild Tatars then! In 1524, an Avnezh villager, while clearing the forest, found the relics of St. Gregory and Cassian; a chapel was erected over them. Having taken possession of the plot of land where the monastery was located, out of passion for greed, he sought to destroy the chapel: but he fell into a serious illness and, in repentance, received healing at the grave of St. hermits. The Makhrishchi abbot Varlaam, with royal support, built (1560) over the tomb of the saints a monastery with churches of St. Trinity and Wm. George, as it was during their lifetime. M. Macarius instructed Vologda Bishop Joasaph to examine the relics and then it was established to commemorate St. Gregory and Cassian locally on June 15. The monastery was abolished in 1764, but the chapel of the Trinity Church remains dedicated to the name of the saints, and on the tomb there is an ancient icon of them depicting their deeds. 449 Memory of St. Tikhon of Medyn In the RKP. We feed on the holy calendar: “Ven. Tikhon, head of the monastery, similar to the river. Ok, he died in L. 7000". Here is shown the “disciple of St. Tikhon Rev. Nikifor." According to the ancient service to the monk and according to local legend, St. Tikhon in his young years took monastic vows in Moscow and, out of love for solitude, retired to the dense forest of small Yaroslavets, which was in the possession of the prince. Yaroslav, Vladimirovich († 1426), son of Prince. Vladimir Andreevich the brave. Here, on the banks of the Vopreika River, a tributary of the river. On Oka, the hermit’s home was the hollow of a gigantic oak tree, the remains of which are preserved to this day; the food was grass (“they were self-grown”), and the drink was the water of the well dug by him. When they learned about the servant of God, they began to come to him, some for spiritual advice, others to stay ascetic with him. Life was hard with various kinds of deprivation. But it was necessary for the sorrows to be aggravated by a special misfortune; only this time patience was rewarded with a tangible calmness of the sky. The prince, the owner of the Sprey forests, hunted wild animals. Inadvertently, or, more likely, at the direction of bad people, the prince attacked the solitary residence of the hermit. “How dare you settle here without my will”? - the owner said with anger and raised his hand to hit the hermit with his whip. The hermit did not touch, but the hand of the angry one went numb. The prince came to his senses and not only allowed the hermit to remain in his place, but promised to help him in setting up the monastery. The disciples approached their mentor with a request to begin building the monastery. Not far from his oak tree, the monk built the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God. At the request of his disciples, the Reverend assumed the rank of hegumen and was a diligent mentor in spiritual life, entrusting himself to his leadership. “Governing them with humility, he had a meek custom and acquired a kind heart. Following the shepherd Christ, he fed the hungry and thirsty, welcomed the strange, defended the offended” (ikos). Before his death, he accepted the schema and died peacefully no later than 1460. In the insert book of the monastery it is written: “given on the day of the Most Pure Mother of God her honorable dormition and the venerable father, Abbot Tikhon the Great Sovereign, the salary of the Tsar and the Grand Duke. book John Vasilyevich, the altar gospel." So it is clear that already under the Terrible Tsar (1533–1584) Rev. Tikhon was considered among the saints of God. His memory is honored on June 16 by a significant gathering of people from the surrounding area. His relics rest hidden in the Transfiguration Monastery. 450 Of the many wonders of his new time, we present two that are remarkable for our time. In the village of Bogoroditsk, Masala district, the widow of Alexander Grigoriev Zhalkova suffered from body relaxation for 72 years. In the first 6 years, she was treated by various village doctors, but that made her feel even worse. Then she already lay unconscious and recognized only a few. At one time, as the already healed Alexandra said, it was on June 15, 1842, at noon, lying in the hut, I saw an old man coming towards me. He was wearing a black robe, long, with a semicircular cap on his head, with embroidered green crosses (schemnik, kukol), he was short, thin, with a gray beard and not long. Approaching the bed, the elder, taking his hand, said: “Why are you lying there, Alexandra?” “Father,” I answered, “I have angered God, everyone has already abandoned me.” “No,” the elder said, “don’t anger God, Alexey Nazarovich (Merchant Ladov) is visiting you.” Pray to God! For your simplicity I came to treat you. Do you want it? I wish, father, but I no longer hope, that I will be healthy, I answered. The elder said: “I will sprinkle you with water from my well, and you will be healthy.” Then he took a glass jug out of his pocket, sprinkled it with a broom, then gave me a drink and said: “Here’s your health.” At that very moment I felt relief - I stood up and joyfully asked: who are you, uncle? I will remember you. He said: “I am Tikhon from the desert, I live from Kaluga in the 19th century. And you will be healthy and begin to feed on your labors. And he left the hut." Following this, A. A. Lyadov entered, and, seeing me healthy, asked with surprise: are you Alexandra, who cured you? Uncle Tikhon cured me, I answered, and told everything that happened to me. A.A. said: the old man who came to you was not Uncle Tikhon, but Rev. Tikhon the Wonderworker of the Tikhon Hermitage, where are his relics. Another event: recently, the peasant of Tikhonova Sloboda Nikolai Samburov had a vision that he came to the church of Tikhonova Hermitage, a gray-haired old man, a schema-monk, came out of the altar and in the middle of the church began to loudly read the “memorial book”; the peasant came up and asked the elder: are mine written down here? “Yes, they are written down,” he answered and read the commemoration; Not hearing his sister’s name between the names of his relatives, the peasant asked: Isn’t your sister in the memorial? “She was recorded, but excluded,” he answered. The peasant later understood why the sister was excluded, and, talking about the vision, he said: the poor sister, shortly before her death, turned into a schism and died in a schism. 451 Repose of Rev. Timofey Lukhovsky Rev. Tikhon, in the world Timofey, 452 was born within the Lithuanian principality and was there in military service. In Vilna, the capital of Lithuania, there were then more Orthodox churches than Roman churches. And yet the spirit of Roman pride greatly oppressed the Orthodox there - they openly rebaptized the wives and children of Orthodox Christians, forcibly erected churches in Russian cities and abandoned Orthodox churches to desolation. 453 To the sorrow of sincere friends of Orthodoxy, apostates began to appear among the Orthodox Lithuanian nobles, who exchanged Orthodoxy for papism for honor and a luxurious life. “All this deeply offended the blessed one.” Timofey. Pressed by fanaticism, grieving for the weak, he retired to Moscow. 454 This was in 1482 at the same time when Prince hastily disappeared from Lithuania to Moscow. Feodor Ivanovich Belsky, leaving there his young wife, with whom he had just gotten married. 455 Blessed Timothy did not leave Lithuania in order to seek honor and money in Orthodox Moscow; he wanted one thing - to freely serve the Lord. With heartfelt consolation, having visited the monasteries where sincere piety blossomed, he distributed what property he had, accepted monasticism with the name Tikhon and retired to the Lukhov region. Gor. Lukh with several volosts was then given to the prince. Theodore Belsky, 456 with whom Timofey arrived in Moscow. Ave. Tikhon settled in the ancestral home of his beloved prince, not asking him for anything except a piece of land: on the river. In Lukha, in the Kopytovka tract, he set up a cell for himself, not for peace, but for the labors of complete self-denial. Kopytovka was then an area in a dense forest and so sandy that no labor could obtain abundant food on it; Tikhon was content with very little. When two monks Photius and Gerasim arrived at the hermit, the monk, not for himself, but for his disciples, moved three miles from Kopytovka, to a place more convenient for permanent residence, to where the Lukhov monastery is now. His mentor and his disciples glorified the Lord with David and acquired food for themselves through their labors: Tikhon skillfully wrote books and was a good turner. The fruits of his labors were sold and the meager means of subsistence were bought at the price of labor. That was not enough. The monk could barely move his legs due to a stomach illness, and yet he himself harnessed himself to the plow to plow the land to sow grain. Even with this visible self-humiliation, he warned his soul against vanity and self-indulgence. When any outsider came to the desert, the hermits immediately left their humble work. Tikhon did not like to talk with worldly people, in the conviction that they were less ready to accept instructions than to harm an unwary mentor with their talkativeness. So he lived until a ripe old age, without asking anyone for alms. He did not even accept the priesthood until his death, which followed on June 15, 1503. The poverty of the elder and his disciples was so great that the disciples did not know where to place the honorable body of the deceased ascetic: to their consolation, the Suzdal bishop unexpectedly sent a scroll for the elder and they buried the saint in it. body. Soon after the death of the monk, a monastery was built in honor of the saint on the site of his exploits. Nicholas. Under Abbot Constantine, healings began to take place at the tomb of the saint; his relics turned out to be incorruptible: but the abbot, who placed them on top of the ground, was struck by blindness and received his sight when they were again hidden in the ground; from that time (since 1566) the memory of the saint began to be celebrated. 457 “This says the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, which opens and no one can shut; he shuts and no one can open: You have little power, and you have kept my word and have not denied My name. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will foresee your crown” (Apoc.3:7.8). Oh, when would we preserve the word of the Eternal Lamb, as St. Tikhon preserved! May it be so with us, through his prayers! Memory of the venerable Alfanov brothers: Nikita, Kirill, Nikifor, Clement and Isaac The legend about the righteous brothers, written in 1606, says that the Alfanovs, relatives according to the flesh, led a righteous life and founded the Sokolnitsky monastery. 458 And according to the chronicles, “on Sokolya Mountain they erected the church of St. Nicholas and built a monastery (maiden)” in 1389. 459 After this, we can accept for certain that the righteous Alfanovs were related to Yakov Anfal or Alfan, known from the chronicles. In 1398, the Dvina governors Anfal (in. Alfan), Gerasim and Rodion were saved from death for their relations with Moscow only by the fact that the last two took monastic vows, and Yakov Alfan fled to the Dvina, while his brother Ivan Nikitin was thrown from the bridge and killed. 460 Due to the contemporaneity of the founding of the monastery with these unrest, it is all the more likely that the righteous Nikita Alfan was the father of Yakov and Ivan Nikitich Alfanov and that the righteous suffered troubles due to their family connection with Yakov, and through the grave sorrows of innocent suffering they were cleansed for blissful eternity. By hand According to the calendar, the righteous Alfanovs are called honorable people. 461 This also confirms the idea of ​​a connection between the Alfanovs and the sad story of Yakov Alfan. 462 The “legend” about them describes the miracles that occurred from their relics since 1562 and their memory was set on June 17. In 1775, on the occasion of a fire that destroyed the Sokolnitsa monastery, the relics of the righteous were transferred to the Anthony Monastery, where they rest to this day. 463 “Rev. Ananias the icon painter was in the Antoniev (Novgorod) monastery, reposed in l. 7089 (1581) June at 17 days.” This is what it says in the RKP. Saints According to the legend about the miracles of St. Anthony, Ananias painted “wonderful icons of many saints.” miracle workers" and fulfilled his monastic vows so strictly that for 33 years he never left the monastery. 464 Repose of St. Varlaam Shenkursky “Hating what is evil, cleave to what is good.” – These words of the apostle (Rom. 12:9) were fulfilled by St. Barlaam both in worldly life and in monastic life. Ave. Varlaam was a very significant person in the world. This was the Novgorod mayor Vasily Stepanovich Svoezemtsev, a very rich man and respected by the great princes. The ancient narrator 465 writes about him: “the mayor Vasily owned Zavolochye by inheritance (“from his patronymic”); r. Vaga with all its surroundings was in his possession.” According to other information, Vasily Stepanovich’s grandfather, Vasily Matveevich Svoezemtsev, a Novgorod mayor, acquired the Shenkur lands up to the Rostov borders from the Chud elders Azis Kharitonets (Kharitoniya), Rodd (Herodion) and Ignatz (Ignaty) from the Chud elders Azis Kharitonets (Kharitoniya), Rodd (Herodion) and Ignatz (Ignatius) to the Rostov borders for 20,000 squirrels and 10 rubles. This is how it was formed on the river. Vage boyarshchina Vasilievskaya or the lands of boyar Vasily. Then 12 other boyars appeared on Vaga, but Vasilievskaya was the most extensive and rich. The Svoezemtsevs were the first to introduce arable farming on Vaga; Until that time, the Chud subsisted on catching animals and fish. 466 Vasily Stepanovich, more than his father and grandfather, used his enormous resources for the benefit of the wild country and especially used measures for the moral education of its inhabitants. Living in Novgorod himself, his narrator writes, he sent stewards to Zavolochye; and from time to time he himself visited Vaga, for personal orders and to supervise the management of his trusted ones. He loved Vaga. For this love, he built in Zavolochye, on a mountain above the river. Vagoyu, the town and called it “Pinega town”, as it was located above the river. Pinezhka. “Then the towns received names based on rivers and tracts,” notes the ancient narrator. Pinezhka flows into the river. Vagu is 16 versts below Shenkursk. In Novgorod, Vasily, the narrator continues, ruled honestly and hated everything bad. - “Fulfilling the commandment of the Savior, he was a feeder of orphans, a clother of the naked, a physician of the sick, in his house all wanderers found peace.” He especially lavished his charity on his beloved Vaga. “He built many churches here. He built the Church of the Nativity of Christ on Khimanev, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary on Ust-Puya, and the Church of the Nativity of the Forerunner on Leda.” From the chronicles we see that on Vaga, with all his love for people, Vasily Stepanovich was forced to take up arms to pacify the savages - the Voguls and Ostyaks - who attacked his settlements. In 1446, “Vasily Shenkursky, the chronicle says, and Mikhail Yakovl, the Novgorod governors, set off with 3,000 Zavoloch troops and captured many Ugra people with their wives and children. But they made a mistake. The Ugra people, approaching them with deceit in their hearts, told them: “We want to give you tribute, we need to dismember - we will show you the camps, islands and tracts.” Meanwhile, they gathered and attacked the Vasilyev fort, killing many people, boyar children and brave people, about 80 people in total. It was a pity to hear about their loss. Vasily with his son Simeon and a small retinue ran away; others scattered throughout the forest. Another governor, Mikhail Yakovlevich, was on another river at that time. Arriving at Vasilyev’s fort, he saw that the fort was ruined, people were beaten, and others fled: he began to look for them along the river and Vasily and his son and all the others gathered to him.” 467 In the same year (1446), mayor Vasily Stepanovich was ambassador from Novgorod to Shemyaka, and an agreement was concluded with Shemyaka, the new Grand Duke. 468 In 1456, the mayor Vasily Stepanovich, together with the Novgorod archbishop, asked in Volok Damsky. K. Vasily to give peace to Novgorod. 