Archbishop Filaret (Gumilevsky). Towards the canonization of the newly glorified saint

On April 14, 2009, Archbishop Filaret (Gumilevsky) was canonized as a locally venerated saint of the Chernigov diocese. The rite of canonization of the new saint of the land of Chernigov was led by the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan) on October 25, 2009. The sky says: “I have light and stars!” The earth says: “I have the righteous and the meek.” Our ancient Chernigov land is glorious for the righteous and meek, who, like precious stones, constitute its spiritual treasure. Some of these “stones,” by the ineffable providence of God, were extracted from its depths and acquired church-wide veneration, and many, also by the inscrutable Divine providence, remained in its depths until the appearance of the Day of the Lord. One of these saints of God, hidden until time, is Archbishop. Chernigovsky and Nezhinsky - Filaret (Gumilevsky). He was both an active archpastor and an outstanding scientist of the 19th century. His fame as a scientist was known throughout Russia and beyond its borders. For his scientific works, he was elected a full member of the Imperial Society of Russian History and Antiquities, the Imperial Russian Archaeological Society and the Geographical Society; an honorary member of the Copenhagen Society of Antiquities, Kharkov and Moscow Universities, St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kyiv Theological Academies, the latter also awarded him the degree of Doctor of Theology. But, in addition to his academic activities, he personally ruled vast dioceses (Riga, Kharkov and Chernigov), was a talented administrator who did not lose sight of anything, an active instiller of enlightenment, a zealous servant of the altar of the Lord and, most importantly, was a true saint of God. Remember your teachers who preached the word of God to you, and, looking at the end of their lives, imitate their faith. (Heb. 13.7.) Archbishop Filaret was born on October 23 (November 5), 1805 in the village of Lesnoye - Konobeevo, Tambov Province, Shatsk district in the family of the priest Grigory Afanasyevich Konobeevsky. At holy baptism he was named Demetrius, in honor of St. great martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica. At his birth, the local holy fool alarmed the entire village with an inopportune ringing of bells. The people who came running heard in response to their bewilderment: “I’m glad Alyoshka that the great Timoshko was born! And he will call all over Rus'.” At the age of five, the boy was already reading the psalter in church and singing in the choir. When the time came for study, the boy was sent to Vyshenskaya Pustyn, and then assigned to the Shatsk Theological School. At this time, Dimitri and his aunt had the opportunity to visit the Sarov Hermitage and meet the holy elder Seraphim. Looking carefully at the boy, the monk said: “This youth will be a great lamp of the church and will become famous throughout Rus' as a learned man.” During exams at the Shatsky Theological School, Tambov Bishop Jonah was surprised by Konobeevsky’s abilities, and with his own hand wrote on the list of students: “Konobeevsky will henceforth be called Gumilevsky.” From the school, Dimitri moved to the Tambov Theological Seminary, where he was one of the best students. Having successfully completed the seminary, in 1826 he entered the Moscow Theological Academy. On August 19, 1829, Dimitri was tonsured a monk, and Moscow Metropolitan Filaret (Drozdov) noted him with special distinction, giving him his own name. In March 1830, Monk Philaret was ordained a hierodeacon, and on August 29 – a hieromonk. Arriving within the walls of the academy, he went through all the hierarchical steps - from student to rector. In January 1835 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite, and in December he was appointed rector and professor of theological sciences at the MDA. According to contemporaries, “among the learned archimandrites, the first place is occupied by the rector of the academy, Filaret, young in years, but very knowledgeable, modest and fasting, who knew how to inspire respect for himself.” One of the main merits of Rector Filaret was the initiative to periodically publish at the MDA “Works of the Holy Fathers in Russian translation.” For his diligent and zealous service, Archimandrite. On April 29, 1839, Philaret was added to the Order of St. Anna of the second degree, and on October 7, 1841, “he was most mercifully commanded” to be vicar of the Pskov diocese, Bishop of Riga. At the new department, Rev. Filaret, at the same time as defending Orthodoxy from Protestant oppression, entered into an energetic struggle against the schism that had spread in Riga among the wealthy merchants. The result of his efforts was the return of a considerable number of schismatics to the fold of the Orthodox Church. During his archpastoral service, Rev. Philaret in the Baltic region, 113,910 peasants joined Orthodoxy, and the number of parishes increased from 6 to 98. November 6, 1848 bishop. Filaret is appointed to the Kharkov department. Here he opens a diocesan women's school and arranges a new building for a theological