| Конечно, основные принципы, определившие облик надгробного комплекса преподобного Зосимы, возникли не на Соловках, а были порождены более или менее общими представлениями людей того времени о том, как должно быть оформлено место упокоения святого. И проведенное выше исследование свидетельствует, что сходные принципы с большей или меньшей последовательностью получили воплощение в формировании подавляющего большинства надгробных комплексов русских святых XVI – начала XVII вв. Alexander Melnik Museum of the Rostov Kremlin The tombs of saints in Russian churches in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries The saint’s shrine, which was undoubtedly one of focuses of the religious life, played a great role in the Mediaeval Russian society. Common people, princes, and tzars address to it their prayers asking for intercession. To have an idea how these shrines actually looked like i s of great importance for better understanding of several cultural phenomena. The earliest period giving us an opportunity of a proper reconstruction is the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, though no shrine complex has been preserved intact. Until recently an issue of the shrine complex as a whole has not been examined, each item was studied separately. The present paper demonstrates that the inventories of Russian monasteries with some data from the hagiography, chronicles and other documents provide a lot of information concerning the arrangement of the saint’s tomb. The paper deals with more than thirty of shrine complexes in most of the regions of Russia, which provide quite representative picture. In this period relics of the Russian saints either were kept in reliquary-tombs over the floor, or an empty tomb was displayed over the place where the saint was buried. Most of the shrines of that time were made of wood or stone, rarely of silver or of gold if the saint was especially venerated by the Grand Princes or Tsars. The reliquary-tombs could be situated in the naos of a church, as well as in the porch, in the narthex, in the podklet (on the underground floor), or in a special side chapel. Sometimes the saints’ tombs were put in special buildings named in the documents grobnitsa (tomb-chapel). Though the shrines could be situated in different places of the church, one may notice the preference of the location near the eastern part of the south wall, “on the right side” as the sources usually indicate. This part of the church was associated in Russia with the idea of‘Paradise’ and the Salvation on the Doomsday. |
| Right hand of Grand Duchess Elizabeth the New Martyr arrives in St. Petersburg from NYC Moscow, May 5, 2017 Photo: mitropolia.spb.ru A reliquary with the right hand of the holy New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna arrived in St. Petersburg today. The reliquary, which also contains relics of the holy New Martyr Nun Barbara, was brought from the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York by chairman of the ROCOR Synodal Youth Department Archpriest Andrei Sommer, reports the site of the St. Petersburg Diocese. The relics are visiting Russia by the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), first hierarch of ROCOR, and Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga. Photo: mitropolia.spb.ru The reliquary was greeted at the airport by Bishop Nazary of Kronstadt and clergy of the St. Petersburg Diocese and then taken to the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg. A moleben was celebrated before the relics in the lavra’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, after which all gathered had the opportunity to venerate the relics. “One hundred years ago in our glorious city the revolution began,” said Bishop Nazary. “Many people still welcome it as an achievement, and this means that atonement has not yet arrived in our society. I’m more inclined to call this event the great disaster that befell not only Russia within its present limits, but the whole territory of the Russian Empire,” he stressed. “This revolution marked the beginning of the division. The only positive value of these events is that the patriarchate was restored in Russia.” The archbishop called upon all present to contemplate the sad event of a century ago, and to pray to God and the martyrs to prevent such a thing from ever happening again. Photo: mitropolia.spb.ru The full relics of Sts. Elizabeth and Barbara are housed in the St. Mary Magdalene Monastery in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. St. Elizabeth’s relics were taken from Alapaevsk, Russia through Shanghai to Jerusalem, where she desired to be buried, in 1918. Her right hand was transferred to the United States after her 1981 canonization by ROCOR. The sacred relics will remain at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra from May 5 to 9, and at the Cathedral of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God in memory of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov from May 9 to 11. 