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Holy Martyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra St. torment. Clement, Bishop of Ancyra “My child, my child, orphaned from the shrouds, who knew about orphanhood before learning about his father, but even in orphanhood is not an orphan, because you have a father - Christ, who enriched you with gifts! From me you were born in the flesh, but you received spiritual life from the Heavenly Father. I pray you, my son, be His son, serve Him Alone, place all your hope in Him Alone, because truly in Him is all our salvation... He came down from heaven to take us with Him to heaven.” This is how St. describes Demetrius of Rostov gave the dying speech of a Christian woman of the 3rd century to her 12-year-old son Clement, whose Christian upbringing was the only goal of her life. The God-loving mother was so filled with this concern that, feeling that death would soon put silence on her lips, she hastened in her last dying minutes to pour out before her beloved son all her love for him, all her care for his soul, all the instructions for his further earthly life, all the hopes that were to turn their temporary separation into an eternal blissful union... Her soul, already half-separated from earthly shackles, saw the bright truth; the very secrets of the future were revealed to her contemplation, and so, as if inspired, she continued her last conversation with her child, whom she raised “with piety more than with milk from her breast”... - Listen, my son! Fierce persecution against all who profess the name of Christ is inevitable and close... And you will appear before kings and rulers... Then, oh, I pray to you, your mother, reward me with honor for my love for you, and illnesses, and labors for your sake; stand before the persecutors, in the name of Christ, boldly and courageously! Be steadfast in your confession of Christ! I hope, my child, that the crown of martyrdom will soon bloom on you... This will be my glory and for the salvation of many souls... Prepare your heart for suffering, so that the time of exploits does not find you unprepared... Do not be afraid, my son, of temporary suffering: sorrow soon passes, but joy is eternal! Be, oh, be a confessor of the truth, may I be worthy to be the mother of a martyr, may I be glorified in you, suffering for Christ, and for your sake may I rest with the saints... May my hope in you not be put to shame, but may I be saved according to the word of the Apostle: “for the sake of childbearing”!.. May I suffer in you, as in my true body... Give it to ulceration... and I will rejoice in the wounds yours, as if the victim herself! A Jewish wife gave up her seven sons to martyrdom - for piety, and in the seven bodies of her children, she suffered with one soul - she remained invincible; in you alone is my whole feat, all my glory! I am leaving my body, but my spirit will not be separated from you, and with you I will fall to the throne of Christ and boast before Him of your sufferings, and will be crowned with the exploits of my son: after all, the root of a tree under the ground is watered by the same dew that lives on its branches visible on the earth!.. And, falling to her son and lavishing the most tender farewell greetings to him, the dying mother merged, as it were, into one thing: her desires and their fulfillment, and, exclaiming prophetically: “Oh, blessed am I now, that I bow to the limbs of the martyrs,” she, falling to her son’s chest, gave up her spirit to God... Is this kind of love to die? The Christian woman continued to live in her son. In the dying covenant, which concentrated her whole life, all her love, she poured out, so to speak, passed into the soul of her son, so that in him he could continue to love Christ and accept suffering - a full cup... And the covenant of the Christian mother, who loved and raised her son in a Christian way, could not remain unfulfilled: it was written in her son’s life not in short moments or a few days, but in twenty-eight years of suffering, which, perhaps, had no parallel in the world, especially in terms of their longevity... Left behind by his mother, the widow Euphrosyne, a lonely orphan, Clement was taken into the care of his mother's friend, a rich and noble woman named Sophia, who had no children of her own. Sofia was very compassionate. During the famine that took place in Galatia, in the city of Ancyra, where she lived, some pagans, not having at that time the means to feed their children, abandoned them to the mercy of fate: Clement, who continued to be under good influence after the death of his mother, and therefore Christianly sympathetic, brought these abandoned children to Sophia’s house; she soaked and dressed them: Clement helped her in everything; subsequently he taught these children and prepared them for baptism, so that Sophia’s house became, as it were, a shelter of poverty and educational. Such activities and Clement’s generally pure life aroused general respect for him. Having barely reached the age of 20 and having passed through the lower degrees of the priesthood, he was elected bishop. Now he became a teacher not just of children, but of an entire flock, and acted with success, spreading Christianity and confirming everyone in Christian virtues. But the