seminary. Kharkov University became the first higher educational institution to elect Filaret Gumilevsky as an honorary member - in 1852, followed by Moscow University - in 1855. Having worked a lot for the benefit of the Kharkov diocese, Rev. Filaret was elevated to the rank of archbishop in 1859 and transferred to the ancient Chernigov see. Here he restored the theological seminary and opened the diocesan women’s school, which later became known as “Filaretovsky”, in honor of its founder. The activities of Rev. were important for the diocese. Philaret concerning the organization of parochial schools. Before he came to the department, there were only 20 schools in the diocese to educate the children of the common people, and by 1863 he opened 848 schools. The bishop also took care of the splendor of churches and the improvement of monasteries. But it didn’t take long to succeed. Filaret to live in Chernigov. In 1866, cholera broke out in the south of the diocese. Vladyka decided to go there and support his grieving flock, despite the conviction of many not to do so in view of the epidemic. “My trip is now necessary and timely,” the Saint said selflessly, “since my pastoral duty is to console the suffering and calm the anxious.” The fears turned out to be justified - on August 5, Pres. Filaret left Chernigov, and on August 8 he arrived in Konotop already sick, having become a victim of the epidemic. The doctors' help was powerless. Feeling the approach of his death, the Archpastor confessed, and at 5 o’clock in the morning on August 9, after a night of dying suffering, he gave up his spirit to the Chief Shepherd Christ. And what is significant is that after the death of the Lord, the cholera epidemic stopped. With deep sadness the flock saw off their beloved Shepherd. With a large crowd of people, religious processions accompanied the coffin from village to village. Three miles from Chernigov, at the crossing of the Desna, the people unharnessed their horses and on their shoulders carried the coffin with the body of their unforgettable Archpastor across the sandy soil to the burial place - the tomb of the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church. Many years have passed since the death of Archbishop. Philaret, but the memory of him as a wise and good shepherd still lives on. Spiritual and moral image of the Lord Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness... (Matthew 5.6.) In order to fully appreciate the height of the saintly feat of Rev. Filaret, it is necessary to characterize at least in the most general terms his spiritual and moral image, emerging from his letters and memoirs of his contemporaries. First of all, let's say a few words about his appearance. “He was not tall,” recalls Professor of the Kazan Theological Academy G. Eliveev, “he was handsome and generally had a very pleasant appearance, which involuntarily endeared him to everyone, he was friendly and affectionate to everyone.” 2 And as Father John Sherotsky writes about him: “Upon leaving the church, in the hall of the bishop’s house we all saw our new archpastor, who seemed to everyone equally to be a humble servant of Christ, with a handsome face, although pale, thin, short in stature, with blackish hair on his head and beard.” 3 Despite his high position, Arch. Filaret was simple and undemanding in his private life. "...Slept 5 hours a day. At a certain time, although they provided lunch, he satisfied this need in passing." 4 Preos. Filaret was a true lover of virtue (from Greek “φηλαρετης” - lover of virtue), the main one of which was “his unparalleled diligence.” 5 All life is excellent. Philareta was devoted to reading and work. His science-loving spirit did not allow a moment of inaction. At night, he often sneaked out, took a candle, went to the library, took out a book or manuscript and sat down to work, without postponing such activities until the morning. In his old age, when his physical strength weakened, he went to sleep on the floor; Candles were burning on both sides of him, books and papers lay, when one side of him got tired, he turned over to the other and continued to work. However, he worked this way even in his youth. When his back got tired, he lay down on the floor and worked out while lying down. Exercises in this position often resulted in headaches and sometimes hemorrhages from the larynx. 6 But otherwise it would be impossible to explain the results that the Saint achieved in the administrative and scientific fields. Prayer was the urgent need of his soul. “Prayer is the most necessary need of our soul […]. It is also for the soul,” he teaches, “what breathing is for the bodily organism.” 7 And further - “Treasure prayer. Pray earnestly, sincerely; do not miss a single time of prayer, so as not to deprive the soul of the high benefits that prayer brings.” 8 The saint himself valued prayer, especially church prayer. "Almost not a single Sunday or holiday passed on which Rev. Philaret did not perform Divine services. Neither the weakness of his health, nor his toiling academic life ever turned him away from reading the Lenten canon. He performed divine services in an extremely touching manner." 9 As I. Listovsky writes: “His service was solemn and simple.” 