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Holy Martyr Nicephorus The Lord leaves the proud and self-important, and gives strength and grace to the humble! In Antioch, the citizen Nicephorus had a great friendship with the priest Sapricius; but a quarrel and hatred arose between them over something. Nicephorus soon repented and asked for forgiveness from Sapricius, but he did not want to hear about reconciliation. Persecution of Christians began; Sapricius was one of the first to be captured and, after torture, was sentenced to death. Three times on his way to the place of execution, Nikifor threw himself in front of him. begging for forgiveness, but Sapriky turned away from him. Arriving at the place of execution, he suddenly denied Christ himself, thereby expressing the long-standing ulcer of sin and abandonment by God, and Nicephorus confessed himself to be a Christian and was beheaded (in 260). Saint Pancras, Bishop of Taurominis Pancratius, converted to faith by the Apostle Peter, was sent by him from the East to Sicily to preach Christ, and in the city of Taurominus he was the first bishop. The successes of the preaching embittered the champions of paganism, and Saint Pancras was secretly killed by them; namely, having called him to the temple of the god Scamander, they lowered him through a lifting floor into a cave and killed him there (about the year 60). Holy Martyr Peter of Damascus The monk, who lived in the 12th century, is known for his ascetic writings. Extracts from them, namely from memories to one’s soul,” were placed by the Monk Joseph of Volokolamsk in his “Collection of soul-helping fatherly instructions.” From what Peter writes about himself at the beginning of his book, we can conclude that he was distinguished by extreme non-covetousness. “I did not have a single book of my own, and never acquired it, but I took it from Christ-loving people, just like what I needed for the body, for the sake of love. Having read it with all care, he returned to the same things again.” He died from the sword, killed by the Arabs in 1157 - (See “Teaching about O.C.” Phil. Chern., part III.) Venerable Pankratius, Hieromonk of Pechersk His relics rest in the Theodosius Caves, in the Kyiv Lavra. It is known about him that he had the gift of healing the sick, and died peacefully in the 14th century. I remember the 28th of August for the second time. †Teacher Nikifor and Gennady Vazheozersky Recently, in the Zadnenikforova desert, a stone church was built in the name of the Monks Nikephoros and Gennady, the founders of the desert. The Monks Gennady and Nicephorus were disciples of the Monk Alexander of Svir, but one earlier, the other later. Both of them were the founders of desert life on Vazheozer; but one lived here as a hermit, the other founded a communal hermitage. According to the ancient service, professor. Gennady, he was the heir to rich property; but, having distributed everything to the poor, he went to the teacher. Alexander, who lived alone on Svir; The great hermit did not want to violate his solitude by accepting anyone into his cell: but Gennady’s zealous pleas forced him to part with his beloved solitude - Gennady remained a student and associate of Alexander. A few years later, prof. Alexander blessed Gennady to seek solitude elsewhere. Gennady set up a cell for himself on Vazheozero and here he labored as a hermit; Subsequently, he allowed two or three disciples to set up huts near his cell for silent prayer. Before his death, Abba said to his disciples: “In this place there will be a church and a monastery.” The hermit probably died on the 8th day of January 1516. Lecturer Nikifor came to the teacher. Alexander, already a monk and in chains, came when the monastery was founded on Svir; the great ascetic accepted Nicephorus and then looked with consolation at his exploits in the hostel” And if the teacher. Nikifor began to live with the teacher. Alexander in 1510, he lived under the guidance of the teacher. Alexandra has been in his monastery for about 7 years. In 1518, he asked the great Abba for a blessing to worship the Pechersk saints of God. “Go ahead and see the servant of God Kirill of Novoezersk,” answered the Abba. The obedient disciple fulfilled the will of the Abba. When he arrived on the shore of Novoozero, he, tired from work, fell asleep. Kirill, having finished the evening rule, hurried to cross the lake in a boat and woke up the wanderer. The amazed traveler asked for forgiveness. Kirill, bowing to him, said: “You bless me, - you were sent by the teacher. abbot and spiritual brother Alecoander to visit me, a sinner.” Nikifor realized who was talking to him. After that Nikifor spent eight days with the teacher. Kirill, enjoying his spiritual conversations. With the delight of joy, he returned to his Abba and recounted what he had seen and heard from the teacher. Kirill. “Now you can go to Kyiv, as you wish,” said Alexander. Having completed his pious wandering to Kyiv, the teacher. Nikifor, with the blessing of the abba, settled on Vazheozero, where the teacher labored. Gennady. This is near the village. Sermaks, where the parents of the teacher lived and died. Alexandra. Abba Alexander, of course, was pleased that there would be a monastery of prayer books so close to Sermaksa and they would pray for the peace of his parents. His sincere disciple did what pleased the great Abba. Little by little, he gathered lovers of desert life, built a church in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord and started a hostel. Here he labored until his death, which followed on February 9, 1550 67 . Over the relics of the teacher. Gennady and Nikephoros soon had a chapel built, with a tomb in it. The memory of the ascetics was reverently honored 68. The monastery was closed in 1764, but since 1800 its church has been assigned to the Svirsky Monastery, located 13 versts 69. RKP. life of the teacher Nikephoros of the Zadnenikforova Hermitage, extracted from the lives of St. Alexander and Cyril. East. Hier. 4, 128. 6, 999. 1000. The chapel with the tomb was also shown in the 17th century scribe books. and, moreover, in the monastery itself, and not near the desert, as it is said in the Dictionary of Saints, p. 208. Mixed. about the monastery page 423.