Svet Feodosius Chernigovsky. The day of memory of St. Feodosia Archbishop Chernigov (the memory of Adam's Exile. Forgiveness Sunday). Story with Blocade Leningrad

Yeletsky Chernigov Temple of the Assumption of the Virgin

A few years ago, the Harkovchan Group went on a big trip across Ukraine and overcame 3,500 km. On the way, one of the first cities filled with Russian ancient shrines was the handsome of Chernigov.

At first, the road itself led us to Yeletsky (Yelsky) Assumption Monastery, which is on the Bolden Mountain. The abode was founded in the XI century the Grand Duke of the Chernihiv Svyatoslav Yaroslavich on the advice of the taught here in 1069-1072. The founder of the Russian monasticity of the PRP. Anthony of Pechersk. In antiquity, the monastery was great, rich and landscaped, but in the future it was destroyed by Tatars and Poles. In 1240, he was burned in Batiem together with the city, restored in 1445 in 1579 and 1611, was destroyed by Polish troops. The monastery began to recover from 1657 under the Chernihiv archpastor Lazar Baranovic. The preinsies of the monastery at different times were persons, very famous in the history of the Russian Church: John Golyatovsky, Dimitri Rostov and Feodosius Chernigov (also referred to as Uglichsky).

The Cathedral Monastery Temple in the name of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1060, was updated in the XV century. and early XVII century.

Here in the iconostasa was the Yeletskaya Chernihiv Icon of Our Lady "unfavorable color", which appeared in 1060 near Chernigov on a her, which was also obtained. In the history of the Russian Church, the phenomenon of the icon on the tree was the first such miracle.

After the destruction of the monastery at the beginning of the XVII century. Icon was lost. In 1676, Brothers Matvey and Nikita for the name Kozel (goat) were brought here from Vladimir the accurate list of the Yelets image, which was bought by KN. K. Ostrogsky and donated to the monastery. The ancient Yesette Chernigov Icon was considered the one, which in 1579 the descendants of Svyatoslav Chernigov, KN. Baryatyatinski was taken to Moscow, and in 1687 in the Crimean campaign. Dying Daniel Baryatinsky on the way back (in the same year) icon was given to the Kharkov Assumption Cathedral.

The celebration in honor of Yelets Chernihiv Icons was committed on February 5, that is, the 18th on a new style. After years, the memory of St. Theodosia Chernigov began to read the same day.

Icon of the Mother of God Yeletskaya Chernihiv

Under the monastery temple in honor of SVV. APP. Peter and Paul and the bishops were hedzky caves, focused on prep. Anthony Pechersk. The location and device of these caves are similar to Kiev. In the west of the monastic bell tower there was a wooden house, where the beam was located under the ceiling with an inscription carved: "PRP. Feodosij Uglitsky, Archimandrite 1688. " This beam was in Sv. Feodosia.

On the Bolden Mountains, we rose to the 58-meter bell tower of the Cathedral Trinity Cathedral, built in 1775 by the project of Rastrelli. Rastrelli Monument, in particular, what is the architect of the Assumption Cathedral project in Kharkov.

Trinity Cathedral of Chernigov

The Tricky Cathedral itself was laid in 1679 on the German project of John Baptist from Vilna. In the right of the Cathedral, the Cancer of the Holy Wonderworker Theodosius of the Uglitsky and Chernigovsky is now. A wooden house, which has more than three hundred years, where the Great Feodosius lived, to this day remains on the territory of the Yeletsky Monastery.

In the Trinity Cathedral, we also bowed to the icon of the Chernihiv Virgin - the second miraculous icon of Chernigov, throughout the honor, along with the Icon of the Yelskaya Mother of God.

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Saint Feodosius Archbishop Chernigov was born in the early 1630s in the Podolsk province. He came from the ancient nobility of Polonitsky-Uglitsky. His parents were Ieria Nikita and Maria.

Saint Feodosius Archbishop Chernigovsky. Icon

The Feodosia, who distinguished with childhood with meekness and adjacent to prayer, natural abilities were revealed in the Kiev-fraternal board at the Kiev Epiphany Monastery. It was the heyday of the board when her rectors were Archimandrite Innokenti (Gizel), and then Igumen and subsequently Archbishop Chernigov - Lazar (Baranovich). Among his mentors were the Hieromons of the Epiphanas (Slavinetsky), the Hieromona of Arseny (Satanovsky), Bishop of Belarusian Feodosius (Baevsky), Hegumen Feodosius (Safonovich) and Reloji (DZIC). Comrades of St. Feodosia on the collegium were future outstanding shepherds: Simeon Polotsky, John Golyatovsky, Anthony Radzivilovsky, Varlaam Yasinsky.