469 We see his name, along with the names of other plenipotentiaries of Novgorod, in the treaty documents between Novgorod and V. prince of the same year. 470 This is the last year when the name of the governor and mayor Vasily appears in the history of Novgorod. Vasily Stepanovich was convinced from his own experience that the affairs of the world are only anxiety and vanity, unless it is an insult to conscience. He completely retired from noisy Novgorod to his beloved Vazh region. Long before that time, in 1444, he founded a monastic monastery on the Volga in honor of the Evangelist John. 471 The ancient narrator speaks about it this way: “Before each holiday, Vasily spent the nights in prayer. Before the Feast of John the Theologian, he made a vow to build a monastery in honor of the evangelist. In the morning he went to inspect the places and two places, to the west of the town, seemed to him convenient for a monastery; Of these, he liked the eastern one more, but he, not relying on himself, cast lots; He threw three times and each time the lot came out to be the western one. Vasily said in the ears of the servants: the eastern place is a solid place, but in this place the earth is not strong, and yet people will live here - they will like it, but there will be a lot of trouble. Blazh. Vasily ordered to build a communal monastery here with a church of the evangelist... He gave a lot of land to his monastery, approving his donations with letters.” Nowadays we know the letters by which Vasily Stepanovich in 1452 appointed three villages with lands from his estates in favor of the theological monastery, and in the same letters we see the abbot of the monastery Serapion. 472 Having prepared his soul for feats of self-denial through acts of charity and deeply feeling the emptiness of worldly life, Vasily Stepanovich himself entered the theological monastery - and lived here as the strictest monk until his death. “Vasily, writes the ancient narrator, leaving his wife and children, he himself settles in the monastery of the evangelist and takes monasticism with the name of Varlaam. His monastic life was very strict: by humility and obedience he placed himself below everyone, as if he had not been the founder of the monastery and the owner of rich lands. As famous as he was behind the fence of the monastery, so much in the monastery, in the clothes of a monk, he tried to be known only for his monastic deeds. A faithful servant to his Master, he worked for Him every day with all zeal, practicing in fasting and prayers.” Having reached a ripe old age, he died peacefully on June 19, 1462, whereas from the same year. book John began to conquer Novgorod, full of his power, and by 1478 the entire Vazh and Dvina region became the property of the house of Vel. Prince 473, however, left the estates donated by Vasily Stepanovich to the theological monastery behind this monastery. 474 In 1552 there was a large flood of the river. Vagi. And in previous years, the mountain on which the monastery stood was washed away due to the pressure of water. In the same year, before the day of remembrance of Blessed. Varlaam, when many pilgrims gathered at the monastery: part of the mountain was torn off from its very top, so that the church barely survived. “Then many coffins were opened, including the coffin of the blessed one. Varlaam. Hegumen Gerasim and his brethren carried the coffin of the blessed one and laid it near the new church. Then they saw that the relics of the blessed one. Varlaam is completely intact, even his monastic clothes and the coffin have not decayed, while in another modern coffin they saw ashes. Then there was a famine in the Novgorod region. According to the chronicle, it was in 1557, then “there was famine throughout the entire land, and more so throughout the entire Zavolochsk country.” 475 Hegumen Paisius and the brethren, fearing poverty, decided not to distribute bread to the poor. According to the will of the blessed one. On the day of Varlaam’s death, every year they fed all the poor, no matter how many of them came, and also provided them with grain bread. This time Paisius and the brethren decided not to do this. Blazh. Varlaam, the feeder of the poor during his life, became their feeder after death. Before the holiday, after Matins, the abbot and the brethren, as usual, fell asleep. First, Paisius, then the eldest of the brethren, appears with a staff in his hand, with a dark brown beard, as he is written on the icon, and says in a stern voice: “You have drawn up an impious council, you do not want to give alms to the poor, you are closing my granaries to poverty. Don’t you understand that you are closing off the kingdom of heaven to yourself? Know that this place will go broke in the end. I order you - tomorrow, on the day of my memory, be sure to feed all the poor and give them alms, so that God will forgive you your insolence. He also said the same with menacing severity to the older brethren, adding the order to feed the poor not only on the day of his memory, but also at every other time. The ancient narrator then describes the healing of many sick and blind people at the tomb of St. Varlaam. The most remarkable healings took place over David Vertyachiy and Semyon Timofeev. The fidgety peasant of the Ledskaya volost, walking along the bridge, stuck his left foot into the water. The leg was swollen to the waist: abscesses and suppurations occurred, to the point that the fleshy parts completely rotted and only bones remained. Suffering long and greatly, David began to repent of his sins and called upon St. Varlaam for help. This turned out to be the best medicine. The fidgety one began to step on his foot and somehow made his way to Varlaam’s monastery. Semyon Timofeev also came here from the same Ledskaya volost, whose right eye was so painful that half of his head and the entire right side of his body were suffering from swelling and shooting. They both prayed at the tomb of St. Varlaam and when they fell asleep at night, suddenly someone pushed Semyon in the side and said: get up and wake up Comrade David, - go and pray at the tomb of Varlaam, - you will be completely healthy. The awakened Semyon did not see anyone, woke up his comrade and it turned out that both of them were completely healthy. The relics of St. Varlaam were witnessed in 1630 Novgorod. Metropolitan Cyprian. At the same time, an order was made to celebrate the memory of St. Varlaam - and a side church was built in his name. 476 Now his relics rest in the former monastery, and since 1764 parish, theological church. On the day of the death of the saint, June 19, there is an annual religious procession from the city of Shenkursk to the resting place of St. Varlaam. 477 Presentation of benefits. book Gleb Andreevich Blessed Prince Gleb, son of Blagov. book Andrei Bogolyubsky, born in Vladimir in 1155 St. Gleb is a living example of how much the good life of parents means for the fate of their children. Life of the book Andrei in Vladimir was devoted primarily to works of piety - the construction of churches and monasteries, charity and prayers. And under the influence of the example and instructions of St. parent formed St. son. The divinely inspired sage says: “Train a young man at the beginning of his path; he will not depart from it even when he is old” (Prov. 22:6). Life of the book Gleb's life did not last long: he died at the age of 20. But starting from the first revelation of self-activity, his life was devoted to piety, and not to sin: the fear of God controlled his thoughts, feelings, desires and actions; prayer brought down heavenly grace upon him, extinguishing the passions of his youth. The pure, immaculate prince rested blissfully on June 20, 1175. His pure body was laid in the Vladimir Cathedral. Both his spirit and his body, as if undamaged by sin, remained intact - they are not afraid of any hostile attacks. According to the inscription on the prince’s tomb, during the devastation of the cathedral church at Batu (1238) “the tomb of St. Blagov. book Gleb was in no way damaged by the fire, just as the opposing warriors themselves marveled at this.” Another miracle, now known, took place in 1410 during the robbery of the Tatars in the cathedral. One of these pets of Alkoran, seeing the tomb of Prince. Gleb and thinking to find in it those treasures that the sacristan Patrick had not opened, opened the tomb; but flames burst out of it, and the Tatars ran out of the church in horror. In 1608 The Poles made two and three attacks on Vladimir, almost defenseless: but they could not take it. During this siege, at midnight, the cathedral guards noticed some kind of lighting in the cathedral and let sexton Gerasim know about it. He opened the door and saw a light, and someone was sitting at the prince’s tomb, and he said to the frightened one: “Don’t be afraid, I’m not a ghost; - The Lord will not deliver this city into the hands of enemies: we protect it and pray to the Lord and His Most Pure Mother for it; go and tell the archpriest and the clergy what I told you; I'm lying in this coffin." Gerasim barely came to his senses from fear and told everything to the archpriest and all the abbots of the monasteries. That same night the Poles left Vladimir, driven by fear. The relics of the blessings. Prince's open 30 Nov. 1702. At the same time, a service was written for him, for June 20, and a chapel was built in his honor in the cathedral. In 1818, a beautiful silver shrine was built for his relics. The relics of the holy, young prince are distinguished by their amazing liveliness, like no one else’s: his hand freely rises, bends, bends, just like that of a living person. 478 “Fathers, do not grieve your children, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4). “The rod and teaching give wisdom, but a child left to its own will brings dishonor to its mother. Teach your son, and he will comfort you and bring joy to your soul” (Prov. 29:15:17). Repose of St. Artemy of Verkolsky Righteous Artemy was born in the Dvina district, on the river. Pinega, in the village of Verkole, in 1532. His parents, Cozma and Apollinaria, raised him in the fear of God, and from the age of five, more than could be expected from his age, he shunned everything ordinary in a worldly, sinful life - he was quiet, meek, God-fearing, but he was obedient to his parents; he shared farming activities with them as much as he could, according to his strength. Once when he was 13, he was in the field with his father. Suddenly a cloud appeared, thunder erupted, and Artemy fell dead, although lightning did not touch him, as was found out later. His body was laid in an empty place, in a pine forest, unburied and far from the church: the opinion of simplicity considered him to be under the judgment of God. – The righteous youth died on June 23 (1545). 28 years have passed since then. The cleric of the village of Agafonik walked through the forest, past the place where the body lay, forgotten by everyone. He saw a light over that place, approached and found the incorruptible body of the youth. As the rumor spread about this, the peasants gathered, carried the body and laid it in the porch of the church of the saint. Nicholas. God glorified the relics of the righteous man with miracles. That year, a malignant fever raged in the Dvina district and many died from it, especially children. The son of the villager Kallinikos greatly saddened his father with illness; the father prayed, then went and took a piece of birch bark that covered the incorruptible Artemy, put it on the chest of his dying son, and the sick man became healthy. The delighted father told about this in the village and they began to flock with prayers to the righteous youth. When transferring the relics from the porch to the chapel, the woman who had a relaxed baby placed it on the coffin of the blessed one, and the baby’s hand immediately became stronger. A peasant and a peasant woman who suffered from eye problems received health and clear vision from touching the sacred shrine. Many others received healing from various diseases. - Metropolitan of Novgorod. Macarius testified to the relics of the righteous man in 1610 and blessed them to be transferred to the church itself, to the village of the saints. Nicholas. At the same time, the service to Blessed Artemy was composed. The righteous one continued to do good. A resident of Kholmogory, Hilarion, was driven to despair by grief over the loss of his sight and wanted to commit suicide. On the very day of remembrance, St. Nicholas appeared to the suffering youth with a staff in his left hand and with a cross in his right and, making the sign of the cross, said: “Get up, Christ heals you, by the hand of his servant Artemy; go to Verkola, venerate his coffin and tell everything to the priest and peasants.” Hilarion completed the order and received his sight. - This was in 1623. The son of the Mezen governor Afanasy Pashkov also received healing from Artemy and - the grateful father built a church in honor of St. martyr, named after the righteous Artemy. 30 years later, both churches burned down. - Under Tsar Alexei Mikhail. it was allowed to build a monastery on the spot where the relics of St. the relics were transferred to the monastery. On the occasion of fires, they were taken out of the monastery church three times. In 1793, a stone church was built and consecrated in honor of the righteous Artemy of Verkolsky. The memory of the righteous is honored on June 23 and October 20. 479 16 miles from Vologda and closer to it there was once a dark forest: 2 ver. From the present Zaonikiev desert, the great Belozersk road went from Moscow through this forest. In this forest there was a hangout for a gang of the robber Anika, who robbed and killed people on the Belozersk road; the famous robber left his name to the forest, where his grave is still shown. 480 In this forest on June 23, 1588, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God appeared to the pious Hilarion, healing him from a long-standing illness. The grateful Hilarion accepted monasticism with the name Joseph and founded a monastery with a church at the site of the appearance of the icon. Thus, the Mother of God sanctified the place of robberies and robberies with her appearance so that it would be populated by singers of the Glory of God, day and night sighing for sins and the heavenly homeland. The most sincere singer was St. Joseph. He left the management of the monastery to someone else; and he himself, covering up his exploits with foolishness, to wear out his flesh, carried stones or sand and earth in his bosom; in severe frosts he walked barefoot; stood whole nights in his chapel in prayer; under his clothes there was only a prickly hair shirt, and blood flowed from under it. Many laughed at his strange appearance, but he bore everything without malice. He lived like this for 25 years. On the eve of his death, having communed with St. secrets, the blessed one was filled with spiritual joy and remembered the blessings of God shown to him, including the miraculous appearance of the icon and also his healing. In the morning he said to one of the brethren: “Tell Father Superior Theodosius to lay my sinful body in the chapel that I myself built.” And at that same hour he gave up his spirit to the Lord. The relics of St. Joseph, who died in 1612, rest in the Zaonikiev desert. 