5 мая 2017 г. скрыть способы оплаты скрыть способы оплаты Смотри также Комментарии Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s Condolences Over Mass Killing Of Christians In Libya His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent condolences to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and His Holiness Patriarch Tawadros II over the murder of over twenty Coptic Christians in Libya. His Excellency Mr. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President Arab Republic of Egypt Your Excellency, dear Mr. President, Please, accept my deep condolences over the atrocious murder of Coptic Christians, Egyptian citizens, in Libya. The crime committed by extremists deserves everyone’s condemnation. Radicals’ attempts to justify violence by religious motives provoke utter rejection. Following the path of terror, these devil’s servants try to disrupt the balance, maintained for centuries, of good neighborly relations between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East. I am convinced that the tragedy that has befallen the Egyptian people will leave nobody indifferent. A priority task of the whole world community today is to combine the efforts to oppose the inhuman ideology and give a resolute rebuff to this evil. Terrorism has no future, because people will never put up with violence, no matter what slogans it might use as a cover. I offer my condolences to the relatives and friends of those killed, I prayerfully empathize with all Egyptian people and wish them fortitude and spiritual strength in opposing extremism and terrorism. With respect and condolences, +KIRILL PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA His Holiness Theodoros II Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark in All Africa and the Middle East Your Holiness, With deep pain in my heart I have learnt about the terrible murder of over twenty Christians of your flock in Libya. No goal can justify this horrible crime. Using religious rhetoric as a cover, extremists commit atrocities unprecedented in their cruelty, seeking to sow panic in people’s hearts and to bring a split into the good relations between Christians and Muslims, which prevailed in the Middle East for centuries. It is my conviction that it is especially important today for the whole world community to unite and undertake most resolute actions to oppose extremism and terrorism. We as Christians should together bear witness to the Risen Lord Jesus Who has conquered evil and death. Then futile will be all attempts of those who serve the devil using the holy name of God to justify their criminal actions. In this grave hour, I stand in prayer with the Egyptian people. My sincere condolences go to your Holiness, the clergy and flock of the Coptic Church, and the relatives and love ones of those who were killed. May the Lord give rest to the souls of the deceased in the dwellings of the righteous. With love in Christ, + KIRILL PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA 20 февраля 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Archive Vinnitsa people accord solemn welcome to newly appointed diocesan bishop, Archbishop Varsonofy 18 December 2018 year 19:09 On December 18, 2018, the clergy and parishioners of churches in the city of Vinnitsa, as well as the abbots and representatives of the three diocesan monasteries, gave a solemn welcome to the newly appointed ruling bishop of Vinnitsa, Archbishop Varsonofy. The meeting took place in the square at the church of the Epiphany of the Vinnitsa Community of the Elevation of the Cross. Archbishop Varsonofy of Vinnitsa and Bar was accompanied by vicars of the Metropolis of Kiev, Archbishop Damian of Fastov and Bishop Gedeon of Makarov. The people welcomed Archbishop Varsonofy with church hymns and exclamations ‘Christ Is Risen!’ A representative of the city clergy presented His Eminence with a cross, with which the hierarch blessed the faithful. A thanksgiving was celebrated, after which Archbishop Damian read out the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Synod’s resolution of December 12, 2018 (Minutes No. 72) on the appointment of Archbishop Varsonofy as ruling bishop of the diocese of Vinnitsa. The choir and people sang ‘Many Years’ to His Eminence. His Eminence Varsonofy addressed his flock, thanking them for the warm welcome, common prayer and support. He also stressed that he was not going to interfere with the Vinnitsa Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration, which has been occupied by Metropolitan Simeon (Shostatsky) who has diverted into the schism, but he will, he said, seek to solve legally the problem of returning the church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. ‘We are people of Christ, and we do not say in words that we love one another but we should testify to it by our whole life. Evil can be overcome only by love. And I call upon you all, dear fathers, brothers and sisters, to be aware in this hard time that it is only with the help of God that we will be able to rectify the situation so unpleasant for us’, the archbishop said, adding, ‘We will not capture anything by force, nor press him (Metropolitan Simeon) but we will ask and pray for him. Because the most important thing