10 But more than all the sacred rites, the Bishop was touched by the service of the Eucharist. So that even “during the consecration of the Holy Gifts, and, especially, before communion - the Venerable Body and Holy Blood of Christ, [...] he cried a lot, even sobbed, and thereby delayed the quicker end of the liturgy,” recalls Archpriest. John Sherotsky in the Kharkov period of his ministry. 11 We find the same evidence in Riga 12 and Chernigov. 13 An integral feature of his character was a selfless love for truth. 14 In a letter to A.V. Gorsky, he writes: “My friend! […] with the same annoying love, I ask you never to hide the truth. Truth is dear, not giving it its due is low and dangerous.” 15 The same love prompted him to turn away from flattery, slander and denunciation. “I will also sincerely tell you,” writes the Bishop, “that, truly, I have no desire and do not allow myself to accept rumors from the outside [...] not only do I not like, I hate people and those who, by their appearance, seek with base actions (such as gossip) to win anything for themselves. Why be cunning in the sacred life of Christian childhood.” 16 Being an irreconcilable opponent of slander, the Right Reverend himself often became its victim, but here the attitude of the Saint himself towards it is very indicative. He endured these blows of malice with patience and great humility, finding support in God, who knew the incorruptible purity of his truly infantilely chaste soul. “God is merciful to my sins - I endure so that with patience I can close the wounds of sin in my soul,” he wrote regarding these attacks from people who did not understand him or were hostile to him. 17 Or another example: nun Emilia, who knew Arch. Filareta, having heard a lot of various gossip about him in one Kharkov house, came all in tears and told him everything, but was amazed by his reaction. “After listening, he meekly smiled and said: “Thank God that they are slandering me in vain. This removes my sins from me and reduces my responsibility for them before God. It’s only a pity for the poor slanderers that, while relieving my soul, they burdened their souls with the sin of slander.”18 Speaking about the spiritual and moral character of Rev. Philaret, we would like to quote the words of the famous Russian philosopher Yu. Samarin about him: “He seems to be completely a monk and only a monk...” 19 The writer correctly noticed what, apparently, was the main thing in the Saint: he always remained, first of all, a monk, in the original sense of the word (Greek μοναχός from μόνος - “alone”, “loner”), a monk (slav. “monk” means “other”). But in addition to the “angelic image,” he also took upon himself the “anointing of science,” referring to scientific monasticism. Here it will be interesting to quote the Lord’s own words, which express his views on this issue. "You point, my friend," he writes to A.V. Gorsky, "to my own experience of how difficult it is for a learned monk to live. If it concerns my experience, then, calling upon the Lord for help, I will sincerely tell you that hitherto, with the assistance of the ineffable mercy of the Lord Jesus, it has not even occurred to me to regret my monastic position. My sins are an abyss, and monasticism is almost in one name; Nevertheless, I thank my Lord that, despite the impurity of my soul and past and present, he did not refuse to accept me under the shelter of monasticism. Not a word about the sorrows of life - monastically - to the scientist: they can be difficult: but He directs them to His glory." 20 From these words it is clear that such an important step as taking monastic vows, he took not for career reasons, but according to an internal order, wanting to devote his entire life to serving God. He also looked at his scientific works as feats in the highest monastic sense. Like the ancient ascetics, he gave everything he made with his own hands and the proceeds from this work for the benefit of others or for the creation and beautification of monasteries and churches. During his lifetime, for his generosity, he acquired the nickname “Filaret the merciful.” 21 The most important quality of his generously gifted personality was humility, expressed in complete and absolute trust in the incomprehensible Divine Providence. So, after he was transferred from the “university” Kharkov to the “dark” Chernigov (as he himself spoke of these cities), he writes to N. Romanovsky: “You ask why they removed me from you? The answer is simple: because I am not fit for you. The Lord gives us everything we need. This is the undoubted truth. Save yourself in the Lord.” 22 This humble trust in the Providence of God gave the Archpastor the opportunity to generously endure the harsh blows of fate and not fall into despair from various kinds of failures and hardships in life. “Everyone has his share,” he wrote. “My share is bitterness and bitterness. Blessed be the name of the Lord, the Savior of sinners, of whom I am the least.” 