481 Memory of St. Jacob and John of Menuzhsky 40 versts from Novgorod, on the banks of the river. Menyugi or Myi, until 1764 there was a Trinity Menyugi monastery. What remained from him was the Trinity Church with the relics of St. James and John and with a chapel in their name. Saints are siblings who died at a young age. In the image of the Novgorod wonderworkers, James and John are depicted in their adolescent form. In the RKP. in the calendar, the righteous brothers are called martyrs; due to the circumstances of time and place, this means that they were killed by villains; the day of their death is shown as 24 hours of June. 482 Good. book David and Efrosinia of Murom wonderworkers Blessed David, monastically Peter, 483 Prince of Murom, was the second son of Prince Yuri Vladimirovich of Murom. His elder brother, Vladimir Yuryevich, succeeded his father from 1170 to Murom. – After the Bulgarians devastated (in 1183) the outskirts of Murom, the Murom princes Vladimir and David, together with several others, entered the land of the Bulgarians with sword and fire and compensated for the losses of their subjects. In 1186, Vladimir and David Yuryevich took part in a campaign in. K. Vsevolod against the Ryazan princes, who attacked their brothers, the Pron princes. 484 – In 1196, three brothers, princes of Murom, were with Vsevolod at the wedding feast of his son; and the next year, David Yuryevich alone was with the Grand Duke when his daughter was given in marriage. 485 According to the story, while the elder brother was alive, “it was the custom of blessed Peter to always come to his brother to worship”: so he respected his elder brother! At the end of 1203 (Dec. 18th) Prince. Vladimir died and “his brother David Yuryevich remained in Murom.” 486 According to the story, when St. The prince took over the reigns after his brother; he had to experience a strong struggle with himself, but he emerged victorious. Some time before, he had suffered for a long time from a dangerous illness - his body was covered with scabs. “The daughter of the tree-dweller, a beekeeper, famous for her intelligence, cured him with ointment; there was only one scab left, which was not touched by the ointment. – Based on the girl’s conversations and actions, the prince recognized the high qualities of mind and heart in the beekeeper’s daughter and gave his word to take her as his wife; but then he found it indecent for a prince to marry a simple girl. The disease has returned. Euphrosyne again cured the prince, and the grateful prince fulfilled his word and married her. - When, after the death of his brother, he ascended the throne: the Murom nobility, of course, incited by his younger brother and nephew, declared: either let him let go of his wife, who insulted noble wives with her origin, or leave Murom. “The prince firmly remembered the words of the Lord: “What God has joined together, let no man separate.” Whoever lets his wife go and marries another is an adulterer.” Therefore, true to the duty of a Christian spouse, the prince agreed to renounce the principality. After that, he was left with poor means of subsistence and sad thoughts involuntarily came to his mind. But the clever princess told him: “Don’t be sad, prince, the merciful God will not leave us in poverty.” Irreconcilable discord soon opened up in Murom, power seekers grabbed swords, and many of the nobles lost their lives. The Murom boyars were forced to ask the prince. David and Prince Euphrosyne return to Murom. So the prince, faithful to his duty, triumphed both over himself and over his enemies. 487 According to the chronicles we see behind that book. David, taking part in the events of Russia. – In 1207 he incriminates the leader. book Vsevolod helps the senior Ryazan princes in their disloyalty to Vsevolod and his squads. to the prince in the war with the Pron and Ryazan princes. At the end of the war, Vsevolod gave him the rich Pron principality. The following year, the Pron princes besieged him in Pronsk. Good-natured David sent to tell them: “Brothers! I didn’t take Pronsk by myself; Vsevolod put me here, “Pronsk is yours.” And he calmly returned to Murom. 488 – What high selflessness! What deep respect for the duty of love and honor! In 1214 Prince. David walked with the leader. book George against the Rostov prince, but this time no blood was shed, the princes made peace. 489 In 1220, the troops of the prince. David and his commander took part in a glorious campaign against the Bulgarians. 490 In Murom, the reign of Prince. David was truth-loving, but without harsh severity, merciful, but without weakness. The intelligent and pious princess helped her husband with advice and charitable deeds. Both lived according to the commandments of the Lord, loved everyone and did not love either pride or unrighteous self-interest; they gave rest to wanderers, eased the lot of the unfortunate, honored the monastic and priestly ranks, protecting them from needs. “Both led a fasting, pure, chaste life. 491 – One married man was indignant at unclean thoughts, looking at the beautiful princess. Draw water from the river on this side of the ship, the princess said (this was while sailing along the Oka River); he drew; try it, what is it like? He carried out the order. “Scoop up some water from the other side of the ship and try it,” said the princess. And when he fulfilled her will, she asked: Do you find the difference between this and that water? None, he answered. The saint then said: “In exactly the same way, female nature is the same; It’s in vain that you, leaving your wife, think about someone else’s.” When the prince and princess reached old age, at one time they put on monastic attire, one with the name of Peter, the other with the name of Fevronia. 492 On Easter week 1228, the son of the prince died. David, then in the same week the prince himself, the monk, reposed, and on the same day blessed Fevronia also reposed with him. 493 The prince and princess, in accordance with the will, were laid in the same coffin. 494 At the beginning of the 16th century. “The news spread throughout all countries that in the mountains. Glorious miracle workers appeared in Murom, granting healing to those who came to them.” 495 The Council of 1547 established the local celebration of the memory of Prince. Peter and Fevronia; At the same time, the service to them was written. 496 – Subsequently, the celebration became widespread 497 and probably soon after c. John Vas., on a campaign against Kazan, in 1552 reverently “worshipped in Murom his relatives, the great wonderworkers, Prince. Peter and Prince Fevronia." 498 Blazh. David and Euphrosyne in their lives were a model of Christian marriage, ready for all hardships for the Gospel commandment of an indestructible union. And now with their prayers they bring down heavenly blessings on those entering into marriage. – This is shown by many experiences of their afterlife. “Sons of men! How long will you be with a heavy, stupid heart? Why do you love vanity and catch lies” (Psalm 4:8)? “What good is it, brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him” (James 2:14)? Memory of the blessed Elder Martin In the kingdom of Christ there is neither slave nor free (Col. 3:11). No title humiliates a Christian and no occupation constitutes an insurmountable barrier to spiritual perfection. A farmer, a woodcutter, a tanner, a cook in the kingdom of Christ have the same meaning as a military leader, a city ruler, and a judge. On the contrary, civil freedom is not the same as spiritual freedom; with her alone a person can remain no higher than a steppe animal. – In the kingdom of Christ there is no place for pride and self-will. Humility is the foundation and beauty of Christianity. This is why it happens that those who are neglected by the world, but who are faithful to the law of God, unexpectedly even for themselves, turn out to be great before heaven and are rewarded with visits from the inhabitants of heaven. In the city of Turov, now a town in the Minsk province, there was a monastery of St. princes Boris and Gleb. There was also a see of Turov bishops, later of Minsk. Chef Martin was here. “He served under the bishops of Tours Simeon, Ignatius, Joachim and George,” of whom Joachim is known from the chronicle in 1144–1146? 499 “Bishop George dismissed Martin from the cook’s service due to his old age.” The pious elder did not want to part with the monastery; he “took monasticism and lived in the episcopal monastery of St. martyrs in Bologna" (in the pasture). “Living alone, he was often sick: his intestines came out into his womb,” as a result of previous hard work, from which his diligence never abandoned. In fits of serious illness, he lay motionless, screamed in pain and could not serve himself. “Once, when he suffered from the same illness, and was lying in his cell, he was exhausted from thirst, since no one visited him, and then did not serve him, there was strong water near the monastery.” – The monastery stood on the river. Pripyat, which had a sleeve under the monastery - Strumen; in the spring, the water overflows and covers the surrounding area, so communication between Turov and nearby villages is possible only by boat. “On the third day” of the helpless situation “they enter St. Martin. Martyrs Boris and Gleb, obviously in their form, as they are written on the icon, and say: what is sick with you, elder? He told them about his illness. “Would you like some water?” - they asked. ABOUT! My gentlemen! - he answered, I have been thirsty for a long time. One took a bucket (handle) and brought water for the old man; and the other took the ladle and gave the old man something to drink. And the elder asked: whose children are you? The Yaroslavovs, they answered. Holy brothers call the elder brother c. book Yaroslav Vladimirovich by his father. Such is the respect of saints for elders! And during his lifetime St. Boris called Svyatopolk his father, like an older brother. 500 But when Svyatopolk, by his “cursed” deeds, deprived himself of the right to all respect: the saints call Yaroslav their father. “Elder Martin thought: these are probably the servants of Yaroslav Georgievich.” In 1146. K. Izyaslav (George) planted his son Yaroslav in Turov.” 501 “And the elder said: May the Lord God multiply the years of your life, my lords, take your own bread and salt and eat, but I can no longer serve you. They answered - no, take care of it; we will leave, and you don’t get sick and go to sleep. They ceased to be visible, and the elder turned out to be healthy, stood up himself, glorified God and the holy martyrs. He lived another year. He told his spiritual father about this. 502 The memory of “the monk Martin” is also visible in the stove. prologue on June 27. 503 Repose of Rev. Serapion Kozheozersky According to the RCP. Saints "Ven. Father Serapion, also on Kozhe-Ozero, in the Kargopol district, a new miracle worker, reposed in L. 7000 June at 27 days.” Rev. Serapion is a beautiful tree that bears excellent fruits of St. love, after he was grafted into Christ the Lord through a wild branch. 504 Among the Kazan Tatar prisoners who received St. baptism, there was a young Murza Turtas Gravirovich, who took the name Sergius at the font. He lived in the house of the boyar Zakhary Ivanovich Pleshcheev, who married the Astrakhan queen Eliaksha, in the baptism of Julia. - The king caressed him. 505 Sergius so sincerely, so deeply fell in love with St. faith that he decided to part with the world in order to fulfill the highest instillations of the new faith. Having walked around the monastic deserts, on the deserted island of Lake Kozhi he met the hermit Nifont, was captivated by his life and remained to live with him. This was in 1560. The food for the hermits was grass and partly berries; Sergius followed Niphon's instructions with all accuracy. After the test given to himself, Sergius asked the elder to tonsure him as a monk; the elder, seeing the sincerity and purity of his desires, called him Serapion when he was tonsured. Little by little, the strict hermits were recognized, and the rumor about their high life began to attract zealots of spiritual life to them; Serapion's hermit life lasted almost 18 years. When a sufficient number of monks gathered to Niphon and Serapion, Niphon went to Moscow to ask for land for a monastery: but he died in Moscow without starting business there. The monastery did not know about Nifont’s fate and, due to the lack of food supplies, began to feel hungry. Out of compassion for the suffering, Serapion went to beg for alms. They gave him grain bread and millstones; Using moss and scrap brushwood, he brought all this on himself to the monastery and saved the brethren from death by starvation. Having learned about the death of Niphon, blessed. Serapion went to Moscow. Here he received the royal letter dated September 30. 1584, which provided land for a new monastery 4 miles in all directions; and the Metropolitan gave a letter of blessing for the establishment of the monastery. Returning to his place, blessed one. Serapion and the monks cleared the forest for arable land, surrounded the site of the monastery with a fence and built a church in honor of the Epiphany of the Lord; then he went to the new patriarch Job to receive an antimension and was named the builder of the monastery. Soon another church, a warm one, was built and consecrated in honor of the saint. Nicholas. This is what the blessed one himself said. Serapion, in his request to the king in 1595, “he erected on Lake Lopsky, on Kozheozer, a church in the name of the Epiphany of the Lord, and another warm one is holy. Nicholas; established a common monastery; and its construction lasted 36 years. “But now they have begun to send disgraced people from Moscow to their Epiphany Monastery, but the elders themselves have nothing to eat and no one to take care of those people; royal alms are not given either in money or in bread; patrimonial lands of the Epiphany monastery, only four settlements on the river. Onega, they themselves were bought, when they come they plow the arable land, but they have no peasants; they themselves boil salt in Piyala for monastic consumption; Yes, in the suburb, in Turchasovo, a yard was purchased for visits. “The royal military men passed by their monastery, and they, helping them and delivering carts, fell into a lot of debt.” As a result of this request, the king freed the lands of the Kozheozersk monastery from taxes and duties. 