fulfillment of his mother’s dying behest did not slow down... The Diocletian persecution began. The zealous shepherd Clement was one of the first to be persecuted. The tortures against him were inexorable and cruel, but his patience exceeded everything. The tormentors got tired of tormenting him and were replaced by one another, but Clement, who could no longer be recognized from his wounds (his entire body, carved with iron to the exposed entrails, was one continuous wound...), in this state was thrown into prison. But the Lord miraculously healed him. After some time, it was decided to send Clement to Rome, where he was again subjected to torture and imprisonment. But God was pleased to perform miraculous healings on him, meanwhile, the people, amazed by the exploits of the martyr and the glory of God’s miracles over him, turned in large numbers to the Christian God. Many of those converted were martyred. From Rome Clement was sent to Nicomedia, where he was given over to torture along with his newly baptized disciple Agathangel; then they again subjected him to torture in his native city of Ancyra; In Tarsus he languished in prison for many years. But he never fainted in soul; he seemed to have become accustomed to suffering, he even wanted to suffer more and more, seeing how through his suffering the number of Christians was increasing; feeling how wonderfully the Lord Himself supports him in suffering, the invention of which, it seemed, for him, human malice was sophisticated, but still not quenched. Upon the accession of Emperor Maximin, the prison guards reminded the city authorities about their long-standing prisoners - Clement and Agafangel. “What to do with these prisoners? - they asked, “they were tormented by different rulers for many years, but they are all alive and well, and we think that they are not already immortal?” By order of Maximin, St. Clement was sent home to the city of Ankyra. The local ruler, Lucius, ordered him to be taken to prison and there to torture him daily to death. For two months they beat him every day in the face and head with a sharp, gnarled stick, inflicting 150 blows on him; the entire floor of the dungeon was covered in blood. The tormentors themselves were surprised at his unshakable patience. St. suffered from eleven tormentors in this way. Clement during his 28-year violent wanderings from city to city, from country to country. Finally, the longed-for cup of suffering, bequeathed to her son by her Christ-loving mother, was filled... One day St. Clement, taking advantage of the arrival of the new ruler of the city, left prison on the night of Epiphany and until January 23 remained among his flock, performing Divine services and instructing his flock, to whom at that time he predicted the approach of his death, the cessation of persecution, and the triumph of Christianity under the pious king... On January 23 (312) he was beheaded during the Divine Service itself and the performance of a bloodless sacrifice, together with his clergy, deacons Christopher and Chariton. Their remains were buried by Blessed Sophia. In addition to these holy martyrs from St. Clement suffered “a great many husbands, wives and children.” If there was no other example of such a fiery zeal for a mother to suffer for Christ through the suffering of her son, then there was no example of such a fruitful and abundant implementation of such zeal... The long suffering of St. Clement is inimitable, and the miracles he performed - the conversions of unbelievers and their own tormentors, the healing of the sick with words and the laying on of hands, and others - are innumerable. Relics of St. Clement spent a long time in Constantinople. Stefan Novgorod in 1342 and Hierod. Zosima in 1420 saw them in the monastery of Constantine in Constantinople. Its chapter is in the 13th century. was transferred by the Latins to Paris. St. Paul the Gracious, Bishop of Nolan St. Paulinus, Bishop of Nolan He was a pagan of a noble family, in the city of Bordeaux, in Gaul. He lived in wealth and in great honor; He was a senator for 20 years, consul in 375 and then ruler of the rich region of Campania. He married a pious Christian, and to her influence, as well as to the assistance of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, he owed his conversion to the Christian faith. Being 25 years old, he received St. baptism and from then on completely devoted himself to Christ. He distributed his estate to the poor and retired to Spain, in the Pyrenees. Soon his soul was subjected to severe trials. All his former friends rebelled against him with reproaches and ridicule. His teacher himself, the famous Ausonius (a poet and orator, teacher of Emperor Gratian), reproached him in his letters that “he forgot his duty to the fatherland, to the glory of his ancestors and to science,” but the humble Christian firmly withstood worldly temptations and considered it “a blessed insult to not be liked along with Christ.” The inhabitants of Barcelona, ​​seeing in Peacock a great example of Christian asceticism, forced him, against his wishes, to accept the rank of presbyter. Then he left Spain and visited St. Ambrose of Milan and settled in the town of Nole in Campania, near the church and the relics of St. Martyr Felix. About his life here, Blessed Augustine