At that time, the Kiev-fraternal Epiphany was the main center of the struggle of Orthodoxy against the attacks of the Catholic clergy, Jesuits and Uniats.

The future saint accepted the inhang village in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra named Feodosiya, in honor of the Reverene Feodosius Pechersk. By Kiev Metropolitan Dionisia (Balaban), he was put by the archicalacon of the Kiev-Sofia Cathedral, but soon he left for the Kratytsky monastery of the Chernihiv diocese under Baturin, expecting a strict inochetic life. There he accepted San Hieromonach.

In 1662, Feodosius was appointed Igumen of the Korsun Monastery of the Kiev Diocese, and in 1664 - the abbot of the ancient Kiev-Vedubitsky monastery. This abode was in the hands of the uniats and was completely broken. But Saint Feodosia due to energy and perseverance managed to quickly revive the monastery. He created an excellent choir, which was famous not only in Malorus, but also in Moscow, where Saint Feodosius in 1685 sent his singers.

When you look at the history of this monastery, it seems that some special staic role is prepared. Lost SVT. Feodosia she had to survive a difficult period. Nowadays, she is captured by the self-slippers of Kiev Patriarchate.

Having built Lazarus (Baranovich) called Hegumen Feodosius "Sheepdown of the herd of Christ, who has learned humility." Becoming in 1679 by the location of the Kiev Metropolis, remaining in Chernigov, he appointed Feodosia to his Kiev governor. In this capacity SVT. Feodosius in 1685 was sent to Moscow. As a result, the most important event occurred: the reunion of the Kiev Metropolis with the Russian Church.

In 1688 SVT. Feodosius was appointed to the Yelets Monastery in the place of the Honor Archimandrite Joranica (Golyatovsky). It was since then that Saint became constantly connected with Chernigov.

The saint was pretty to work well in the Eleset Residents devastated by Jesuits and Dominicans. For several years, the monastery restored welfare. Yeletsky Archimandrite provided a significant assistance to the Holy Lazar. For example, he participated in the compilation of the Cathedral response to the Moscow Patriarch Joachim on his questioning certificates about the attitude of the Kiev Metropolis for the Florentine Cathedral. When the Patriarch was not satisfied with these answers, Batienka Igumen, Saint Dimitri, was sent to Moscow at the beginning of 1689 (Tuttal) - the future Metropolitan Rostov. SVT. Feodosius traveled with him as a representative from the Holy Lazarus. He was entrusted to convey a response letter to His Holiness and urban explaining all misunderstandings between Moscow and Kiev. At the same time, the commission, this Archimandrite Feodosius, should have indicated him as a trustee, which deserves special attention from the Patriarch and the Moscow government.

Last soverees Peter I and Patriarch sent from the people of the People with Hoping Lazarem and Hetman, was indicated on the high advantages of the future of the saint: "Proven archimandrite, the husband of good, decorated with the virtues of the monastic life, which he has been experienced by the monasteries, fulfilled fear God and spiritual experience, enlightened, very diluted to church adultery, is able to manage the department of the Department and Diocese Chernihiv. "

September 11, 1692 St. Feodosius, handing a personally signed swirl promise "Archbishop of Moscow and All Russia and all Northern countries of Patriarch" Adrian, was nailed by Archbishop Chernigov and Novgorod (Novgorod-Seversk). On September 13, he was dedicated to the Archbishops in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. In the issued sv. Theodosius in his own request of a posterior royal diploma, confirming the right of Chernihiv archbishopov, was indicated by the dependence not from the Kiev Metropolitan, but from the Moscow Patriarch.

To SVT Feodosia appealed for help and advice not only Orthodox, but also the faces of other confessions. He particularly patronized Chernihiv spiritual schools, invited scientists from Kiev, among whom was John John (Maksimovich). It was him, then the governor of the Bryansky Sven Monastery, called SVT. Feodosius, feeling the approach of his death, and put Archimandrite of the Chernihiv Yezky Monastery.