506 In 1608, at the request of an ascetic weighed down by old age, Avramii, his disciple, was appointed abbot of the monastery. Blazh. Serapion died on June 27, 1611, leaving behind up to 40 monks in his community monastery. Life of Rev. Serapion tells us: “We were buried with Christ through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. Therefore, let not sin reign in the mortal body, so that you obey it through your lusts” (Rom. 6:11-12). Repose of Rev. Xenophon of Robey Rev. Xenophon believed the beginning of monastic life under the guidance of St. Varlaam of Khutyn; upon removal of Rev. Anthony from Khutyn, he was abbot in Khutyn; then he retired 25 miles from Novgorod and on the banks of the Robeyka River, founded a desert with a church of St. Trinity. Since according to the chronicle in 1230 we see Arseny as the abbot of Khutyn, 507 then, of course, shortly before that there was the removal of Ave. Xenophon from Khutyn and the foundation of the hermitage on Robeyka. It is therefore quite likely that the Reverend rested in his monastery no later than 1245. The day of his death was 12 noon in June. His relics rest hidden in a chapel, abolished in his desert. The troparion and kontakion in his honor were written in ancient times. 508 Memory of Rev. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Rev. Sergius and Herman were the founders of monastic life on the Valaam island. – The devastation of the northern region by the Swedes deprived us of accurate information about the beginning and leaders of the Valaam monastery. According to some, Sergius and Herman lived on Valaam during the reign of Equal-to-the-Apostles Vladimir. But this opinion is almost as fair as the one that passes them off as contemporaries. K. Olga or Ap. Andrew, because the case he puts forward is also not in accordance with the circumstances of the time of St. Vladimir, as with the time of St. Olga. They indicate that according to the story of the transfer of their relics, the relics were found and transferred to Novgorod. Archbishop John in 1163. But if you do not pay attention to the fact that St. John is presented here as an archbishop in 1163: this story convinces “to obey the anointed Tsar and the noble Russian princes”, convinces the princes not to grant peasants and lands to the monasteries, and at the same time calls itself “anciently written, ancient”, i.e. That is, she exposes herself in a forgery compiled under the formidable king. 509 – On the board of the ancient list of rules of the St. Sophia Cathedral it is written: “in the summer of 6837 (1329) Elder Sergius began to live on the island of Valaam, on Lake Ladoga.” 510 – In the Novgorod scroll, written at the end of the 16th century. the following news is read: “6837 (1329) Elder Sergius came to Valaam: 6901 (1393) Elder Arseny came to Konevsky Island.” 511 This testimony about the time of the first Valaam hermit is consistent with the circumstances of the northern region, known from the chronicles. – It is known that in Karelia pure, Orthodox Christianity was widespread just before the invasion of the Tatars (1227); 512 and from 1249 the Swedes, having established themselves in southwestern Karelia, forced the Karelians to papism with fire and sword - and thus, arousing in them an aversion to Christianity, forced them to seek help in the old gods; Meanwhile, Russia, robbed and oppressed by the Mongols, did not have the opportunity to stand up forcefully for the Orthodoxy of Karelia. 513 – Rev. Sergius and Herman, having settled on Valaam at the beginning of the 14th century, appeared as rays of joy for the oppressed region and revived it there with the teaching and life of St. Orthodoxy. On Valaam they remember King Magnus very much and cannot point to a single monument from more ancient times. This serves as new confirmation that the foundation of the Valaam monastery dates back to the time of this zealous servant of the pope - and the founders had to endure many sorrows by the grace of Magnus, who rebaptized the Oreshkovsky Finns with the sword in 1349. - About the spirit of monastic life planted on Valaam by St. Sergius and Herman, this is what the Valaam monks wrote: “on Valaam from time immemorial, as soon as the monastery became established, the heads of the Valaam monastery Sergius and Herman established a community, linen clothes and shoes were given to everyone.... According to the code of the Valaam leaders Sergius and Herman, 50 rubles a year were spent on clothes and shoes, and many other years 60 rubles.” 514 – According to these words, the brotherhood of monks gathered by St. Sergius and Herman on Valaam was quite populous and they established a complete hostel for them. The blessed death of the Valaam leaders probably followed around 1353, 515 and the discovery of the relics and the painting of their icon, which, according to the story, happened under the archbishop. John, must be dated back to the time of Archbishop. John, who ruled the church until 1401. Their memory is celebrated on June 28, and the transfer of the relics from Novgorod to Valaam, which happened after the Swedish devastation, is September 11. - Now their relics rest in secret in the cathedral monastery church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. 516 Memory of St. Peter Tsarevich, Rostov St. Peter Tsarevich is a clear example of the fact that the stay of the shepherds of the Russian Church in the horde, difficult for them, did not remain without fruit for the saint. faith. 517 Rostov Bishop Kirill went to the horde to Khan Bergai for the needs of the church. When a new khan ascended the throne, our princes and shepherds usually went to bow to the new khan. This was the case under Bergai - he ascended the throne after his brother in 1257. 518 Kindly received by Bergai, blessed. Cyril, at his request, told him about St. faith as St. spread it. Leonty in Rostov, what miracles are performed at his relics for the glory of the name of Christ and the power of Christ. Among the listeners of the bishop’s conversation with the khan was Bergai’s young nephew, the son of his brother. The word about the faith of Christ fell on good soil - on the heart of a good young man. He was greatly amazed by what he heard about St. faith and began to become convinced of the emptiness of his pagan religion - the worship of the sun, stars, and fire. In the same year, the khan’s son and the khan fell ill, remembering the stories of the Rostov bishop about the healings taking place at the tomb of St. Leonty, demanded Kirill to come to him for the healing of his son. The saint, after a warm prayer to God and the Most Holy Mother of God, begged the wonderworker Leonty to justify the cause of St. faith before the lost. Arriving at the horde, he healed the sick prince with prayer and blessed water. The Rostov bishop, generously gifted by the khan, went to his fatherland. The khan’s young nephew, during the bishop’s second stay with the khan, decided to retire with him to Rostov in order to receive St. faith. Not daring to reveal his intentions to his mother, fearing the power of his uncle, he secretly left the horde and, catching up with the bishop on the road, with tears asked to take him with him. The saint agreed. In Rostov, the prince lived in the bishop's house, went to watch the service, listened to readings and singing, and everything delighted him. Then, in the bishop’s cathedral church, says the ancient narrator, “on the left choir they sang in Greek, and on the right in Russian.” The prince asked to be baptized. The bishop was afraid that he might bring the khan's wrath to Rostov for the prince. “But quite some time has passed; There were no searches for the prince from the horde, and the bishop baptized him with the name Peter. The new Christian learned the Russian language, read books diligently, prayed hard, attended church services, lived purely and abstinently - staying in the bishop's house. Blazh. Kirill died on September 19. 1261 from the Abrahamic monastery, St. ascended to the Rostov cathedra. Ignatius. 519 Peter continued to live under St. Ignatius in the Cathedral House. – Continuing to diligently visit the church of God and live reverently, from time to time he amused himself with falconry on the shores of Lake Nero. Once, having slowed down until night on this hunt, he fell asleep by the lake. St. appeared to him in a dream, upon awakening and in reality. ap. Peter and Paul; in horror he fell before them and they, lifting him up tenderly, said: Do not be afraid, friend Peter, we were sent to you by God, in whom you believed, and we wish that here, where you fell asleep, a church would be created in our name; tomorrow you will exchange three icons, one of the Mother of God with the Eternal Child, the other of St. Nicholas, and the third VM. Demetrius, take them to the bishop and say: the apostles Peter and Paul command that a church be built in their name at the place they indicated. Then they gave the prince two bags, one with gold, the other with silver, and they became invisible. Blessed Peter remained in prayer until the morning at the place where the apostles appeared to him. Then he found the three indicated icons in the city from an icon painter, exchanged them and took them to the bishop. That same night, St. The apostles appeared to Ignatius and ordered him to build a church in their name. Frightened by the tone of the orders and the appearance of them, Ignatius invited the prince to him in the morning - then the son of the martyr Vasilko Boris was the prince, 520 and told him about the vision, saying: I don’t know what to do? I am perplexed, where to build a church? At this time they saw Peter with icons in his hands; The bishop and the prince were struck with amazement, where could Peter the foreigner get such beautiful icons, while there was no icon painter in the city at that time? After listening to Peter's story, they reverently bowed to St. icons, served a prayer service in the church before them, made a religious procession to the place of the appearance of St. the apostles - and here, in the quickly built chapel, wonderful icons were placed. After that, in one of the conversations, the Rostov prince said to Peter: “Let the bishop build you a church; and if I don’t give you space, what will you do? “I will buy the land according to the will of the apostles,” answered Peter. The prince announced: let him place nine silver coins and a tenth gold coin side by side along the line that Peter needs, and for as many coins as he can get, that plot will be his property. Does Peter agree to this? “As the ruler commands, I will do so,” answered Peter and told the saint about the prince’s demand. - The saint inspired Peter with trust in the Lord: it happened, the saint said, that through the prayer of the prophet, a handful of flour was enough to feed the prophet and the widow for a whole year - the prayer of the apostles is stronger; Even if you happen to use your parents’ property, you should not regret it for God. Blazh. Peter chose a large square on the shore of the lake: by the will of the prince, a rope was stretched around the square. Peter said: “Order, prince, to dig a ditch, as happens in a horde, so that the place does not go to waste.” Then Peter began to place coins in the dug ditch, taking them out of the bags given by the apostles; This is how he laid it along the entire length of the ditches, and the coins, to the amazement and horror of the prince and others, did not deplete. A whole cart of coins went to the prince, who accepted them as an apostolic blessing and generously distributed alms to the poor for several days. - The church of St. was built on the designated site. apostles and with him a monastery of monks was founded. The prince himself remained a layman, but was silent, always occupied in his soul either with prayer or thinking about eternity. St. Ignatius and the prince, fearing that the prince would retire to the horde, invited him to enter into marriage, and Peter agreed. He chose as his bride the daughter of a Horde nobleman who settled in Rostov. St. Ignatius himself crowned him; and the prince, who fell in love with him, fraternized with him and the saint strengthened this spiritual brotherhood of their church prayer. On the lands donated to the church and the prince, Prince. Boris issued letters - Peter lived in marriage for many years, was the father of children, remaining the father of all the poor and unfortunate; survived both the prince-brother († 1278) and St. Ignatius († 1288); shortly before his death, having become a widower, he took monasticism, and in old age he peacefully passed over to the Lord, whom he loved and was buried in the monastery he founded in his tomb. This was probably in 1290 521 The children of the prince-brother were called St. Peter's uncle: but their children did not want to respect this spiritual relationship and began to take away the meadows from his son Lazarus. “We heard, they said, that our parents called him uncle; our grandfather took a lot of gold and silver from him and fraternized with him in the church: but the Tatar family is not our bone, and neither he nor our parents left us silver.” Most of all, their hostility towards the children of Peter was aroused by envy; They were jealous that those “in the horde above them receive their honor.” This is what Prince Vasily and Alexander Konstantinovich did. Lazar complained to the horde and the Khan's ambassador, having measured the lands according to the prince's charter. Boris, forbade insulting Petrov’s son. Blessed grandson Peter Yuri especially tried to imitate his grandfather’s piety: he decorated the icon of the Mother of God with a hryvnia in the cathedral, did good work for the cathedral clergy, solemnly celebrated the feast of the apostles; performed a memorial service for deceased relatives. The great-grandsons of Prince Boris began to deprive him of the right to fish in the lake, since his letters spoke only about land. The Orda ambassador ordered the princes to remove water from the land, if Yuri’s land, and the water theirs. When they said that this was impossible, he awarded land and water to Yuri. Under Ignatius, the son of Yuri, who died in old age, the rumor about the approach of the formidable Horde king to Rostov scattered the princes of Rostov. Ignatius forced the bishop to go with him to meet Akhmylu and bring gifts - falcons, fur coats and refreshments. The great-grandson explained his origins from the horde and said: “This village was the purchase of our great-grandfather.” The proud Tatar kindly accepted the “royal lordship” - the falcons and pardoned the city. 522 When Tsarevich Peter was canonized, it is not clear from the monuments. In all likelihood, his memory has been locally honored since the end of the 14th century. In 1563, Tsar John called for his prayer help, as well as other miracle workers. 523 “Your sacred tomb, O Petre, creates healings; you drive away illnesses and evil spirits.” “A sincere performer of Christ’s love, alive and after death, you turn out to be a helper to people, a healer of incurable diseases and all kinds of suffering.” “According to your great work, St. Peter, you have been granted spiritual radiance: enlighten those who are in sinful darkness, as you have the boldness to pray before God for mercy on us.” 524 Killing blessings. Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky Blagov. Prince Andrey, son of V. K. Yuri Dolgoruky, as an appanage prince at different times owned Pinsk, Dorogobuzh, Peresopitsa, Vyshgorod. In his young years he was distinguished by his military courage. Near Lutsk (1150) he drove the enemies and was surrounded by them on the bridge; his horse was pierced by two spears, stones rained down on him like hail; the heavy German raised his spear at him: but with a prayer in his soul he repelled the blow from himself and returned to his own unharmed. 525 In 1151, the ardent Andrei was in danger near Kyiv; rushing to the other side of the river, he drove the enemy shooters towards the city, but was abandoned by his own; one of his squad, grabbing the bridle of Andreev’s horse, held him back and thereby saved him from captivity, if not from death. In 1152, in a hot battle at the river. Rute Andrey broke his spear with a strong blow, his helmet flew off his head and his shield fell to the ground, but this time the Lord saved the pious prince. 