23 The Vladyka also treated his labors with humility: “What should we do,” he wrote to a friend, “if sometimes we are not greeted kindly. Perhaps, in the future, they will recognize something good in the labor of weakness, in the labor of a sinner. But in sincere labor. And if people don’t see it, He, the knower of the heart, will see it. And if even that doesn’t happen, is it surprising that everything is bad for the sinner.”24 This essential personality trait is predominant. Filaret probably saw the light while still at the Shatsk School of Bishop. Jonah, when he gave him the surname “Gumilevsky”, which can be reproduced not only from Lat. humilis meaning “small stature”, but also from Lat. humilitatis - “humility”. But what is most significant in the spiritual and moral image of the archbishop? Philaret, it was his ardent love for his flock, which motivated him to do all the back-breaking labors that he carried out both in the priestly and scientific fields. And in the end, this same love moved him to share the misfortune of his children and give his life for them. And, as you know, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). It should also be noted that preos. Filaret, with his humble and kind heart, was extremely well-mannered; one might say, he was an elegant person in many respects. His manner and conversation, says the biographer of His Eminence, made this clear to you. Everything aesthetic, everything sublime captivated him. One could never notice the tasteless combination of colors in his clothes. He was very sensitive to the beauty of the church and the splendor of church singing. 25 Image of the arch. Filareta, both tragic and bright, has great attractive power. First of all, he attracts with his integrity in the combination of mind and heart, education and spirituality. This integrity contributed to the fact that he was not only an “eminent”, but also an “enlightened” bishop of our Church. Enlightening not only as an example of piety, but also like the ancient glorious saints - the “Cappadocians”, enlightening and the “light of reason”, which in that turbulent and difficult time, which was the 19th century, was extremely necessary for Russian society. The righteous death of the archbishop. Philareta The death of his saints is honorable before the Lord. (Ps. 115.6.) The inner spiritual life of the archbishop. Philareta was hidden from human eyes. However, his righteous death largely reveals the secret of his inner spiritual life. Because death is the final and decisive exam that truly reveals the inner content of a person’s life. It is no coincidence that Paul calls upon remembering mentors to imitate their faith - “looking at the end of their lives” (Heb. 13.7). And the death of the archbishop. Philareta was truly righteous. In the summer of 1866, a cholera epidemic began to rage on the outskirts of the Chernigov province, and Preos. Filaret decided to inspect the diocese. In response to the warning in view of the impending danger, he replied: “Now I find my trip timely and beneficial; the people have lost heart; they should be encouraged” 26. While touring the diocese, the saint felt an extreme loss of strength in the city of Konotop. In the evening, severe attacks of cholera forced him to bed. Feeling the approaching death of Archbishop. Filaret confessed and at five o’clock in the morning on August 9/22, after the night before mortal suffering, he gave up his spirit to the Lord. The body of the deceased bishop stood in the Konotop Cathedral for four days and, surprisingly, did not show any signs of decay, although it was August outside. And what is significant, as the Bishop’s biographer writes, after the death of Archbishop. Philaret, the cholera epidemic has stopped 28. Thus the archbishop. Filaret showed himself to be a true shepherd of the Church of Christ who, in difficult times, was not afraid of danger and did not leave his flock, but, following the example of the Shepherd-Chief Christ, laid down his soul for his sheep (John 10.9-16). And just as the death of our Lord Jesus Christ stopped the “epidemic of eternal death,” so the death of His faithful servant stopped the cholera epidemic. The righteous will be remembered forever. (Ps.111.6) The Bishop’s ardent love for his flock met a mutual response of love in the hearts of believers. Which was manifested in the touching behavior of the flock at the burial of the archbishop. Philareta. When, with a large crowd of people, religious processions accompanied the Saint's coffin from village to village, despite the fact that it was the third ten days of August - the time of agricultural work 29. And three miles from Chernigov, along the crossing of the Desna, the people unharnessed their horses and, on their shoulders along a sandy road, carried the body of their unforgettable Archpastor to the place of burial - in the tomb of the Holy Trinity Church. Where, right under the throne, a grave was prepared. A stone tombstone in the form of an oblong throne was built over the tomb of St. Philaret. At his feet, through the diligence of the abbess of the Nizhyn Monastery, there is a large cross with the image of the Crucifixion, and on his head there is an icon (the diligent offering of one landowner) with the image of the Savior in glory and the inscription: “Where I am, my servant will be” 30. On the fortieth day after his death, at midnight, two watchmen saw burning candles at his coffin. He