for us is to preserve the true faith. Truth and faith – how important they are for our salvation! Not the cathedral nor the wall is what we need but faith, prayer and love for each other’. The hierarch asked for people’s prayer and support ‘so that I could perform my ministry zealously, in purity and immaculacy’, and thanked the city clergy for their courage in defending the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. After the archbishop’s homily, the clergy of the Vinnitsa diocese were invited to a general assembly, report the Pravoslavnaya zhizn portal and the official site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Patriarchia.ru/ DECR Communication Service Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Holy Synod calls upon Primates of Local Orthodox Churches to initiate pan-Orthodox discussion on the church situation in Ukraine 14 September 2018 year 20:29 On 14 September 2018, at its extraordinary session , the Holy Synod adopted a statement concerning the uncanonical invasion of the Patriarchate of Constantinople of the canonical territory of the Russian Orthodox Church. “The unilateral, uncanonical actions of the See of Constantinople in the territory of Ukraine, committed while ignoring completely the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, indicate a direct support for the Ukrainian schism. It constitutes a great temptation among the millions-strong flock of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that the Patriarchate of Constantinople, considering itself to be the Mother Church for the Ukrainian Church, gives to its daughter a stone instead of bread and a serpent instead of a fish (cf. Lk. 11:11),” the statement reads. The document notes that “in this critical situation, when Constantinople has practically refused to resolve the matter by means of dialogue,” the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to suspend the liturgical prayerful commemoration of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and the con-celebration with hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. “In the event that the Patriarchate of Constantinople will continue to carry out its uncanonical activities in the territory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, we will be compelled to completely break off the Eucharistic communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. All the responsibility for the tragic consequences of this division will lie personally with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and the hierarchs supporting him,” the statement says. Being aware that the current situation puts in jeopardy the whole world Orthodoxy, the members of the Synod asked the Local Autocephalous Churches for support and called upon the Primates of the Churches “to fully realize our shared responsibility for the fate of the world Orthodoxy and initiate a fraternal pan-Orthodox discussion on the church situation in Ukraine.” Patriarchal Press Service Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Later that day, the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church visited the Rila Patriarchal Monastery, the largest one in Bulgaria, in which they venerated the relics of the founder of the monastery, St. John of Rila, and other monastery’s shrines. Metropolitan Tikhon was welcomed by the abbot of the Rila Monastery, Bishop Eulogius of Andrianople. In the evening, Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria A. Makarov gave a dinner in honour of the delegation at his residence. It was also attended by Bishop Gerasim of Melnish, Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and Hieromonk Meletius, assistant rector of Sofia Theological Academy. On the commemoration day of St. Serahim, February 26, Metropolitan Tikhon celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the St. Nicholas church of the Sofia Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was assisted by a great assembly of the Bulgarian clergy. There were numerous parishioners. Present at the service were also Ambassador A. Makarov and V. Gusev, a counsellor of the Russian embassy. The Gospel was read in the Bulgarian language. During the Prayer of Fervent Supplication, petitions were lifted up for the unity of the Orthodox Church and safeguarding it from divisions and schisms. After the service, Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), rector of the ROC representation, addressed the congregation. He asked to convey words of cordial gratitude to Patriarch Neophyte for giving his blessing upon the Bulgarian hierarch and clergy to concelebrate on that festive day, and presented the celebrants with icons of St. Seraphim. ‘Many Years of Life’ was sung to the Bulgarian and Russian peoples and all the present in the church. After that, Metropolitan Tikhon led the faithful in a thanksgiving at the relics of St. Seraphim in the crypt of the St. Nicholas church. The anointing with the holy oil from the relics of St. Seraphim lasted in the crypt for the whole day. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Russian monastery on Mt. Athos commemorates deceased soldiers of WWII Holy Mount Athos, May 11, 2015 On May 9, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism, a litia for repose of the deceased Orthodox soldiers was served at the Russian St. Panteleimon’s Monastery on Mt. Athos. According to the report by the Afonit.info website, a memorial service was celebrated in the monastic chapel of rest, where monks departed this life who served in the Great Patriotic War (Second World War) are especially commemorated. According to Schema-Archimandrite Jeremiah (Alekhin), Abbot of the St. Panteleimon’s Monastery, in 1941 fascism threw a challenge to the whole of the human race. Nazism is the greatest evil invented by the demonic mind in order to destroy all of what is good and pure in the world, to profane and annul the basics of the Christian love. That is why the war into which the Russian people entered in 1941 was a great heroic deed that cannot be overestimated. The Russian Orthodox Church then called upon all its faithful members to stand up staunchly to defend not the Soviet government, nor the Communist regime or atheism, but to defend their motherland which was baptized in the Dniepr [River] by Holy Prince Vladimir, defended from the German invaders by Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky, and called upon for struggle with Mamai by Holy Prince Dimitry Donskoy. We should not forget that the Victory Day in 1945 virtually coincided with the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. Such coincidences cannot be meaningless. So it is appropriate to address you on this day with the Paschal greetings: Christ is Risen! Happy Victory Day! Schema-Archimandrite Jeremiah knows what fascism is like by his own experience and well knows the price of victory. In 1941 he was forcibly taken to Germany where he underwent backbreaking labor, starvation, and inhuman living conditions. In captivity, 28-year-old Yakov Alekhin learned to pray. According to him, prayer comes to a man in trouble, when it seems that hope itself is dying; then prayer becomes the only thread of salvation from despair. There he decided to become a monk, should the Lord vouchsafe to keep him alive. Father Abbot recalls the generosity of common German people, how German women gave them bread through the barbed wire. Fr. Jeremiah says he will remember the taste of that bread forever. In his view, the monstrous ideology made the German people instruments of infernal, misanthropic aims. But this nation is kind-hearted by nature. According to Schema-Archimandrite Jeremiah, Victory Day is not the day marking the victory over the German nation, but the victory over the evil, hatred, diabolical pride, and death. 13 мая 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson Скачать epub pdf HAWAWEENY, RAPHAEL HAWAWEENY, RAPHAEL, bishop, missionary (8 November 1860–27 February 1915). Born in Damascus, Syria, Raphael Hawaweeny was the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in America. After completing studies at the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Halki Theological School, he was ordained deacon and entered the Kiev Theological Academy. After graduation in 1894, he was appointed professor of Arabic language and literature at the Kazan Theological Academy by the Holy Synod. At this time, the Arabic-speaking community in the United States was growing rapidly, and a Syrian Orthodox Benevolent Society was organized in New York City in 1895. The president, Dr. Ibrahim Arbeely, contacted Hawaweeny about the needs of the fledgling community, whereupon the latter was ordained to the priesthood in Russia and was elevated to the rank of archimandrite. This occurred so that he could serve Arab-Americans in the United States; and he proceeded there accompanied by two other “Syro-Arabs” who had been in Russia. Archimandrite Raphael was placed in charge of the whole of the Syrian Mission, and organized St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn. His extensive travels throughout the United States led to the establishment of many other parishes, and by 1898 he published a large Arabic liturgical book (q.v.). In 1901 he was twice elected bishop by the Holy Synod of the Church of Antioch, if he would but return to Syria, but he deferred to his missionary work in the New World. After the approval of the Holy Synod of Russia Bishops, Tikhon Belavin (q.v.) and Innocent Pustynsky consecrated him Bishop of Brooklyn. Bishop Raphael’s work was by no means limited to Arab-Americans, and he actively assisted Archbishop Tikhon. For example, he prepared the agenda for the historic first All-American Council at a clergy conference and also consecrated the new grounds of St. Tikhon’s Monastery and Orphanage in Pennsylvania. He was the founder of the magazine, Al-Kalemat, in 1905-still published today by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese (q.v.) as The Word. He issued edicts to explain the complexities of the American religious scene to his people. At the time of his death thirty Syrian Orthodox parishes had been established in the United States with approximately 25,000 faithful. A proposal for Bishop Raphael’s canonization