526 Despite his personal courage, Prince Andrei did not like in his soul the incessant noise of southern strife, which caused so much trouble to the south for the ghosts of power and glory. 527 Born and raised in the north, his soul longed for his homeland - Vladimir and more than once asked his father to let him go there. 528 Andrei’s relatives also called there, although not for him at all, but for themselves. 529 In 1154, after many bloody battles, his father became a. Prince of Kyiv and gave his son Vyshgorod, so that he could have close support for himself in his courage. But the next year Andrei, secretly, contrary to his father’s wishes, went to his northern homeland. He took with him from Vyshgorod the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, delivered there from Constantinople. - With this icon, 10 miles from Vladimir, the horses stopped and did not move forward; and the Mother of God, who appeared during Andrei’s night prayer, announced that Her icon should be in Vladimir, and not in Rostov; this also meant that the Kuchkovichs were lying for their own selfish purposes, assuring Andrei that the Rostovites were looking forward to him. The noble prince ordered the Mother of God to be depicted in the form in which she appeared to him, and at the site of the vision he ordered to build a monastery and a church in honor of the Bogolyubskaya icon. 530 This place received from him the name Bogolyubov, as marked by a sign of heavenly love, and it became his favorite place to stay. To this day, the stone extension to the Bogolyubsky Church, where Prince lived, is still intact. Andrey and where he ended his life. Remaining an appanage prince of Vladimir, he now took care to improve the condition of his principality - according to his methods. When Andrei's father Yuri, Prince of Suzdal and Kiev, died (1157), the Rostov and Suzdal residents, recognizing Andrei's high qualities up close, recognized him as their prince, although this was not what Yuri wanted. 531 So the blessed Andrei became the Grand Duke of northern Russia. Now his range of actions has expanded. And we can consider his affairs: a) in relation to neighboring regions - to Bulgaria, to Novgorod, to Kyiv; b) affairs in his own principality. The Bulgarians had already paid tribute to the Suzdal prince before K. Andrei. With him there were insults to the Russians from the Bulgarians - Mohammedans. VK Andrey decided to bring them to reason, for the glory of the name of Christ. He went to them with a large army. The miraculous icon of the Mother of God and the icon of the Savior, which is remarkable for our time, blessing the name 532 were in his troops along with St. cross. The Bulgarians were defeated more than once, several of their cities were taken, and the triumph over them was complete. The returning wonderful icons were greeted solemnly by all the clergy and people on the banks of the river. Klyazma 21 Sep. 1164 and at the meeting place a church was erected in honor of the Mother of God, to which then every year on September 21. there was a religious procession from the cathedral. At the same time, imp. Manuel won victories over the Mohammedan Arabs. Therefore, it was decided in both Greece and Russia to celebrate the Cross of Christ on the 1st day of August. 533 In relation to Novgorod c. K. Andrei at the very beginning of his reign declared (1159): “I want to seek Novgorod with good and evil.” This meant that, in the consciousness of the intelligent and far-sighted prince, the democracy of a rich and strong principality was not capable of delivering all the benefits with a fragmented government, and he decided to humble it for the benefit of all of Russia; throughout his reign, he strove for this goal and achieved it: Novgorod obeyed. K. Andrey. In 1159, he told the Novgorodians: “You must kiss the cross in that you will recognize me as your prince, and I will take care of your happiness.” And the next year the Novgorodians already asked Andrei for a prince; his words were weighed, understood and carried out. 534 In 1167, the Novgorodians expelled Prince Svyatoslav, appointed by Andrei. K. Andrei and his army declared: “You have no other prince except Svyatoslav.” The Novgorodians wanted to stand their ground and accepted the prince against his will. Prince of Suzdal. Moreover, part of the Novgorod possessions was already paying tribute to Andrey. But in 1169 the Novgorodians wanted this part to again pay tribute to Novgorod. Both caused the war. No matter how much the Suzdal army suffered near Novgorod, Novgorod was forced to reconcile itself before the century. K. Andrey. 535 In Kyiv, after Yuri, Andreev’s father, in the first years, princes senior to Andrei reigned. When, after the blessed K. Rostislav, Kyiv was occupied by K. Mstislav Izyaslavich: it was an insult to K. Andrey. – Mstislav was K. Andrei’s second cousin. The war opened (1169) and Andrei’s son placed his uncle, Prince Gleb, on the Kiev table. Two years later, Gleb died, then K. Vladimir soon died; in 1171, by the will of Andrei, K. Roman of Smolensk took the throne of Kiev. K. Andrei's harsh review of the Rostislavichs armed many southern princes against his power. After the unfortunate siege of Vyshny Novgorod, the Kyiv throne was occupied against Andrei's will; but soon the south again submitted to the strong prince of Suzdal. 536 Such was the Suzdal century. K. Andrey in relation to other principalities: he laid the foundation for the autocracy of Russia. He did many, many good deeds for his northern principality. Having increased the fortress of Klyazma Vladimir, he founded a magnificent cathedral in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God. He himself supervised the construction of this church with complete diligence and did not spare the costs. We brought the stone for the church from Bulgarian quarries. The interior decoration and decoration of the cathedral was done with the most generous hand: expensive stones, silver, and gold covered the icons; several vessels and crosses were gold. When the church was ready: a wonderful icon of the Mother of God was placed in it, “more than 30 hryvnias (15 pounds) of gold were spent on it, in addition to silver and expensive stones.” The church was founded on April. 8th 1158, and the consecration took place on June 21st 1160 and the following year its interior walls were painted. The prince appointed for the cathedral the best estates with purchased settlers, a tenth of the herds and a tenth of the auction; He appointed the department to be here and approved all this with a letter. He even asked the patriarch that a special metropolitan be appointed for northern Russia and his see would be in Vladimir: but the patriarch did not agree to fulfill his desire, fearing strife. 537 In 1165, mourning the death of his son Izyaslav. The God-loving One built the Pokrovsky Monastery for prayer for the deceased; it is a mile from Bogolyubov, at the confluence of the river. Nerl to Klyazma. 538 A contemporary says that the pious prince “decorated churches, created many monasteries, fed the monks and monks and the poor.” 539 This review gives the right to assume that in addition to two monasteries (Bogolyubskaya and Pokrovskaya) St. K. Andrey built the Vladimir Ascension Monastery, known from the chronicle since 1187. Vladimir Spassky at the golden gates built by K. Andrey, 540 Vladimir Assumption Maiden's Monastery, from which the princess of 1200 differs in the name of the new 541 Kozmodemyansky, whose abbot Arseny decided to bring the body of the murdered prince into the church. 542 There are blessings in governing your country. The prince tried to observe the strict truth. If he forced his native princes to leave the Suzdal side for Greece, 543 then his father did not even give his sons inheritance in the Suzdal principality; j. Andrey did not want to see the princely power in the land of Suzdal fragmented and therefore weak; he wanted to be able to do good to others as much as he wanted according to the desire of his Christian heart. Leading a sober, clean, active life himself, he rewarded the good, but persecuted vices in others with the severity of the law. According to the chronicle, people said: “where there is law, there are many insults.” This meant that self-will does not like what sets boundaries for it, it “has its own judgment in short.” The noble prince was compassionate towards the unfortunate, to the point that sometimes he himself looked after the sick; and for the poor and prisoners in dungeons, according to his orders, food and honey were delivered. 544 The God-loving man loved Christian education and diligently read books; he especially cared a lot about enlightening the Mohammedans - Bulgarians, pagan Cheremis and Mordovians, Jews - residents of every trading city with the Christian faith; He also cared a lot about joining the papists to St. Orthodoxy. At his court there were many people converted to St. faith. 545 “It has been given to you in Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him” (Phil. 1:29), the apostle wrote to some of his disciples. The same gift was given to blessed Prince Andrei. For his living, fiery love for the Lord, he was awarded a painful death. This was when he was 63 years old. 546 A close relative of K. Andrei, Yakim Kuchkovich and his son-in-law, embittered that his brother was executed for some crime, Anbal Yasin, a baptized pagan, Efrem Moizich, a baptized Jew, plotted against Andrei’s life and joined up to 16 more people; Some of the conspirators burned with anger because the just prince did not allow them, contrary to their hopes, to live cheerfully at the expense of others; 547 others were torn with envy and were indignant at the prince because he distinguished his faithful and best servant Procopius with special love. All of them were showered with the prince's favors and Anbal was the complete manager of the prince's household: but passion, like hell, will not say: enough. On Friday, the villains formed a conspiracy and decided to kill Andrei the next day at night. In the dead of night, armed conspirators came to the palace in Bogolyubov, stabbed the guards, broke into the vestibule, approached the prince’s bedroom: but horror attacked them - they rushed to flee from the vestibule; In the princely cellar they drank wine and, drunk, went back into the hallway. Near the bedroom, one of them began to call the prince: “Sir! Sovereign Great Prince! Andrey, hearing the voice, asked: who is there? They answered him: Procopius. “This is not Procopius,” the prince said loudly to the youth sleeping in his room. The killers, recognizing by his voice where the prince was, began to break down and broke down the doors. Andrei jumped up and wanted to grab the sword that was always with him (it belonged to St. Prince Boris): but there was no sword - the housekeeper Anbal stole it during the day. The two killers jumped up and rushed at Andrei, but he was strong and knocked one down as the others ran in; in the darkness they killed a comrade instead of the prince, then, having found out, attacked the prince. The prince fought back for a long time, despite the fact that they cut him with sabers and stabbed him with spears from all sides. - “Wicked people! he shouted to them, why do you want to do the same thing as Goryaser (the murderer of St. Gleb)? What harm have I done to you? The Lord will take revenge on you for my blood and for your ingratitude towards my mercies.” Finally, blessed Andrew fell under the blows. The killers thought that the matter was over - the prince was killed; Driven by fear, they grabbed their comrade and hurried to leave the bedroom. The prince rose to his feet and, unconscious, groaning loudly, went out into the hallway. The killers heard groans and returned. Not finding him in the bedroom, they were afraid: “we will perish if we don’t find him,” they said. They lit candles and followed the blood to the prince; Andrey was sitting under the porch. Kuchkov's son-in-law cut off his hand; others plunged swords into their chests. Andrei managed to say: “Lord! I commend my spirit into Your hands,” and died. This was on the night of June 29-30, 1174. 548 On the morning of the next day, having killed Procopius, the murderers robbed the prince's palace of silver, gold, expensive stones, pearls, fabrics and sent the loot home. Then, both themselves and through their own, agitated the people against the prince’s loyal officials; Robberies and murders began that were scary to watch, says an eyewitness. The holy body of the noble prince, abandoned in the garden, lay unattended; the good servant Kozma, having found him, stood and wept bitterly over him. Seeing Anbal walking into the palace, Kozma cried out to him: give him a carpet or something to cover the prince. Leave him, Anbal said angrily; we threw him to the dogs. Monster! - exclaimed the good-natured servant; Do you remember in what rags you came to the prince? Now you are in velvet, and the prince - your benefactor is lying with his foot. Anbal gave a carpet and a cape; Kozma covered the body of the deceased with it, 549 and placed it in the vestibule of the church. On the third day, when the rebellion had not yet ended, the Kozmodemyansk abbot Arseny gave possible honor to the murdered benefactor-prince. “How long will we have to wait for orders from our elders? he said. It is indecent for a prince to lie like that. Unlock the church” and let’s do what’s due. The body was brought into the church, funeral chanting was performed over it and lowered into a grave lined with stone. 550 – Meanwhile, bad people, coming from the villages, continued robbing the city. “With the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, the good priest who served with her walked around the city, persuading the people to stop the riots of self-will, which was never pleasing to the Lord - finally the excitement of passions subsided. On the sixth day (July 5), the people of Vladimir solemnly transferred the body of the blessed one. The prince was taken to his cathedral and buried here. According to the chronicle, K. Andrei was not tall, but broad in the shoulders, handsome in face, with black and curly hair, a high forehead, and bright and large eyes. 551 Already under the Grand Duke Vsevolod, the chronicler, having described the death of the noble prince, turned to him with prayer. “Pray to God,” he said, to have mercy on Prince Vsevolod, your sovereign, and on his own brother, and grant him victory over his enemies, a long life with the princess and children, and bliss in eternity.” 552 Later, they also did not doubt the blissful peace of the noble prince. 553 Now the relics of St. The prince rests openly in a silver shrine, in a chapel dedicated to his name. There is an image of St. prince, embroidered with silks by Princess Sophia. The holy relics were found incorrupt and placed open on October 15. 1702 On his tomb there is an inscription: And not a single one of them will be crushed, To see a perishable being as incorruptible Unbelief is a temptation, but faith is a triumph.” 554 RKP. Epistle of Polycarp to Akindinos. See Jan. 30 about St. Nikita, Feb. 14 about Isaac and May 15 about St. Isaiah. Collection l. 2, 88. 93. 95; 5, 148. 