also appeared to one pious old woman, General Svechina, in a dream. “Why did you leave us, Master?” she asks. “I have not left you, I am always with you and you are near me” 31. The orphaned flock greatly mourned the death of their good shepherd and, wanting to comprehend his bright memory, expressed their love for the deceased as best they could. So, for example, the clergy of the Glukhovsky district established a scholarship named after Filaret in the school he built for girls, and even with the transfer of his surname “Gumilevskaya” to each of his scholarship recipients. And at the suggestion of the Oster clergy, the entire clergy of the province immediately collected a sum for which, in grateful memory of their archpastor, they built an icon of St. Philaret the Merciful (spiritual patron of the Saint), also established eternal remembrance and funeral service on the day of his death - August 9, and on his name day - December 1. 32 The editors of CHEI, wanting to honor the memory of the deceased founder in “Bose”, determined annually, from the editorial income, to allocate 150 rubles. for the charitable needs of the Chernigov Theological Seminary 33. During the Soviet atheistic years, the memory of St. Philaret did not die, both in church and secular circles. Local historians and local historians write about him with respect. 34 His bright image still inspires sensitive and believing hearts. Which confirms the fact that the poem was written for the bicentenary of his birth 35. On the life activity of the Chernigov bishop, 4 candidate's theses were defended 36. But especially vividly, the memory of St. Philaret comes to the hearts of believers. Every year, on the day of death (August 22) and the day of the Angel (December 14), memorial funeral services are served during which the tomb of the Holy Trinity Cathedral cannot accommodate everyone who wants to pray for the repose of the saint. Memorial services are also served on other days at the request of believers. Saint Philaret is very loved and revered by many believers, as clearly evidenced by the constant mention of his name in funeral notes and even the compilation, for the expected canonization of the saint, an akathist to him 37. All these facts once again confirm the words of the psalmist: “The righteous will be of eternal memory.” And he will be like a tree planted by streams of water, which bears its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither, and whatever he does will prosper. (Ps. 1.3.) During his short life, Saint Philaret did a lot for the benefit of the Orthodox Church. Thus, during his pastoral service at the Riga See, according to the synod, 113,910 Baltic peasants joined Orthodoxy, the number of parishes increased from 6 to 98 38 . In addition, in order to enlighten the converts with the light of faith, he contributed to the translation of the Holy Scriptures and Divine services into local languages, founded the Estonian-Latvian Theological School (which was later transformed into a seminary), opened many parochial schools, and in order to increase the general level of literacy, he created Latvian and Estonian grammar and primers in Russian 39 . At the Kharkov department he raised the educational and material level of the clergy and theological seminary. He built a women's diocesan school, renovated the entire bishop's house with the house Church and a country house with the Church of All Saints. In the Intercession Monastery he built a church in the tomb, expanded the Intercession Church; in Kharkov, the St. Spiritual Church was completed and the Holy Trinity Church was founded; Church 40 was built at the city cemetery. At the bishop's dacha he set up a diocesan candle factory, which became a major source of income for the maintenance of religious educational institutions 41 . Decorated the miraculous Ozeryanskaya icon of the Mother of God with a golden robe 42. Improved the Khoroshevsky Ascension Convent 43. The period of service of Rev. Philaret’s tenure as Archbishop of Chernigov was, one can say without exaggeration, a “golden period” for the Chernigov diocese. During the seven years of his archpastoral activity, Saint Philaret managed to do as much as all the bishops of the 19th century, taken together, who occupied this see, probably did not do. So in Chernigov, he raises the material and educational level of the theological seminary 44. Using voluntary diocesan donations, she opens a women's diocesan school 45. Establishes 848 parochial schools in the diocese, in which 1,507 boys and 2,019 girls studied in 1863 46 . Established the diocesan emerital fund 47. Through his efforts, the Yeletsk Holy Dormition Monastery was renovated, in which a new abbot’s corps was established; rebuilt and expanded the warm Peter and Paul Church; He started a printing house at his own expense, which he later donated to the monastery 48. He built three iconostases in the Boris and Gleb Cathedral. In the Trinity-Ilyinsky Monastery, he renovated the majestic Holy Trinity Cathedral and made a new iconostasis, remodeled the warm Vvedenskaya Church 49. Also in this monastery he sets up a printing house 50 and organizes a candle factory 51. Founds a printed organ - “Chernigov Diocesan News” 52. Despite active administrative and social activities, Rev. Filaret did not abandon his scientific studies. The fruits of which, thanks to the talents and hard work of the author, are striking in their abundance and diversity. The list of scientific works of this enlightened bishop includes 143 works, 53, but this list is most likely not complete. 