wrote to his disciple in 392: “go to Campania, look at Peacock, so famous in his race, talents and wealth. Think with what greatness of spirit this servant of Jesus Christ gave up everything just to gain God. Look how he renounced the greatness of the light in order to embrace the meekness of the cross. See how he now turns the treasures of knowledge into the glory of God, those treasures that otherwise would have been lost if he had not dedicated them to the One who bestowed them.” St. practiced here. Peacock decorating churches with iconography. Oh St. icons says that he! - “an excellent way to teach faith and piety.” “Whoever sees an image receives an understanding of the truth of what is depicted, and through this image will saturate his thought with faith.” He also composed highly poetic church songs. He built a hospice house and cells for monks. He delved into the study of the truths of faith; conducted correspondence with his contemporaries, remarkable for the deep piety with which his letters were imbued. In 409 he was appointed Bishop of Nolan. His disciple Uranius describes his pastoral life this way: “he tried to be more an object of love than fear; anger did not disturb the peace of his soul: if it was necessary to show severity, he dissolved it with meekness. The poor man did not leave him without being listened to; He had fatherly advice for everyone, help was ready for everyone in need; His generosity to the poor brought him to poverty. Before his death, when he had already received St. Tain, he was told that for a dress for the poor they demand 40 pieces of silver; he answered with a smile: he will be paid, and in a few hours they will send him 50 pieces of silver from another place. Peacock thanked God, paid and died peacefully in 431.” Recollection of the Sixth Ecumenical Council, which took place in 680 † Repose of Rev. Gennady Lyubimsky St. Rev. Gennady Lyubimsky The son of wealthy parents of southwestern Rus', residents of Mogilev, Gregory, monastically Gennady 239, even in his youth felt an attraction to serve the One Lord: he observed fasting and diligently went to the church of God. The parents, tired of life, were dissatisfied with such actions of their son. “Why do you,” said his mother, “as a churchman, go to church every now and then? You shame and disgrace us.” Grigory decided to secretly leave his parents' house. Having taken off his rich clothes, he gave them to a beggar, and begged him for his rags, and in these rags he went to Moscow. In the dense forests, on an unknown road, the young man had to experience many different anxieties, including fear from animals. In Moscow, he walked around its holy places, bowed to the saints of God and searched, but did not find, a monastery according to his spirit. Having met a God-fearing young man here, he went with him to worship the Novgorod saints and then to the river. Svir to Rev. Alexandru. Both young men asked St. the elder to accept them into the monastery. The monk said: “You, child Theodore (Gregory’s companion), will lead the white-headed beast, and you, child Gregory, shepherd of the verbal sheep, go to the Komel forest to Cornelius, and he will guide you on the path; In our desert, labor is beyond the strength of young people.” After spending two weeks in the Svir desert, the wanderers went to the Vologda forests to visit the Monk Cornelius. “Why did you come here, to this poor desert?” – asked Cornelius. “We wish, Father, a monastic life,” they both answered. “You, child Gregory,” said Cornelius, “enter this wretched cell, and you, Theodore, will have a wife and children.” What the fathers said about Theodore came true. Gregory was tonsured and, with the name of Gennady, doubled his exploits. Due to troubles, Gennady and the elder moved to the Kostroma forests, to Lake Surskoe, and here, having built a cell for themselves, both lived as hermits; Having begged for land from neighboring residents, they themselves plowed the land and cut down the forest. In 1529, the Monk Cornelius returned to the Komel monastery 240; Gennady with six ascetics remained on Lake Surskoe. The swampy terrain forced people to work hard for it; the hermits dug ponds. At the request of Rev. Cornelius, the Grand Duke appointed to supply bread for the maintenance of the desert. The number of hermits has increased. Gennady built the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and another in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh. The monk labored tirelessly for the brethren and for the Lord: he wore heavy chains on his body and shared the labors of the monastery with the brethren; sometimes he chopped wood for the brethren and carried them to their cells at night; at other times he worked in a bakery or baked prosphora. His favorite pastime, according to legend, was writing to St. icons, and he decorated his churches with his labors 241. His instruction, offered on behalf of the spiritual elder to the novice monk 242, is known, precious as the fruit of spiritual experience and as a picture of the ancient monastic life. “If you came, brother, to me, a weak, sinful, rude and lazy slave, more sinful than anyone else in the world; if you want to live with me, a sinner, with the blessing of the abbot; if you want, brother, to be with God and surrender yourself in