150. Description. laurels, p. 130. Patericon. r. 102. Here (p. 96.) it is said about Agapit: “lived around the year of the Lord 1084.” – It would be more accurate if it were said that it began to be known around 1084. Ave. 2. “I dare to write about St. Dionysius,” says the monk Irinarchus, as I heard from the blessed one. Amphilochius, Macarius and Michael, who lived under St. Dionysia. I myself saw miracles performed at his tomb. In the memory of his disciples, his deserted life was preserved mainly.” The life is described in flowery language. Synod. RKP. No. 610. Abridged life in the prologue. According to the RCP. Life of the church was restored in 1393 with the blessing of growth. arch. Gregory, but Gregory is dedicated on March 14. 1396 and died on May 4, 1416. So the year of the church is shown by Irinarch erroneously. – Irinarch repeats the news of Paisius Yaroslavov (ed. in Orthodox conversation 1861, 1:202–203), but Paisius does not indicate the year of construction of the church. Nicholas Monastery on St. Luka, by a charter from Princess Maria in 1479, was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Spaso-Kamenny Monastery. Additional to the source act. 1, No. 16. According to the RCP. description of the Vologda saints “Rev. Pachomius on Lake Kubenskoye is the head of the monastery, a miracle worker,” but neither the year nor the day of his death are shown or known. According to the RCP. Life, the church was consecrated in 1393 with the blessing of Archbishop. Gregory. But the year of consecration is shown here incorrectly. East. Hier. 3. 699–700. Zhalov. diploma of Yuri Iv. K. Bokhtyugsky in the ist. Hier. 3, 704–706. East. Hier. 3, 703–704. Mixed. about monas. page 63. Notes Russian archaeol. p. 39. 41. Antiquities of Kirillov Monastery. pp. 9–12. 87. 88. Read. total ist. 1859, building 3. Mixed. about monas. pp. 60. 66. Glory to Our Lady 3, 31–32. M. 1853 East. Hier. 5, 566–569. According to another list of calendars: “sometimes their names are Athanasius and Lazarus.” Ak. e. 4. 203. In the charter of 1626, “Reverend Wonderworker Dionysius” legal. ak. page 420. Service at Rumyantsev No. 397. At Tsarsky No. 563. In the calendar of the 16th century charter. (Tolstoy 1, No. 100) July 1. Dionysius Glushitsky Ave. Sedalen service, in Menaion for June. M. 1646 RKP. Saints: “teacher. Fathers Eleazar and Nazarius, abbots of the Murmansk Monastery of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, also in the Olonets district, new wonderworkers, originally Romans, who reposed in the summer of 7000 months. June, at 4 days.” Swedish about the monastery p. 423. About Abba Lazarus Mar. 8 d. In the memorial of the Yelets monastery: “k. George killed in Kyiv"; in the Lyubets Synodik: “v. to. George of Kyiv, to the foreign workshop of Gabriel.” – According to the chronicles, neither the name of baptism nor the monastic name of the saint is known. K. Igor. – Khavsky: “Saint Igor, he and David, Olegovich.” (See Arkhangelsk Cathedral, p. 11. M. 1862). Where did this come from? G. Khavsky believes St. Igor for one with the blessed one. prince Chernig. David, a contemporary of St. bishop Theoktista (see August 6), because this David is praised in the steppe. book But blessed. book David was the uncle of St. book Igor and deceased in 1123 Chronicles of Pogodin: research. 6, 73–74. Vladimir “jump off your horse with fire and basket.” See June 31 Ave. 218. Stepn. book 1, 276. “Ubisha Sept. on day 9." Kyiv. l. “I went to God Sept. at 7 p.m. on Friday.” Collection l. 2, 34. According to Nikon. l. (Collected l. 9:176) “he was killed on the heel.” Soph. years. (Collected l. 5. 159). “killed month. Sep. on day 19." Friday 1147 was September 19, not September 9. Collection l. 2, 22–24. 32. 33; 1, 136–138. Karamz. 2, pr. 308. Step. book 1. 268. H. min. and prologue June 5 Collection l. 2, 34–45. 53. “Taking to the end of the city to the monastery of Saint Simeon... The superiority of power - Igor from Saint Semyon from the Kopyrevo end.” Kopyrev end - between the mountains. Kiselevka and Skavitsa, near Konstantinovskaya street. Collection l. 2, 53. H. min. 5 Jun In the collection of the 15th century. from Rumyantsev No. 406. “With you (Antony and Theodosius) we honestly honor Prince Igor by honestly accepting the torment who made a pure sacrifice to God. If you reproachfully put a blame on the honest Chernoris image: and in that you will receive an incorruptible crown, you will earn impeccable glory and eternal torment for yourself.” Shrines of Kiev, p., 20. K. 1850. Photograph at Funduklee. Collection l. 3, 43–44. 47–49; 1, 196. 220. Proceedings of the community ist. 3, 1. pp. 169–171. Where are the extracts from the chronicles about the burial place of St. the prince and his mother. – The Vladimir collection (M. 1857, p. 78) repeats the old mistake, following the meager followers of the meaning of the meager. Read total ist. 1862 book. 4. Description Blush. music p. 352. Inscription from Karamz. 4 ex. 39. Next. Psalter. Description novg. sofa personal page 104. RKP. life of the Rev. Paisiya, described, not without verbosity, in 1610 in Uglich. – Later, at the end of the 17th century. another, more complete life has been compiled, but where there is quite a bit of arbitrariness. – Although the later biographer says that he used news that had previously been omitted, but: a) there is no doubt that he did not use the monastic charters; b) his new news turns out to be either directly incorrect, sometimes doubtful, and only in some places true. A. e. 1. No. 102. This document shows that in history. Hier. 5.585 and in the information. about the monastery M. 1852 p. 552 the foundation of the monastery was erroneously attributed to 1492. Later life. According to the same late life, at the consecration of the church there were Archbishop Tikhon “of a pure and virtuous life,” Rev. Macarius of Kolyazin, abbots: Georgy of Arkhangelsk, Epiphany of Trans-Volga Nikita, Nikolsky, that on Pesku, Sergius, archimandrites: Alekseevsky Nifont and Makaryevsky Vlasiy, abbots: Ulemensky Serapion, Uchmensky Gabriel and theological Gerasim, from Rostov archimandrites: Boris and Glebsky John, Varlaam of the Epiphany and Petronius of Yakovlev, abbots: from the Trinity from Varnitsa Joseph, Abramius of Belostitsa and Theodoret of Petrovsky. – Tikhon was the archbishop of Rostov from 1490–1503 and therefore helped to be at the consecration of the church in the rank of archbishop in 1482. Wasn’t there another Tikhon who was archbishop from 1481 to 1487? (Tolstoy shrine of Rostov p. 74). – The list of abbots is remarkable, at least based on the contemporary Uglich and Rostov abbots of the Paisius Monastery. Sl. Kiselya ist. Uglichsk pp. 335–343. According to the lengthy life of Paisius, book. Demetrius and John were born in the same year, 1479, and both were baptized by Paisius, but Demetrius was born in 1478, and John in 1479. Certificates printed. to Yaroslav. lips led 1855 No. 38. Certificate Jan. 28, 7005 (1497): “the great prince granted the Pokrovsk abbot Gennady and his brethren”, ordered the monastery to be given 13 rubles. for candles. Charter June 16, 7010 (1502) “behold the ide prince v. Vasilei Ivan. All Rus' granted the abbot to Jonah, the brother of the Holy Protection. Mother of God” freed the monastery village of Gvozdevo in the refugee camp from his trial and duties (Yaros. Provincial Gazette, 1855, No. 38 and 47). RKP. life, “I gave my honest soul to the Lord - in l. 7012 (1504) m. June at 6 days.” Saints: “pr. Paisiy hegumen of the Pokrovsky monastery beyond the Volga opposite (Uglich) reposed in l. 7012 (1504) m. June at 6 days.” Nikon. l. 7, 262 V. K. Vasily Ivanovich with a charter of 1521, given cover. abbot. Gerasima was released from his trial and duties by the monas. village of Uglich district. Gram. Feb. 12, 1523 given by the abbot. Yaroslav, the governor, granted Serapion the same freedom in the village of Arkhangelsk. led 1855 No. 47). Kiselya ist. Uglich pp. 339–341. 310–332. RKP. description of the life and miracles of St. Paisius, 1610. In the charter of 1665, “Reverend Wonderworker Paisius,” legal. ak. 105. In Tolstoy (2 No. 226), in addition to his life, there is a service to the monk in the RCP. 176. The Legend of the Klimets Monastery, St. Petersburg. 1846 East. Hier. 4. 530–531. Collection l. 1. 150. 4, 102; 6, 128; 7, 75. 313. 314; 9, 65. Degree. book 1, 153. Rkp. life of St. Theodora at Rumyantsev No. 164. Nikon. l. 1. 105. Clergyman Ananias about the city of Suzdal pp. 19–21. In time. m total ist. Part 22. See also note. 37. According to the chronicles, we see Suzdal already in 1024 (Collected sheets 5, 135; 7, 328–329. Nik. 1, 130.) Collection l. 4, 102; 6, 128; 9. 14. Before St. Leonty in Rostov “Theodore, Theognost, Theodore, Hilarion, Theognost, Theodore.” According to the lives of St. Leontius and Avramia (at St. Macarius 1:200–201) after Theodore, it was not Theognostus, but Hilarion who occupied the see in Rostov. Also according to the news about the burned down first Rostov church: “and the bishops who served at that church were 7: 1 Bishop Theodore, 2 Bishop Hilarion, 3 Bishop Leonty the Wonderworker,” etc. 7. 313. Did Theognostus come to Rostov with random orders from the government? Rumyants Museum. No. 156 and 160. Common Life of St. Leontia is right. Interlocutor 1858 1, 301–302. Oh St. Boris and Gleb, see May 2 hours. In the mentioned (note 40) life, St. Leonty “was the first bishop of Rostov, Theodore. - And baptize the Rostov land and Suzdal and the church in Rostov in the name of our Lady theotokos, the ever-virgin Mary, and created a wonderful miracle and - I taught a lot about the faith of Christians: but you cannot convince them to the end, since from time immemorial their evil unbelief has taken root. And he was quickly expelled from them. Behold, the patriarch heard, (?) like Theodore the bishop, baptized many people, but was not able to bring them fully into the knowledge of the true God, but was expelled, having escaped from them; Patriarch again soon elected Larion from his choir. Brief life of St. Leonty: “Bishops Theodore and Hilarion, who were there before him (Leonty), left there, not enduring unbelief and persecution from the people.” Nikon, l. 1, 130. Collection. l. 5, 135; 7.329. The cleric Ananias about the city of Suzdal, pp. 117–148. Here documents prove that in honor of St. Churches were built for Bishop Theodore and his memory was celebrated on June 8. The service to him and Saint John was written by the monk Gregory, who also described the life of the saint. Euphemia, at the end of the 15th century. Ananias also shows the miracles of the saint, pp. 148–153. His service in the RCP. 17th century at Tolstoy 2, No. 1911. Sl. Vladimir collection p. 165. In one list of calendars it is said: “he reposed in l. 6981" This is an obvious mistake. If they wrote: “the relics were discovered in l. 6981 (1473)", then this would be a probable reading. The life of the monk is described in the prologue, before his removal to Beloozero, quite fully, but then very briefly; His entire life is described at length by his priest. Pachomius Logothetes, by the will of V. K. Vasily, according to the disciples of the monk. This description is in the Menaion of Makaria, in the synod. RKP. 15th century No. 556, RKP. 16th century No. 90. Extract from the prologue and menaion of Makarieva in part of the menaion of St. Dimitri. Timofey Vasilyevich Velyaminov Okolnichy was the first witness of the will. to Demetrius, 1376. He was placed second among the boyars as witnesses to the second will of 1381 (Karamz. 5, pr. 116). In 1380, Timofey Vasilyevich, the governor of the Vladimir militia, was left at Lopastnya to assemble foot troops. Solovyova ist. 3, 213. 388; 4, 357. Otherwise, such a person was called a “court,” and the people who were in his department were called “court servants.” Solovyova ist. 4, 203. Letop. at Karamz. 5, pr. 232. Canon canticle 8 in the Menaion for June. M. 1646 The consolation of the lake’s unrest is also spoken of in church. service. Menaion for June. M. 1646. Kingdoms years. 1. 161. Collection. l. 5, 263; 8.94. Ref. gram. 1, 148. In the district charter of the same 1448, Blessed. Jonah Met. Moscow calls for “the prayers of St. Kirill." East. ak. 1, 87. Service to Kirill Ave. at Tsarskoye No. 563. Antiquities of Kirillov Monastery. p. 41. 42. 9. in reading. total ist. 1859 book. 3, source Hier. 4, 397–398. – According to the Kirillov Chronicle (temporary general history book 6. mix 50), the Assumption Church of Kirillov was built in 1496 by the master Prokhor of Rostov; and in 1521, “the miraculous image of the Most Pure Mother of God, her honorable Dormition” was painted, written by his “pious, God-fearing husband, Alexei Pskovitin, nicknamed Maly.” In antiquity, Kirillov Monastery. Based on the inventory of 1621, the image is called “Rublev’s letter” (p. 11. 12. 87). Inventory of books of sedate monasteries 1635 M. 1848 - Review of manuscripts of St. Cyril - in reading. total ist. 1860 pp. 3. 4. 8. 9. 13. 20. See Shevyreva: a trip to Belozer. mon. 2, 23–25. Review of manuscripts. Kirill Ave. – in reading. total ist. 1860 p. 30. I. a. 1. No. 28. His deed of sale to the legal entity. A. No. 72. Canon dog. 9 in the menya for June, Μ. 1646 RKP. life of the Rev. Alexandra in the RCP. 16th century at Tsarskoye No. 124, 134. Paisievo tale. o kamens. monas. in Orthodox interlocutor 1861 1, 260. Dionysius is consecrated archbishop. height. July 12, 1418 and died October 18. 1426 g Collection. l. 6, 141; 8, 94. East. Hier. 3, 89. Encyclop. Starchevsky's lexicon 4. 363. Prologue: “the princes of Yaroslavl, Demetrius and Simeon, heard about the saint and rejoiced with great joy.” - Book Semyon Vasilievich, great-grandson of St. book Theodore of Yaroslavl, in 1420 was no longer alive. Of the three sons of Prince. Dmitry Vasilyevich only one book. Semyon Kubensky had children - Pedigrees. book in the timebook 10, 54. 57. 58. 149. 234. Sl. Vologda lips led 1843 No. 37. 1844 No. 26 1846 No. 13, 14. According to the summer. (collection l. 5, 263. 6:143). The Tatars unexpectedly attacked Galich and Kostroma in 1429. Probably at the same time there was an attack on the shores of Lake Kubenskoye. Tale of Kamensk. monastery in right social security 1861 1, 206. Trekhletov has a triodion, with a note: “in l. 7056 (1548) - this book was written on Kamennoye by the many-sinful and unworthy monk Gelasia, a Kamensk monk, to the house of the Most Pure One, and to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Venerable Wonderworker Alexander on Kushta... For God’s sake, correct yourself, and do not blame.” (Yaroslav. gubernia. ved. 1855 No. 32). Service at Tsarskoye No. 125. 563. The service was probably compiled in 1575, when the life of St. Alexander was supplemented with a description of his miracles. Tsarsky No. 124. 134. 728 has a life and 20 miracles, the last of which dates back to 1575. Swedish about mon. p. 72. In 1662 “Beyond the Alexander Desert are 5 courtyards.” RKP. life of the Rev. Barnabas, written on the occasion of the witnessing of his relics in 1639. RKP. Saints: “Rev. Barnabas the hermit, also on Lapshancha, on Vetluga, b., a new miracle worker, reposed on June 7053 (1445) at 11 days.” Certificates in a. e. 4, 125. East. A. 5, 111. Swedish about the monastery 163. M. 1852 Dictionary of Saints 52. 53. Glory to the Mother of God 3. 2 p. 70. 71. According to Novgorod. RKP. “6901 (1393) Elder Arseny came to the island of Konevets.” Description Blush. music p. 43. The inscription on the icon, inscribed in 1699. “By the grace of God, the former Rev. Father Arseny on St. Good grief Athos, work there for a while and receive the blessing from the abbot. John St. Mount Athos and this venerable icon of the Most Pure Mother of God in the year 6901 and from there with his blessing from St. St. came to the great Nov-grad with an icon. Arseny Ko Archbishop. John Novgorod, received the blessing from him and went to Lake Nevo to Konevsky Island and moved in with St. icon, already received in the holy mountain. And creating a church in the name of the Nativity of St. Mother of God and the monastery”, etc. East. Hier. 4,624. East. Hier. 4, 626–628. Histor. image of the beginning of the Konevsky monastery in St. Petersburg. 