was recently presented at the Patriarchate of Antioch. Читать далее Источник: The A to Z of the Orthodox Church/Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson - Scarecrow Press, 2010. - 462 p. ISBN 1461664039 Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Cyrenia Commemorated on March 2 The Hieromartyr Theodotus, a native of Galatia in Asia Minor, was Bishop of Cyrenia in Cyprus. During a time of persecution against Christians under the impious emperor Licinius (311-324), Saint Theodotus openly preached Christ, calling on the pagans to abandon idolatry and turn to the true God. Sabinus, the governor of Cyprus, ordered that Bishop Theodotus be arrested and brought to trial. When he heard about this order, the saint did not wait for the soldiers to be sent after him, but immediately went to the governor saying, “I, whom you seek, am here. I have shown myself in order to preach Christ my God.” The governor ordered that the saint be beaten without mercy, suspended from a tree, raked with sharp implements, and then be taken to prison. Five days later Saint Theodotus was brought to the governor, who presumed that after his tortures the bishop would prefer to renounce Christ, rather than endure new sufferings. However, Saint Theodotus did not cease to preach about Christ. At first they put the saint on an iron grate, under which they lit a fire, and then hammered nails into his feet and let him go. Many witnessed the sufferings of the martyr. Astonished at the saint’s endurance and his divinely-inspired speech, they came to believe in Christ. Learning of this, Sabinus gave orders to stop the torture and throw the saint into prison. During the reign of Saint Constantine the Great (May 21), the freedom to confess their faith was given to all Christians, and among those set free from prison was Saint Theodotus. The saint returned to Cyrenia and after two years serving as bishop he peacefully fell asleep in the Lord in about the year 326. Troparion — Tone 4 By sharing in the ways of the Apostles,/you became a successor to their throne./Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God;/by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood./Hieromartyr Theodotus, entreat Christ God to save our souls. Kontakion — Tone 3 You denounced the depths of false belief./With the Orthodox faith you wounded the delusion of idolatry./As a godly, whole burnt sacrifice,/You refreshed the ends of the earth with your wonders!/O holy hierarch Theodotus, our father,/Entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy! Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Russian Orthodox Church delegation arrives on Mount Athos for commemoration of St. Panteleimon Mt. Athos, August 10, 2015 An official pilgrims’ delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church has arrived on Holy Mount Athos for the commemoration day of the Protomartyr and Healer Panteleimon, the holy patron of the Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon. By the Holy Synod decision the delegation included Metropolitan Ignaty of Vologda and Kirillov (head of the delegation), Bishop Clement of Irpen and S. Monakhov, a staff member of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR). Upon their arrival on Mount Athos, the delegation visited the Protos Administration where they were received by the Protoepistas Father Paul and members of the Holy Epistasia, the body that exercises executive power on Athos. Participating in the meeting was also Hieromonk Kirion (Olkhovik), representatives of the St. Panteleimon Monastery to the Holy Community, the governing body of Athos. Metropolitan Ignaty and Bishop Clement informed the Holy Epistasia members about the situation of the Orthodox Church in Russia and Ukraine and answered their questions. Discussing the situation in Ukraine, Metropolitan Ignaty said that the whole Russian Orthodox Church prayed for peace and termination of bloodshed in Ukraine. Speaking on behalf of the Holy Community, Father Paul said that prayers for the restoration of peace in Ukraine are lifted up in all the monasteries on Holy Mountain. Father Paul also noted that the Holy Community set up a special commission for preparing the celebrations to mark next year the millennium of the Russian monasticism on Athos. On June 17, 2013, the commission members were received by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. On the same day, a regular joint meeting of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Holy Community special commission took place at the DECR. Father Paul expressed the conviction that these joint meetings would help prepare the millennium celebrations in a more productive way. Later that day, the pilgrims delegation venerated several Athonite shrines and returned to the St. Panteleimon Monastery for the festive liturgy in honour of St. Panteleimon. This year, over 500 pilgrims came to the Russian monastery on Mount Athos for the St. Panteleimon Day from Greece, Russia, Ukraine Georgia, Serbia and other countries. 10 августа 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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