obedience to the Lord; if you want to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven and imitate the life of St. fathers, - I, a sinner, accursed and unworthy, am not the creator of the work, but I heard from St. fathers, how a monk should live. First, you must love God and your brother most of all as yourself. The differences and advantages of your life, brother, are as follows: do not worry about vain things, neither about the living, nor about the dead, nor about your body, what to eat and drink and what to wear; have no gold, no silver, no horses, no worker, no other property; not to keep anything except necessary clothing; do not travel or walk from the monastery; do not drink either honey or beer, except out of need and then with blessing; do not make friends with the laity in anything, do not give them, do not take or ask from them, do not accept them into your cell. If someone from the world wants to take haircut or an elder or a wandering brother comes, then, with blessing, call him to his cell and speak properly, but do not allow idle talk. For church singing, go to the beginning and stand with fear until the end of the prayer; if you are able, do not lean towards the wall or the wing, do not lie on the staff, do not speak idle words; whoever is called to do what, do it. Science for everything; and the church is the earthly heaven. If we stand in prayer without fear, and are not guarded against idle talk and laughter, then we anger God even more. You must stand where they sing and listen to the reading and singing. Before lunch, brother, and after ephimon, do not eat or drink; do not leave prayer to drink water; drink until the prayers began. If physical weakness or some need comes during prayer, then with a blessing you can go out, but tell me why you are going out. If you do not hear the call to prayer or, while standing in prayer, do not make it to the beginning, take forgiveness from that; And why do you sing, after finishing singing, read it and then follow the cell rule. Standing in prayer with the brethren, “Lord, have mercy,” in one word with those with whom I am standing next to, bow also with him, for this is what the order commands... After the liturgy, go from the church to the panagia after the brethren, and not in a row, and say Psalm 144; If you said it in your cell, then say the Jesus Prayer. From the meal, go to the cell also for the panagia, after the brethren, one after the other, in silence; Do not stay at the monastery while going to church or to meals, nor stand at the door or window of an elder or brother. If you have business with an elder or brother, go to his cell after dinner or after vespers, with a blessing, but tell me why you are going. Coming to your cell after prayer singing or after lunch or dinner, you must make 12 bows, also for your deceased brother; if it’s a day when bows are not required, then up to the waist. Do handicrafts, brother, for the monastery, as much as you can, for your salvation; but do not work for yourself or for anyone else, do not sell to anyone, and do not hire yourself from a layman or brother. If someone has a special need and you want to serve your brother, then with your blessing you can. Do not engage in trade with anyone, do not sell or buy, do not take from your brother and do not give to him. Do not pester young brothers and do not make friends with them. Without a blessing, do not leave the monastery and do not wander around late, do not have empty conversations while sitting or standing in the monastery or behind the monastery, and do not walk around the monastery unnecessarily. In the cell, brother, there should also be no idle talk, no arguments, no anger in your heart; If you have anything against your brother, then humbly say so and make peace with him. If you hear from an elder or brother about my ignorance, then for God’s sake tell me about it alone in your cell, without shame - I am stupid and insane. Do not take other people's things for storage. What happens between us in the cell, do not take it out of the cell; but if you see or hear anything bad outside the cell, do not bring it into the cell. Know only the church and the meal and your cell. Whatever work they assign you, or whatever clothes they give you, take it. Whatever food and drink is provided at the meal, eat and drink. Don’t complain about anything, for God’s sake, remember the life of St. fathers... It is said: through many tribulations it is necessary to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Acts 14:22). Do not ask about worldly affairs, and do not talk about monastic affairs unless necessary. Don't ask about relatives and friends either. But you, Mr. Brother, know more than me... What the servant or elder will amuse you with, then eat and drink, without reasoning... If at lunch or dinner you feel unwell and you don’t want to eat what others are eating, and the serving brother asks: do you want this or that, answer him with humility: God’s will and yours be done; but don’t ask yourself... If you are healthy in body, do not sleep after the All-Night Vigil and Matins; if yesterday was monastic work, after Matins go to sleep, and after the All-Night Vigil do not lie down - for all the experience - this leads to temptation; work in prayer and in reading books; if you cannot