1817 Collection l. 3, 238; 4, 624. Charter of 1718 in history. Hier. 4.618. Collection l. 4, 125. About St. Evfimie Mar. 11. RKP. Saints. "pr. Arseny Abbot Konevsky reposed in L. 6900 (1392) months. Sep. at 9 a.m." Sep. 9 day of finding his relics; 1392 is the year of his arrival at Konevets. In the Dictionary of Saints of 1836 and the Rev. Macarius's year of death is shown as 1444. This is against the chronicle. See example 90. According to the source. Hier. 4, 616. 618 reposed in 1447 on June 12th. In the Oten calendar of 1718, June is commemorated on the 12th day, it is written in the cathedral chronicler, “in the summer of 6955 under Archbishop Euthymius of Novgorod.” Histor. image horse started about. St. Petersburg 1817 pp. 9–11. In 1610, the Konevo monks, after the conquest of Karelia by the Swedes, moved to the Derevyanitsky monastery and returned to Konevets in 1718, and the Konevo icon of the Mother of God was returned to Konevets only in 1798. East. Hier. 4, 619–626. Macaria ancient 2, 91. East. Hier. 5, 47. consolidated. about mon. 455. – In 1662, “there are 19 courtyards behind the Polish Nativity Monastery.” East. Hier. 5, 517. Consolidated. about monas. 71. RKP. life of the Rev. Stefan. Buslaeva Slovenian. and art. 2, 352. In the RKP. The calendar shows the day of death of “St. Stefan Abbot of Komel Nikolaev Monastery." – June 12th, but the year is not shown. – In a note about the Vologda calendar † 12 June. 1542 East. Hier. 5, 362. 364. description. mon. page 75. Vodogd. epar. Ved. 1864 pp. 1. 8. 13. 73. Solovetsky Chronicle. page 19. Description Solovets. mon. p. 77. M. 1836 Dictionary of Saints 1836 p. 66. Description. Solov. monas. 78. Journal minis. enlightenment 1863 January 69. East. Hier. 5. 509–516. Mixed. about mon. 12. 13. Magazine. Nikon. l. 4, 59. 60. 231. 232. Step. book 1, 450. Russian. times 1.276.277. Life of Saints Alexy in the anthologion (Lviv, 1694): “establish a monastery (of St. Savior) and compose a common life in it.” Ivanchina-Pisarev “Spasoandronikov Monastery”. pp. 13. 14. 46. 67. 71. M. 1842 Spiritual diploma of St. Joseph Ch. 10. Nikon. l. 5, 14; 3, 257. The chronicle (Karamz. 5, pr. 254) says that in the fire of 1547 in the Annunciation Cathedral, “Deesis Andreev’s letters from Rublev burned.” Collection l 6. 138. In the Klintsovsky original it is said that St. Andrew, who was in obedience to St. Nikon, painted the face of St. in his presence. Trinity, in praise of St. Father Sergius. – This is the same image that still stands in the iconostasis on the right side of the royal doors (Ancient Russian State. 1, 23–25. Ravinsky history of icon painting, p. 29. St. Petersburg, 1857). According to the RCP. saints, "pr. Fathers Andrei Rublev and Daniil Cherny, his companion, icon painters of glory, reposed in L. 6938 (1430) and laid Bysha in the Andronikov Monastery.” The year of death is shown incorrectly, inconsistent with the life of Nikon. – The legend about the icon painters says that they died under the abbot. Alexandra, student of Andronicus. Buslaeva words. and art. 2,380. Description of the synod. manuscripts 2, 408. In the RKP. The charter of 1608 (Rumyantsev No. 449) under June 13 says: “to this day Andronikov is commemorated.” - According to the RCP. St. Saints St. Andronik reposed “in l. 6982 (1474) months. June at 13 days.” Following the calendar, the same year of death was shown in history. Hier. 6, 192. 197. in the dictionary of saints and in Pisarev’s description. monastery But this testimony is obviously not correct. In 1361, Andronik could not have been less than 30 years old; he was already a hieromonk. Therefore, in 1474 he would have been no less than 143 years old; and such old age is outside the circle of probability. In the initial entry, of course, it was said: “he reposed in L. 6912 (1404) m. June at 13 days.” This testimony, probably due to the circumstances of Andronicus’ life, is justified by the monuments. In 1410, witnesses to the will of Prince. Vladimir Andreevich was Nikon Troitsky and Savva Spassky. (Field History 5:274). In the oath record of the book. Daniel Kholmsky 1474 we see Abbot John of Andronikov; and before that, after Andronicus and Savva, Alexander, Ephraim, and Isaac were abbots. Ivanchina-Pisareva p. 20. 21. Mixed. about mon. 226. 227. According to one number of Saints, “pr. Savva Abbot Spassky, student of Andronik Abbot of the same monk. reposed in L. 6900 (1392) and was founded in common with Andronikos in the same Andronievo Monastery. there is a service." Pogodin's chronicles in research. 6, 231. Collection l. 2. 107–110; 1, 155. 156. Pogodina research. 6, 252. Collection l. 4, 120–121; 3, 17; 4. 15. 16. Pogodina research. 4, 107 114. 115; 4, 232. 233. Mixed. about monas. and church 410. M. 1852. Description. shrines of Novgorod page 7. St. Petersburg. 1850. Description. novg. sofa personal p. 102. 103. Autun calendar of 1719: “laid out in the cathedral church of St. Sophia in the chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in a slate tomb, the relics are on top of the earth, there is no service.” According to the description of 1634, “His relics are incorruptible, and his right hand is trash.” Read total ist. 1862 book. 4. RKP. service to St. Methodius - in three lists, of which the eldest was written in 1699 by Kalaidonich, a description of the monastery. St. Nicholas that on Peshnosh, pp. 6–9. 16. 25. 26. 29. M. 1837 In Kalajdovich pp. 15–17. 98. He writes: the memory of the saint is celebrated in the monastery and in the surrounding villages on June 14.” page 9. According to the source. Hier. 5, 524. 550. Rev. Methodius reposed on June 4, 1392, and his memory is celebrated on the same day as the memory of St. Methodius the Patriarch, June 14th. The inscription on the saint's shrine in the description. Kyiv. laurels p. 299. 300. M. Evgeniy and in the description. laurels (p. 79) and in the description. St. Sophia Cathedral (p. 64) says that according to the same inscription of St. Michael was buried in the Church of the Tithes and transferred to Anthony's Cave under the abbot. Theoktista in 1103. The inscription does not contain this news; where they were taken from is unknown. But there is no doubt that in the Anthony Cave the relics of St. Michael were laid long after 991, since this year there was no Anthony Cave yet. They wrote carelessly: “We know from Nestor’s chronicle that Saint Michael was from Syria and during the baptism of Vladimirov was sent to him (to whom? for baptism)? to Kherson." Monk Ademar at Narushevich, hist. norodu polskiego. Populus Buthenorum – in flumine Dniepr ab episcopo corsunensi et presbyteris ex Sraecia adductis baptizatur. hist. polon. 1, 113. Dlugosz’s words are repeated by Mechowit (per. episcopum korshcimiensem, p. 26 chron. polon.) and Strykowski (od. biscupa korsunskiego. p. 132 kronika polska). Under 1090, he says that the Pereslavl church was consecrated by “Efrem Metropolitan”, and the following year “Bishops Ephraim of Pereyaslavl gathered together”, etc. Collected. l 1. 89. 90. Pereslav. years. page 34. Supraslsk. l. p. 10. Helmsman 1286 in music. Blush. 310. 312. 313. Certificate of Vsevolod in law. interview 1861 3, 212. at Rev. Macarius in history 2.359. Paterikon r. 169–170. On the importance of cave inscriptions, see August 28 h. Nikon. l. 1, 92–94. 103. 104. Step. book 1, 134–136. 143–146. 150. There is only one news about St. Michael, that he was originally from Syria cannot be accepted by criticism, since it is incredible in itself, while the news of the Joachim Chronicle is the most natural. RKP. Saints: “The holy first Metropolitan Michael, who baptized the Russian land, reposed in L. 6500 m. June at 15 days and was laid down in the cave.” And according to the description of the Lavra, page 300 approx. 271 to 1730 memory of St. Michael was celebrated on June 15, and after that he was commemorated on September 30. Jerome. Joasaph's tale of the discovery of the relics of St. Gregory and Cassian in the June Menaion of the Sergius Lavra: his life of St. Stefan. See literature review. page 211. East. Hier. 3, 59–62. Swedish about monas. 73. 74. In the RKP. Rumyantsev’s charter of 1608 (description No. 449) “June 15, the appearance of the relics of our holy father Guria (Gregory) and Cassian, like him on Avneg.” Their service in the RKP. 1592 at Tsarsky No. 563. In 1662, there were 18 courtyards behind the Avnezh monastery. Buslaeva words. and art. 2, 352. Kaluzh. diocesan led 1864 No. 1. Research. about the ancient region of Vyatichi - in reading. total ist. 1862 book. 2. 46–48. In the Saints, the indication of the time of the Saint’s death is uncertain: “he reposed in L. 7000. Since the venerable one settled in the forest under St. Yaroslav († 1427) and was a contemporary of St. Paphnutius († 1471), he died no later than 1460. Handwritten service to St. Tikhon in the Tikhon Hermitage. There is also a book copied from the previous one in 1666. General ist. 1865 4, 78. Kaluzh. diocesan led 1864 2. 2. RKP. life of the Rev. Tikhon at Tolstoy 3, No. 85; at Tsarskoe No. 565. with miracles, the last of which dates back to 1651. RKP. life, “I hated the fickle people of the Lithuanian spin; As many of them as I can, I turn away from them into Latinism. I will come along with the book. Theodore." Karamz. 6. pr. 264. If Tikhon arrived with the prince. Theodore in 1482 (Project 136), it is falsely written that he lived for some time with St. Macarius on Lukha. See the legend about the life of Makaria Ave., M. 1852, pp. 29–30. In spirits. literacy in. John 1504 says: “And what did the prince grant to you? Fedora Ivan. Belsky, gave them the city of Lukh with the volosts and the volost of Vetluga and Kineshma and Chikhachev as their homeland: and Prince. Theodore and his children serve my son Vasily, and they keep that fatherland because it was with me.” Prologue June 16. Service to St. Tikhon at Tsarsky No. 416. 565. Service on 14 sheets and life on 24 sheets, 16th century. in the collection of Nizhny Novgorod. Annunciation Monastery. In the patriarchal charter of 1678, “Rev. Father Tikhon of Lukhovsky, the miracle worker.” Description of Lukhovsky Monastery M. 1836, p. 76. 21. Following psalter, “St. Tikhon the Wonderworker of Lukhov, who died in 1492, and many disciples like him.” The latter happened after his death, which followed not in 1492, but in 1503. Description Blush. music p. 210. Undolsky No. 140. Collection l. 3, 98–100; 4, 103–141. RKP. calendar "holy and righteous brothers according to the flesh Nikita, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, Isaac Alfanov, Novgorod posadnitsy, others like on Sokolnya, in the nunnery, Bysha in the summer of 6000 m. June at 17 days." If, in calling the Alfanovs posadniks, they said more than they should have said (experience on posadniks, p. 421), one should still admit the idea of ​​the Alfanovs’ celebrity. After this, the testimony of the “legend” that the Alfanovs died in 1115 must be considered an unsuccessful guess. That this is a guess can be seen both from the testimony itself - and from comparison with the calendar calendar. 144). Oten Saints: 1718 “their relics are hidden; there is no service, there is a troparion and a kontakion, and their images are written on the board on the coffin; there are miracles; commemoration of June at 17 days.” There is not a word about life time here. Since 1775, they began to celebrate the memory of the righteous on May 4th. Makaria ancient. 1, 6. 46558. RKP. tale about the miracles of Anthony. In the history Hier. 3, 128 about the time of Ananias - a mistake that Fr. Macarius (antiquities Nov. 2, 21; 1:468). RKP. life of St. Varlaam according to the lists of Undolsky No. 291. Tsarsky 88. “I am writing,” says the biographer, not as a witness; I am a monk of another monastery and live far from the monastery of the saint (Varlaam); I write what I heard from the monks of the saint’s monastery, from the remaining reliable witnesses; but they are not eyewitnesses, but heard from previous fathers and retold it to me.” The biographer of Siysk hieromonk Jonah, being obediently in the monastery of Varlaam, in 1589, at the request of Abbot Daniel, described the life and miracles of St. Varlaam. Northern Archives of 1827, part 27, page 10. 15. 16. 20. Here is the bill of sale of 1315. Mortgage of the Dvina owner Vlasiy to the Chukhchemen monastery of St. Nicholas 1349 “the same winter, if the Dvinians were robbed by the sea” - in legal. act. No. 234, pp. 260–261. Collection l. 5, 268. Karam 5. pr. 348. Collection l. 4, 107; 5, 271. 272. Karam. 5. pr. 359. Ak. e. 1, No. 57. 58. Karam. 5. pr. 361. North. archive 1827, part 27, 21. 22. 195. 196. Legal act. p. 145. 144 East. Hier. 3, 393. Collection gram. 1, 393. Karamz. 9. pr. 849.sl. in ethnography collected. 5, 1–17 look at the appanage peasants of Vazhsko-Dvina. Certificate of conduct. Prince of the Theological Monastery Abbot. Kirill dated January 5 1482, now kept in the theological church. North. archive 1827, part 27, pp. 195–196. Between the manuscripts of P. Philaret, according to the inventory of 1630, “the eve and life of St. our father Varlaam, also on Vaga r. Penezh miracle worker." Ivanova, inventory. state archive p. 292 M. 1849. Mixed. about monas. page 13. East. Hier. 3, 393. Dobrokhotova. Ancient monuments in Vladimir, pp. 13–15. 19.24–26. 42. M. 1849 RKP. the story of the life and miracles of St. Gleb near Tsarskoye No. 415, written in 1702 RKP. the life and miracles of righteous Artemy with services to him, compiled under Metropolitan Macarius. Synod of the RKP. 17th century No. 868 and 590. Service to him at Tolstoy 3, No. 58. Prologue October 20. Poem about Anika with a story ed. in 1 volume chronicle. rus. lit. 1859 Glory to the Mother of God 3. 1, 63. East. Hier. 4, 134. 135. Vologda. diocesan led 1864 pp. 12. 74. 1865 pp. 410–415. 451–454. 462. In the book of miracles: “this Right Reverend (Paul, 1717–1725), zealous for the Lord Almighty, who is in the city of Vologda. First, Father Galaktion (Sept. 24) in the Spiritual Monastery ordered the service, stichera and canon of sweet songs to be performed and the prayer service at the tomb (Venerable Joseph) to be sung.” Mixed. about monas. 401. East. Hier. 5, 65. Rkp. Saints: “holy and righteous brethren according to the flesh, infants and martyrs, John and James, who lived on Menyuga r. in l 6000 June at 24 days.” So on the senior list. In the Otensky list: “holy youths and martyrs, brothers according to the flesh John and Jacob in the Trinity Menuzhsky monastery, along the Pskov road from Novagrad 30 fields, besha in l. 7000, relics hidden; there is no service, there is a troparion and kontakion, the memory of June is on the 24th day.” The story of the life of St. of Peter and Fevronia, “the work of the monk Erasmus,” published without the name of the author in memory. old liter. 1, 26–47, supplemented not many correct information about St. the prince is a fiction of the popular imagination. This is her legend about Agric's sword. Agrikov's sword in the fairy tale about Dobrynya. Erasmus himself says: “He who wrote to me was heard.” It is clear that he wrote not from chronicles, but from rumors. Therefore, one cannot expect much true news from him, but rather a lot of incorrect information. Erazmov's story was written ca. 1540, and a new edition of it around 1560. In the prologue from Erasmus's story, the probable, although not everything, is retained, and everything fabulous is rejected. Perez. l. 82. 