54 Here are works of an exegetical nature (“Notes on the Holy Scriptures”, “The Teaching of the Apostle Paul on the Antichrist”, “The Teaching of the Evangelist John”, etc.), dogmatic and pathological works (for example: his famous “Orthodox Dogmatic Theology” and “Historical Teaching about the Fathers of the Church”), numerous works on moral theology (“Rules for monastics”, “False prophets”, etc.) and sermons, hagiological works (“Russian saints, revered by the whole Church or locally. Experience in describing their lives”, “St. Prince Michael of Chernigov”, “Saints of the South Slavs”, “Holy Ascetics of the Eastern Church”), studies on general church history (“Cyril and Methodius, Slavic enlighteners”, “St. Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica and the Solunsky Slavs”, “Historical review of the hymns and hymns of the Greek Church”, “Gennady, Patriarch of Constantinople (15th century)”, “Abgar, Prince of Edessa, and the miraculous image of the Savior”, etc. etc.) and on the history of the Russian Church (in addition to the well-known “History of the Russian Church”, “Divine services of the Russian Church before Mongolian times”, “Messages of Gennady Joseph, Archbishop of Rostov and Yaroslavl” and a number of other works), research in the field of spiritual literature (“Review of Russian spiritual literature (from 862 - 1863)”, “Maxim the Greek. Historical Research”, “Contents of the manuscript “Golden Chain”, belonging to the beginning of the 14th century.”, etc.), publication of sources (“Letters of Preos. Lazar, Arch. of Chernigov and Novgorod-Seversky”, “Acts of the Union 1742 - 1747”, etc.), description of dioceses and monasteries, various notes on the current state of Russian society, pedagogical works and, finally, criticism and bibliography. Praise God in His saints... (Ps. 150.1) With the blessing of His Eminence Ambrose, Bishop of Chernigov and Novgorod-Seversky, a diocesan commission was formed to collect materials for the canonization of the archbishop. Filaret (Gumilevsky). Over the six months of its activity, the commission collected enough material on the life and work of this outstanding and wonderful archpastor. The conclusions that can be drawn from the collected and analyzed material are the following: - Archbishop Filaret was a true lamp of piety, a man of holy and pure life, flaming with love for God and people, a great man of prayer before God for his flock; – in his archpastoral works, Archbishop. Filaret showed himself to be a “good shepherd”, in every possible way and tirelessly zealous for the good of those entrusted to his care of the diocese; - he was a true devotee of science, to the service of which he devoted all his strength and talent, despite his constantly poor health and many illnesses that prevented him from working; - Saint Philaret is one of our most prolific spiritual writers, rightfully enjoying the fame of an outstanding theologian and church historian. Thus, the personality and life of Rev. Philaret, insightfully discovered by the great elder of the Russian land - Rev. Seraphim of Sarov, were and will be a beacon for many Orthodox people. There was only one thing the diocesan commission was unable to do: record many miracles from the tomb of St. Philaret. Only one miracle was recorded. 55 But, as the author of the “Life” of St. equal to Prince Vladimir - I think Jacob - “We are not surprised at love, if he does not perform miracles after death: for many righteous saints did not perform miracles, but they are holy.” The lack of recording of many miracles may be due to the fact that, firstly, half a year (the period of existence of the commission) is not such a long period of time, and before that no one kept any records, and even if they did before the revolution, then during the period of Soviet power everything could have been lost. Secondly, in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where the body of St. Philaret rests, there are also the relics of St. Theodore and St. Lawrence. And when a person receives what he asks for, it is difficult to determine through the prayers of which particular saint it happened, since he asked to serve prayers to St. Theodosius and St. Lawrence and a memorial service for Archbishop Philaret. But as we know from popular wisdom, “people do not go to an empty well,” but people constantly go to the tomb of St. Philaret. Therefore, with hope in the inscrutable providence of God, we will hope that the day has finally come when the question of canonization of this humble monk, active archpastor and outstanding scientist will be raised before the hierarchy of our church.” 