read and write, work in handicrafts... If drowsiness and laziness overwhelm you, fight for God’s sake; if you cannot drive away sleep, accept the blessing and go to the cookhouse or bread shop and serve whatever they tell you... Do not slack in cell and church rules, except in great need, so that you may receive the proven crown that God has prepared for those who love Him (James 1:12). If you fell somehow, don't lie. Do not judge your brother for his shortcomings and do not rejoice, lest you yourself fall into the same thing, or into another hostile snare. Such is the union of love. Without it no virtue can be accomplished. If sorrow comes to you from anyone, blame yourself and endure for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. If someone humiliates you, or reproaches and annoys you, or accuses you of anything, or causes great evil, cast your sorrow on the Lord (Ps. 54:23), - do not scold yourself; You yourself should not annoy another, nor be angry, nor remember evil, nor envy. This is the love of God. The Lord said: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and pray for the misfortune that comes upon you and drives you out (Matthew 5:44)... If you feel despondent before lunch, when you are doing handicrafts, or learning by heart, or reading a book, then stand up for prayer; If you cannot overcome despondency by accepting the blessing, go to a cookery or bakery, and serve there with prayer, love and silence after the blessing. If you feel despondent after dinner or after Vespers, read books or go to an elder whom you especially trust, sit with him, and tell him why you came without idle talk, just don’t be idle. If a lustful thought comes, or a sleepy dream, or carnal inflammation, then save yourself by fasting, tearful prayers, handicraft, silence - work as hard as you can with prayer, but do not do your own will. If night insurance comes, then stand motionless in prayer and, raising your hands, say: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner, have mercy on me Thy creation... If you find nasty and blasphemous thoughts while you are standing, or sitting, or lying, or walking, do not pay attention to them, but pray to God with humility and zeal... With the brothers live smoothly, don’t seem very good. If your life is according to God, but so that your name does not appear above your deeds, be lower than everyone else in your heart, and the humane God will deliver you from the demonic slander. If you are saved by God from bodily defilement, be careful not to make a mistake - do not consider yourself righteous in your heart, but repeat with humility the prophetic word: I was conceived in iniquities and my mother gave birth to me in sins (Ps. 50:7).” This is how Rev. instructed. Gennady! Through the exploits of self-denial and God-thinking, the spirit of St. Gennady was purified to the point of insight into the secrets of the future. At one time he happened to be in Moscow with two of his students and visit the house of noblewoman Juliania Feodorovna, the wife of Roman Yuryevich Zakharyev. The pious noblewoman received him with love and asked him to bless her children: Daniel, Nikita and daughter Anastasia. The monk, blessing the children, said to Anastasia, “You, beautiful, fruitful branch, will be our queen.” And Anastasia was the wife of Tsar Grozny, a wife in the best sense. In 1549, the blessed elder Gennady was the adoptive father of the first daughter of the good Anastasia 243. At one time he stood in the court church, where there were many boyar wives. A poor woman enters the church with a child in her arm and another, whom she led by the hand. One noblewoman, looking at her, said: “This is the kind of poverty God gives children; We have something to feed our children, but they don’t.” The elder said out loud: “Don’t complain, boyars! live like a Christian and you will have children.” The words of the elder were fulfilled in all accuracy, both for good Christian women and for those who forget about eternity. Blessed Gennady became famous during his lifetime for the gift of miracles. Prince Boris Paletsky arrived sick at Gennady’s monastery. The blessed one gave him his staff and the prince became healthy. The house priest Vasily, whom the prince instructed to deliver the staff to the house, threw the staff into the water with proud disdain and found his wife dead, and he himself became sick. Feeling his sin, he made a vow to take monastic vows at Gennady’s monastery, and Gennady accepted him with love. Bishop Cyprian of Vologda and Perm also experienced the healing power of the monk, whom he loved and revered. He did not get out of bed for a long time, but upon the arrival of St. the elder could get up and eat food with him. When Cyprian asked Gennady to pray for his complete healing, Gennady answered: “your leg will not heal until the end of your life, it is your teacher about death.” Cyprian lived after that 5 years 244. Before the death of his Rev. Gennady wrote a spiritual will for his monastery. “My spiritual brothers and fasters! - said the monk; - My day is leaning towards evening and the ax is at the root: I am going to the judgment seat of Christ. For the holy commandment of the Lord, do not forget me in your prayers! looking at my tomb, remember my love and pray to Christ that my