98. 99. Collection. l. 1. 156. Karam. 3. Ave. 76. 153. Tatishch. 3, 248–250. 270–272. And according to the story, he was first holy. Peter was reigned in Murom by his elder brother, but he was incorrectly called Pavel. In the same way, it is in vain that she calls St. prince in worldly life by Peter and in monastic life by David. On the contrary, in the world he was David. Collection l. 7, 244. Genealogy. book in 10 t. Times. total ist. page 2. 194. M. 1851. words. pr. 173. 177. Error in the name of St. The prince moved to the stove. complete monthly book M. 1840 Translated years. 100. 102. Karamz. 3. pr. 80. The third brother Yuryevich in the translation. l. 102 is called Igor, and in Nick. l. 2, 261 – Yuri. Nikon. l. 2. 298. Translated. l. 108. The Tale of Erasmus; prologue June 25. sl. Ave. 170, and genealogy. book Pereslav. l. 108. 109, Collection. l. 1, 181. 182. Nikon. l. 2, 298. Ilovaisky ist. Ryazan princesses 77–83. Pereslav. l. 112. Nikon. l. 2, 315. 316. Nikon. l. 2, 342. Collection. l. 1. 188; 7, 126–128. The story of the life of the book. Petra. RKP. and oven prologue July 25. Stichera of the service: “From your youth, working for Christ, you came to know the One who exists in the world as the only glorious one. Therefore, they pleased Him with alms and prayers. And after death, you give healing to all those who honor you, Peter and Fevronia.” The story of life. Pedigree book page 32. Rostov. book p. 32. Collection. l. 1, 191; 7, 134. 244. Nick. l. 2, 358. Saints: “St. Blagov. Prince Peter and Blagov. K. Fevronia, Murom miracle workers (according to the list of general history 231 “into a foreign workshop”), who died in the city of 6735 on the 25th day of June.” Year of death according to summer. 1228. And if, according to the chronicle, they died in April, then June 25th must be recognized as the day of the discovery of the relics. The icon of Russian saints shows a prince and princess in monastic robes with the caption: “St. book Peter of Murom, Fevronia of Murom Ave. Menaion for July, M. 1646 Ak. e. 1, 213. Of the two canons to Peter and Fevronia, one was written by the monk Pachomius, who wrote the life and service of the Yarosl. book Constantine, the other is “the creation of Michael Mnich,” who wrote a service to K. Alexander. Music Blush. 593. 696. Tsarskogo No. 563. In the calendar of the 16th century charter. (Tolstoy 1. No. 100) June 25 “Blessed. book Peter and Prince Fevronia Murom miracle workers.” In the chronicler of 1715 they wrote: “the same (1693) June 25 in memory of the blessings. book Peter and Prince Fevronia, before the monasticism of David and Euphrosyne, the new wonderworkers of Murom,” celebrated the accession to the throne of Ts. John and Peter. North. archive 1826 part 19. 225. Nikon. l. 7, 130. According to the scribe book of 1687, the stone church where “the Murom wonderworkers K. Peter and K. Fevronia lie” was built. John Vas., “an image of the Murom wonderworkers on gold,” overlaid with silver and stones, is an offering from the same king. Vladim. collection page 141 m. 1857 Collection l. 1 136. 2. 19. 25. Collection l. 1. 186. 2, 19. The guess that Elder Martin meant the Pinsk prince Yaroslav Georgievich, famous in 1184 (Karam. 2 pr. 415. 3 pr. 64) is not at all “most natural” (Makaria historical ts. 3:256). On the contrary, it is completely irreconcilable with the time of Bishop Joachim, while Yaroslav Yurievich, from 1146, the Prince of Turov and Bishop Joachim 1144–1146 are exactly contemporaries in Turov. “The Tale of Martin Mnis”, placed in the prologue of Rumyantsev of the 15th century. No. 321. dated June 27, printed by the Reverend. Macarius in history r. c. 3, 256. 257. Another text, from the Makariev Menaion, is also printed here in variants, but the latter text is largely altered against the ancient one. The Russian translation follows the first text. See example 182. The Tale of the Blessed One. Martinet from the prologue of June 27 is transferred to the story of the miracles of St. princes placed in the Menaion on May 2. So we see her in the Menaion of St. Demetrius on May 2. Mixed. oh blessed Serapion, extracted from the hands. in the article: “Kozheozersky monastery”, placed in Moscow. led 1852 No. 83. 34. About Eliaksha. Nikon. l. 7, 235. Turtasovo or Turchasov churchyard in the charter of 1549 (Ist. ac. 1, 218. 219) and in the charter of 1536 (A. e. 1:152). Collection l. 3, 47. Sl. Oct. 6 about Varlaam Ave. East. Hier. 4, 878; 6, 639. In 1582 in the Xenophon Hermitage there were two churches, one of them made of stone, in 6 cells there was a rector with 5 brothers, and 8 cells were empty. (Nevolin about Pyatiny p. 137). - According to the Otensky list of saints and according to the list of general. ist. No. 231. “Ave. Xenophon, a student of St. Varlaam Khutynsk, builder of the Trinity Monastery, also on the Robya River, 16 years from Novograd, reposed in L. 6770 (1262) June in 28 days of power under cover; There is no service, there is a troparion and kontakion.” “Bringing the relics of our venerable fathers Sergius and Herman, the leaders of the Valaam monastery, from the great Novgorod to the Korelsky district to the monastery of the all-merciful Savior, to the island of Valaam sects. 11 days.” – at Tsarsky No. 128. 376 Synod. No. 171. contains: a) a very lengthy complaint from St. Herman and Sergius about allowing monks to own inhabited estates. It advises the hierarchs to “bless the kings and great princes for a unanimous ecumenical council - from all their cities - to keep all people to themselves from all measures.” Izvet says: “Woe to the Christian race, for those who bear their (infidel) shlyks”; b) the decision of Archbishop John: “St. Ivan the Archbishop, having heard the venerable Sits, gave his blessing,” i.e., approved. The essay is clearly false, contemporary with the shlyki of the formidable king. It is unlikely that its author was not the famous priest Vasily, the creator of various fictions. East. Hier. 3, 484. – Dictionary of Saints p. 250. Description Blush. music page 43. North. archive 1824 48–60. East. ak. 1, 451. About the affairs of Magnus in the north. archive of 1824, part 10, pp. 60–65. According to the life of St. Arseny M. Konevsky, in 1394 Sila was the abbot of Valaam. - Next. the founder of Valaam had already died in 1394 - June 12 noon. East. Hier. 3, 482–486. The legend about the transfer of relics: “the image of them, Sergius and Herman, was written, with the blessing of John, Archbishop of the Great Novgorod, the new miracle worker.” The last words are a mistake. Life of St. Peter Tsarevich is handed over to us: a) RKP. his life, written no later than the 15th century. (in the menea of ​​Makaria); b) an icon of the saint depicting the events of his life; c) service to him. The Life was published in the Orthodox Church. interlocutor 1859 1, 360–376. Karamz. 4, pr. 113. about St. Ignatius May 28. Rkp. Life: “The lord mailed him and commanded him to wait; thinking about the quest of the youth. And in a little time I died to Tsar Berka, and to the restless horde, and there was no search for the youth, and the baptism of the youth St. lord and call his name Peter and remain in the church in the teaching of the Lord. And the saint reposed. Bishop Kirill." There is a mistake here. Berka died in 1266, 5 years after Cyril died. Nikon. l. 3, 41. 45. On the chronological errors of the prologue and the dictionary of the saints. r. c. 2, 30. After the martyrdom of Prince Vasilko, first under the care of his mother, then Boris Vasilyevich was alone as a prince in Rostov; he died on September 16th. 1278 Nikon. l. 3, 33. 40. 63. “And having lived many peaceful years, Peter reposed in great old age, departing to the Lord, loving him, and laying him with St. apostle Peter and Paul at his bedside." See Project 204. Great-grandsons of K. Boris - Theodore († 1331) and Konstantin († 1365) Vasilievich. The Khan who approached Rostov is called Akhmyl in his life. – It’s unlikely that Khan Akhmyl means x. Pulad-Temir, who plundered the Bulgarians and neighboring places in 1360, and in 1366 was part of the possession of the princes of Nizhny Novgorod and Suzdal (Nikon. l. 3, 218; 4, 17. Lvov. let. 3, 128–136). East. act. 1, 320. – In the calendar of the 16th century charter. (Tolstoy 1, No. 100) June. 29 "repose of St. Peter Tsarevich, Rostov miracle worker." In the description of the Russian Saints: “Saint and Venerable Peter, Tsarevich of Orda and Rostov Wonderworker, reposed in 6771 on June 29.” On the icon of Russian saints of the 17th century. written in monastic attire “St. Peter Tsarevich." Menaion for June 1646, the same service in the RCP. 1592 at Tsarskoe No. 563. Sunday l. 2, 3. Nikon. 2, 113. Collection. l. 1, 140. Nikon. l. 2, 1511. “Confused (Andrey) about the disorganization of his brethren, brotherhood and relatives and his entire tribe, as always in rebellion and unrest, everyone fought and shed a lot of blood, everyone wanted the great reign of Kyiv, and there would be no peace with anyone. And because of this, all the reigns were devastated, and the Polovtsians were devastated from the field." Letop. under 1152, Andrei (to his father) “on this you kissed the cross, as if I were to drink the water of Judgment - and go to your volost Vladimir” Collected. l. 2, 144. Letop. at Karamz. 2 approx. 383. “Prince Andrei Yuryevich came from Kiev to the city of Volodymer without the father’s command, and the Kuchkovichs brought him up with flattery.” Collection l. 144. 148. 2, 77. 78. Pereslav, l. 66. 72. PKP. life of St. K. Andrei at Dobrokhotov: the ancient Bogolyubov city and monastery, M. 1852 Glory to Our Lady 3, 1, 32–46; 3, 2, 42–44. About the path of the book. Andrei from Vyshgorod to Vladimir - in the Vladimir collection 58. 59. Collection l. 1, 149; 2, 81; 9. 209. Tatishchev 3, 202. Now in the iconostasis of Moscow. Assumption Cathedral; the inscription says that the icon was with Bogolyubsky’s army in 1164 and that “the prince and his army saw rays of fire from this image and the entire regiment was covered.” The icon was painted not in Russia, but in Greece: this is shown by the Greek words written on it. Ancient state grew up 6, 44. Collection l. 1, 150. 151; 5, 162; 4. 11; 7, 77. Step. book 1, 299. Prologue Aug. 1 “And I wrote this little scripture by the command of Ts. Manuel and all the clergy, may we celebrate this holiday for the glory of our Savior and His most pure Mother.” The writer of the story, although he saw c. Manuila, but he is from Vladimir, not Greek. Feast of the Savior on 1st August. – in Kondakar 12th century. Read total ist. M. 1846 No. 3. Letop. sud. and Sunday under 1159 and 1160 Kyiv.. under 1160 and 1161 Letop. Kyiv. and Sunday under 1167. 1168–1177. Novgor. under 1168 – 1169 Kyiv.. and Sunday l. under 1169–1171 Novgorod. under 1167–1169 Collection l. 1, 149. 150; 2, 81. 82; 3. 112. Translated. l. 74 and 83. Nikon. l. 2, 175–177. 179–189. Collection l. 2. 83. RKP. life of K. Andrey. Collection l. 2, 112. Translated. l. l. 73. Vladimir collection p. 49. 72. Nikon. l. 2, 175. Collection. l. 2, 91. Collection l. 1, 150; 2, 112; 9, 209. 251. Kozma, mourning the blessings. the prince, says: “it used to be that a guest would come from Tsar-Grad or from some other country, whether from Rus', whether a Latin, a Christian or a pagan, you order: take him to the church and the sacristy, let him look at true Christianity and be baptized, which is what happened; many were baptized.” Collection l. 2, 115. Rkp. Life of Dobrokhotov pp. 74. 76. Tatishchev 3, 494. Andrei’s father married in 1107, and Andrei was his second son and after the death of his brother Rostislav remained the eldest (chronicle suz. under 1107. 1148. 1115), next. he was born in 1111. Step. book 1, 305. correctly shows the state of affairs: “the damned Kuchkovichi is hoping for the mercy of the autocrat, an inconvenient fellow girl.” At 1 Nov. l. "in l. 6682 (1174) killed K. Andrew on the eve of St. Peter and Paul in the night" (Collected fol. 3:16). Laurel. sp. “He was killed on Saturday at night and in the light of the morning he was dead in a week, in memory of the 12th Apostle.” Track. killed at night from 29 to 30. The year is here, not shown in the story. Kyiv. l. “in 1. 6683 (1175) he was killed quickly in. Prince Andrey of Suzdal, - June 28th, St. Eve. Apostle, then the day would be Saturday.” This is followed by a story where the words shown in Laurel are repeated. sp. 2, 111. 114). Sunday l. "the same l. (6683=1175) Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky was killed." Further: “It came to pass on Saturday night, in memory of St. ap. Peter and Paul" came to the prince's palace. “The blessed end was accepted on June 29th in memory of St. ap. Peter and Paul" (7:89–90). Also in the sofa. l., but only here it is said even more clearly, “they went on Saturday night, and that day was a holiday.” (Collected l. 5, 164. 165). Also to Nikon. (9, 249. 250). In June 6682, the 29th day was on Saturday, and the 23rd day was on Friday. And in 6683 Saturday was June 28th. So, if the morning following his death was June 30, then it was in 1174 and the prince was killed on the night from 29 to 30 hours of that year. “And svarzhe (Anbal) k’ver and korzno and wrap (Kozma) around him (Andrey). So, a basket is clothing that could be wrapped around the body, otherwise it is a princely cloak or mantle. Kn. Vladimir “covered (Prince Igor, whose clothes were torn off) with a basket” (collection l. 1:138), according to Resurrection. l. “with his clothes” (collection l. 7.41), according to Nik. l. "riza". 2, 101. – Sl. Christian. Antiquities of Orthodoxy 1863 9, 74–76. Kyiv. l. Arseny “unlock the goddess, and let me sing over him; We’ll put the love in the wake, the love in the coffin.” “The kliroshans carried the stone into the shrine and placed it in the coffin, and performed the funeral service over it with Abbot Arseny.” The last thought, that the body has already been buried and placed in a stone coffin, is more clearly expressed on Sunday. and Nikon. l. collection l. 2, 115; 7, 90; 9, 250. So, what kind of stone coffin is this and what kind of Buda? “Budovat means to build a predominantly wooden structure, while in the south they say about a stone building: “mudded, mured.” In the north, a boat hollowed out of a single tree is still called a buda. So buda is a coffin hollowed out of oak, a log. “Stone coffin,” according to the flow of thoughts, is a grave lined with stone. – The chronicle also uses the word “coffin” in the same sense in another case. “When I carried (the inveterate body of the prince) to the tomb” - to the grave, “a wondrous sign came.” Collection l. 7, 33. Collection l. 1, 156–158; 2, 111–116. 7, 89. 90. Degrees. book 1, 305–308. "Pop Mikulitsa", who walked with St. icon around the city and then with the clergy, who met the body of Prince Andrew in front of the city, arrived with the prince. Andrew and St. icon from Kyiv Vyshgorod. Synodal letop. No. 349 at Karamz. 2. pr. 383. “The Vyshgorod wingers drink with them, priest Mikulu.” Step. book 1, 308. says to the murderers: “You have interceded for your master eternal life and the kingdom of heaven.” In the Vladimir Assumption Church of 1649, in the iconostasis, the image of the Savior presents those bowed to the knee before the Savior - on the left side of the book. Andrei Bogolyubsky, on the right - Prince Alexander Nevsky. Vladimir collection 78. m. 1857 Dobrokhotov is remembered. antiquity in Vladimir. M. 1849 pp. 19. 29. 30. 41. 42. 46.