56 "The debate between heaven and earth." // A pearl of great price. Lit. creativity of the Syrians, Copts and Romans in the first thousand. Per. with sir. and Greek comp., preface and comment. S.S. Averentseva. – K.: Dukh i Litera, 2003. – 51 p. Eliseev G. From the distant past of two academies // Bulletin of Europe. – 1891. – T. 1. – P. 292. See: Sherotsky I., prot. Filaret arch. Kharkov and Akhtyrsky // Spiritual Bulletin - 1866. - No. 12. - P. 416. Letter from one landowner to the architect. Mogilevsky Anatoly Martynovsky // Kyiv Antiquity. – 1886. – T. 14. – No. 4. – P. 833. As contemporaries noted, “it amazed us […]: we had never seen anything like it either in ourselves or around us.” See: CHEE. – 1866. – No. 17. – part is not official. – S. See: Obituary // News. – 1866. – No. 68. Filaret (Gumilevsky), architect. Words, conversations and speeches. – St. Petersburg, 1883. – P. 120. Filaret (Gumilevsky), architect. Words, conversations and speeches. – St. Petersburg, 1883. – P. 169. Departure from Kharkov Pres. Philaret Gumilevsky for presence in the Holy Synod // KhGV. – 1858. – No. 29. – P. 347. Listovsky I. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. - Chernigov. 1895. – P. 203. Sherotsky I., prot. Filaret arch. Kharkov and Akhtyrsky // Spiritual Bulletin - 1866. - No. 12. - P. 400. See: Last Riga sermon by Rev. Vladimir Nazarevsky // Russian Bulletin. – 1883. – No. 2. – T. 163. – P. Listovsky I. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. - Chernigov. 1895. – P. 353. According to the remark of Rev. Georgy Florovsky: “Filaret had an almost painful sense of truthfulness.” Florovsky G. prot. Paths of Russian theology. Paris. 1983, p. 365. Letters from Philaret to Arch. Chernigovsky to A.V. Gorsky // Prib. to ed. creativity Holy Fathers in Rus. lane – M., 1885. – Part 36. – P. 477. (139) Letters from Philaret to Arch. Chernigovsky to A.V. Gorsky // Prib. to ed. creativity Holy Fathers in Rus. lane – M., 1885. – Part 36. – P. 476. (138). His irreconcilable attitude towards slander is also evidenced by his sermons, in which he, with his characteristic temperament, rebelled against this passion. See: for example, the Word against hostility, biased towards denunciations. – M., 1856. Quote from: Veniamin (Yakovenko), abbot. Preos. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. //ZhMP. – 1966. – No. 10. – P. 54. Kovalsky A. Abbess Emilia, founder of the Verkho-Kharkov Nikolaevsky nunnery. // Soulful reading. – 1885. – No. 3. P. 403 Samarin Yu. F. Articles. Memories. Letters. M., 1997, p. 175. Letters from Philaret to Arch. Chernigovsky to A.V. Gorsky // Prib. to ed. creativity Holy Fathers in Rus. lane – M., 1884. – Part 33. – P. 552. (item 31). Ponomarev S. Preos. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky and Nezhensky. // Poltava Diocesan Gazette. – 1866. – No. 18. – Part not official. – P. 247. Letters from Rev. Philaret to N. N. Romanovsky // Kharkov Collection: Literary and scientific supplement to the “Kharkov calendar” for 1892 - X., - 1892. - V. 6. - P. 182. (p. 46) Boguslavsky P. The soulful drama of Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. // Faith and Life. – 1916. – No. 21 – 22. – P. 49. Quote by: Listovsky I. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. – Chernigov, 1895. – P. 414. Listovsky I. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. – Chernigov, 1895. – P. 203 – 204. Filaret arch. Chernigovsky. // Addition to church records. – 1888. No. 51. – P. 1507. News and notes. //Kyiv antiquity. – 1886 – T.14. – P. 835. One mother recalled that as a novice at the Holy Trinity Monastery under the Venerable. Lawrence during the war, saw the imperishable relics of Archbishop. Philareta. See appendix. Also in the akathist of St. Lawrence is sung: “Rejoice, for you considered the relics of blessed Philaret incorruptible” (Ikos 5). Which in turn testifies to the veneration of St. Lawrence of Saint Philaret. Listovsky I.S. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. – St. Petersburg: Aksion Estin, 2006. Electronic version. Reprint, 1894 – P. 356. As I.S. writes Listovsky: “It was such a solemn procession, which cannot be compared with the processions of kings, leaders and victors, because here earth was united with heaven... From one church to another they escorted the coffin with banners and a procession of the cross with the incessant singing of the face. And the people, replacing one another, numbering 10–12 thousand, accompanied the coffin from Konotop to Chernigov, 180 versts.” Listovsky I.S. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. – St. Petersburg: Aksion Estin, 2006. Electronic version. Reprint, 1894 – P. 356. In memory of Rev. Philaret, Archbishop of Chernigov. //Kyiv Antiquity. – K., 1886. – T. 14. – P. 835. Listovsky I. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. – Chernigov, 1895. – P. 312. Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Kyiv. F. 711. Op. 2. D. 6032. 2 l. See: Isaenko O. Our ancestors have ended. // Chernihivskie Vidomosti. – 1991. – 16 – 22 sickles; Rudenok V. Archbishop and historian. // Chernigov Noon. – 1996. – October 3; Kovalets Y. The lamp of the Church of Filaret (Gumilevsky). // Chernihivskie Vidomosti. – 2000. – 6 September. See: Thomsen F. Arch. 