spirit may rest with the righteous. My children! fear God and obey your teachers in everything, according to the word of the Apostle (Heb. 13:17). Respect the saints, honor the Orthodox Tsar. All abbots are obliged to obey the king according to their spiritual conscience; and you, brethren, obey with all obedience the abbot, whoever is entrusted with the management of the monastery of the Savior. I especially ask you not to leave this place without the blessing of the abbot, out of hostility. Do not argue brother with brother, but please one another; Do not do the works of darkness; Let your life be according to the legend of St. fathers. As our father Cornelius wrote, this is how everything should be in the abode of our humility. I ask you, Abbot Vassian, not to leave the monastery with your zeal.” “My brothers and children! Do not violate our tradition in any way. Don't leave church meetings. The first abomination in the monks is not to come to church, or when you come to laugh, condemn, and to be lazy in cell prayer. Because of this, your body and soul weaken, and your work is wasted. The crafty Satan is ready to bring the monk to hell alive. I ask you, my followers of fasting, not to be lazy in monastic services, not to be burdened with labor. You feed on the labor of your hands. Do not complain about the abbot: a murmuring monk humiliates himself. Be attentive to the teachings, stir up the lazy, so that they do not shy away from God’s service. Chernets, without proceeding to St. Communion within six weeks, no longer a monk. Do not steal any monastery tools, do not take bread or vegetables outside the monastery at your own will. Do not keep food in your cells and do not take bread from the meal, unless due to illness. Let everyone have the same clothing and food. Do not overeat or get drunk at meals: this is an abomination to God and a disease of the flesh. Do not quarrel among yourself: according to the teaching of the scriptures, those who create enmity, blasphemers, and slanderers will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Careless monks are close to the abyss of hell. The righteous, having suffered a little and keeping the commandments of God, will rejoice forever. Christ brings like-minded people into His home. So, my children, try to walk the hard path, through the strait gate, in order to receive eternal life.” “I command the monastery ministers and workers not to be angry, not to quarrel, to obey the abbot in everything, not to offend the brethren either in word or deed, to carefully preserve the things of the monastery, and not to touch the property of others. Sin commits the soul to an unquenchable fire.” “My children! take care of yourself from everything unreasonable and remind others of our words. Work according to obedience without grumbling and worry. Do not be people-pleasers, but work faithfully and truthfully. Do not offend the peasants with violence. Don't be proud of the visitors; be content with last place; do not tolerate false words to the abbot and brethren. Be hasty in doing good. Learn good from St. Gospel and Apostolic Writings. Buy books for the monastery that would purify your mind and increase your knowledge according to the teachings of St. fathers. She who keeps the commandments of God and the faith of God will rejoice forever.” The blessed death of the Monk Abba Gennady followed on January 23, 1565 245. His relics were found incorrupt while digging ditches for a stone church in 1646, and now they rest in the aisle of this church, under a bushel 246. But the service to him was composed earlier than that time 247. RKP. life of Ave. Gennady, description. his student Alexy ca. 1585 in the general library. ist. No. 42, to the Synod. b. No. 929, in Imperial. b. No. 710. Extract from it in the prologue of January 23. The life of St. Gennady, described by his student Alexy - printed. in Yarosl. Eparch. Led. 1860 No. 31. In the prologue Jan. 23, with some additions. In the later edition of the life, more additions were made. In Imp. public library No. 710, except for the life “The Punishment of Gennady.” "The Legend of St. icon painters" in the original gr. Stroganov. This instruction is printed according to the RKP. XVI and XVII centuries by Mr. Nevostruev in materials for the history of the church. Kharkov. 1862 in the RCP. it has no author's name. But the Little Russian expressions found in it - parobok, uzimati, chi, together with the tense of lists, instructions, show that it belongs to St. Gennady, a native of Mogilev. Nikon. l. 7, 65. Tatishcheva book. 4, p. 272. According to the chronicles, Cyprian, otherwise Cyriacus, was dedicated in January 1547 and was at the councils of 1547 and 1551 (Karamz. 8 pr. 197, 246. 9 pr. 87). In the history Hier. 1, 350 the year of his death is not shown; and about his successor Joasaph it is said that he is mentioned in 1560, 1562, 1566. If Cyprian died in 1659, then Gennady was with him in 1555. This is how time is shown in the RKP. Life and Prologue. RKP. Saints "Ven. Gennady Abba, the head of the monastery, like the wonderworker on Sursky Lake, Kostroma and Lyubimograd, reposed in L. 7073 (1565) of the month of January on the 23rd day.” East. Hier. 3, 686, 687. Consolidated. about the monastery 553. RKP. Rev. service Gennady - in bib. total ist. No. 42.