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Filaret Gumilevsky and the development of historical regional studies in Ukraine. // Religious tradition in the spiritual development of Ukraine: Materials of the All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference. – Poltava, 1992. – P. 117 – 118; Tarasenko O. Lyubetsk old man in the local famous drawings of Philaret Gumilyovsky. // Lubetsky Congress of Princes 1097 rub. in the historical share of Kievan Rus. Materials of the International Scientific Conference dedicated to the 900th meeting of the princes of Kievan Rus at Lyubech. – Chernigov, 1997. – P. 209 – 212; Kovalenko O. Before writing about the authorship of the “Historical and statistical description of the Chernigov diocese” // Ukraine and Russia in the panorama of the century. Collection of scientific works for prof. K. M. Yachmenikina. – Chernihiv. 1998. – P. 195 – 206; Ternovsky N. Review of the works of the outstanding hierarch of the Kharkov diocese, Arch. Filaret Gumilevsky. // 200 years of the Kharkiv Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church: Materials of the scientific and practical conference, May 27, 1999. – Kh., 1999. P. 68 – 70. See him: Filaret (Gumilevsky), as a historian of Chernihiv region. //Severyansky Litopis. Chernihiv. – 1996. – No. 2 – 3. – P. 82 – 86; From the people's icon Filaret Gumilyovsky. // Severyansky Litopis. Chernihiv. – 1997. – No. 3. – P. 121 – 131; From the ethnographic notes of Filaret Gumilevsky. // Ibid. – 2001. – No. 5. – 73 – 76; Filaret Gumilevsky as the descendant of the monastery libraries and archives of Chernihiv-Siverschyna. // Literature and culture of Polissya. - Nizhin. 1997. VIP. 8. – pp. 56 – 58. S. Dobroushov (MDA student, 1881): “A critical analysis of the views of the architect. Philaret of Chernigov on the task and method of the history of the Russian Church." A. Pekarsky (KDA student 1884): “Church historical works of architect. Filaret Gumilevsky." . Tarasenko arch. Filaret (Gumilevsky) and his contribution to the ranks of church-historical studies in Ukraine in the middle of the 19th century. Abstract of the dissertation, candidate of historical sciences. – K., 2002. A. Slasten (KDA student 2004): “life and work of architect. Chernigov and Nezhinsky Philaret (Gumilesky) in historical and theological understanding.” See appendix. The latter needs to be reworked. Gavrilin A.V. The transition of the Baltic peasants to Orthodoxy in the 40s of the 19th century as a form of class struggle of the peasantry. (Author's abstract). – Riga, 1987. – P. 17. Khoroshunov F., priest. Filaret Gumilyovsky architect. Chernigovsky // Rus. Star. – 1881. – T. 30. – Book. 4. – P. 793. See: Belyaev I. The fate of Orthodoxy in the Baltic region. Historical and ethnographic essay. – St. Petersburg, 1901. – P. 120. Also: Letters to A.V. Gorsky. // Arr. to ed. Creation Holy Fathers in Rus. Per. – M., 1885. – Part 36. – P. 131. (letter 84). See: Listovsky I. Filaret, arch. Chernigovsky. - Chernigov. 1895. – pp. 219–221. See: Bagalei D.I., History of Kharkov for 250 years. His existence (1655 – 1905). Historical monograph. – Kh., 1912. -T. 2. – P. 893. Parmen, priest Arch. Filaret Gumilevsky // Blagovest. – 1888. – No. 12. – P. 9. Listovsky I. Filaret arch. Chernigovsky. - Chernigov. 1895. – P. 235 – 240. See: Filaret (Gumilevsky), architect. Historical and statistical description of the Chernigov diocese. - Chernigov. 1873. – Book. 2. – pp. 186 – 200. See: Petryakov V. Vysokopreos. Filaret (Gumilevsky), architect. Chernigovsky. A short sketch of his activities at the Chernigov department (1859 - 1866) // CHEI. – 1901. – No. 16. – part is not official. – P. 493. See: Report on the state of the Chernigov diocese for 1864 // CHEI. – 1865. – No. 3. – official part. – P. 73 – 74. See: Chernigov Diocesan I - 1864. - No. 13. - official part. – P. 144 – 145. See: Dobrovolsky P.M. Chernigovsky Eletsky Assumption first-class monastery. Historical description. – Chernigov, 1900. – P. 92. Listovsky I. Filaret arch. Chernigovsky. - Chernigov. 1895. – P. 327 – 328. See: Restoration of an ancient diocesan printing house in Chernigov. // Faith and Life. – 1914. – No. 8 – 9. – P. 77 – 92. Pictures of church life in the Chernigov Diocese from its 9-century history. – K., 1911. – P. 158. The magazine “Chernigov Diocesan News” was founded in 1861 and existed until 1911. See: Chronological table. // Chernihiv region. Encyclopedic guide. (Edited by Kudritsky). – K., 1990. – P. 982. This list is given by publication: Ponomarev S. Preos. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky and Nezhinsky. – Poltava, – 1866. – P. 75 – 95; Listovsky I. S. Filaret, architect. Chernigovsky. - Chernigov. – P. 416 – 426. Priest S. F. Khoroshunov notes in his article that “a huge mass of works by Pres. Philaret remained unpublished.” And then he gives the names of some of them that were in his hands, these are “Detailed description of the Transfiguration Chernigov Cathedral”, “Chernigov bishops from the Little Russians”, “Additions to the review of Russian spiritual literature”, “On the beginning of the Starodub Old Believer churches”. See: Khoroshunov F., priest, Filaret Gumilevsky arch. Chernigovsky // Russian. Old man. – 1881. – Book. 12. – P. 816. Sidorov A.I. Preface to the edition: Filaret (Gumilevsky), architect. Historical teaching about the Fathers of the Church. – M., 1996. – P. XXX.