Subsequently, the future Metropolitan Tobolsky and All Siberia John (Maksimovich) built over his coffin in the Chernihiv Borisoglebsky Cathedral behind the right-wing tray, a brick arch with a praise inscription in verses in gratitude for his wonderful healing from a gravily disease.

Saint Feodosius Archbishop Chernigovsky. Wood. Thread. End of the XIX century.

The glorification of St. Feodosia was accomplished on September 9, 1896, on the eve of the 200th anniversary of his death. About 150 thousand pilgrims arrived at the great reverence of the Chernihiv Saint, about 150 thousand pilgrims arrived at the celebrations in thirty thousandthly Chernigov. The definition of the sacred synod reads: "In the blissful memory of the confugee Feodosia, the Archbishop of Chernigovskago, to rank with the saints, the grateful of God of the Orthodoxy, and the imperishable body to recognize him with holy relics. The memory of the saint is celebrated on February 5 and on the opening day of the relics of the saint, and for the celebration of the opening of the relics of the saint, in perfecting the highest will of the sovereign of Emperor Nicholas II, appoint 9 day of September 2,896. " (respectively, February 18 and September 22 for a new style. -Avt..)

Sakharozavodik N. A. Tereshchenko, the one that gathered, like V. Tretyakov, the collection of Russian painting (now the Kiev National Museum of Russian Art), presented a silver sarcophage for the relics. Cancer with the relics of Feodosia was solemnly postponed from Borisoglebsky to the Cathedral of the Savior-Preobrazhensky Cathedral and was placed in the sarcophagus. A year later, worship the relics of St. Feodosia arrived from St. Petersburg about. John Sergiev (Holy Righteous John Kronstadsky) and spent two days in Chernigov.

After the October coup in 1917, the unwanted power of the saint served as a reason for the "debunking of Popov miracles." But misfire came out. "Military-urgent telegram. Head of the Polysception of the Right Bank of Ukraine. Kiev. According to the resolution of the provincial congress of the Soviets 18/2 (1921), the relics of St. Feodosia were opened in Chernigov. An opening turned out to be extremely unsuccessful. The body was whole and hardened. Mass mood is tense. The medical expert commission issued a tendentious resolution. The Gubspolk requests Kharkov expulsion of the professors of archaeologists - the latter need to establish the soil composition of Chernihiv region. If there is (c) Kiev Required people inform and send (c) Chernigov. We carry out successful campaigning, an anti-religious week has been declared. For details personally, I will send the protocol of opening. Secretary of Glamoving (Sokolov). "

However, the mockery continued: the power of SVT. Feodosia (unlated!) Exhibited first in Ukraine, then in Moscow and, finally, by the end of the 1920s in Leningrad, where the Museum of Religion and Atheism began to work in the Kazan Cathedral. Here, after decades, in the early 1990s, the relics were acquired. Seraphim Sarovsky and SVT. Joasaph Belgorodsky.

By the end of the 1930s, in the ancient Saint Chernigov there was no longer a single church.

It should be noted that Chernigov was released from the German-fascist invaders on September 21, 1943, on the Day of the Nativity of the Virgin, on the eve of the holiday of glorification in the face of Svt. Feodosia.

Tell a striking story. During the defense of Leningrad, participants in the meeting of the Military Council heard the voice: "Request (pray) of St. Feodosia, he will help you." They tried to find out who was such aeodosius. The search led them to continuing ministry in the blockade town of Metropolitan Leningradsky Alexy (Simansky), subsequently Patriarch Moskovsky and All Russia. The relics of the saint were transferred to the Nikolsky Cathedral, where the service began.

They say that the same night a heavy frost sought Ladoga, making it possible to deliver to the exhausted city of products, ammunition, live strength and technology, as well as evacuation of needed urgent export.

From the story, I remember the phrase "Road of Life", but few people know that Orthodox called her "expensive St. Feodosia."

They also say that immediately after the war, thanks to the personal participation of the new Patriarch Alexy I (Simansky) and I. Stalin's relics of SVT. Feodosia was returned to Chernihiv, where non-saturated acathists were already served. Majestic, duddy painting: September 15, 1946 Orthodox came out to meet the Feodosius who returned to the native city, his inequate relics. Predicted returned pre. Chernygovsky's Lavrentini (miscarriage, +1950) walked with a candle, like all monastic, like all the people who were not very much. The service in Trinity Cathedral was Easter, sang "Christ Risen!". The participant of the celebrations was excitedly told: "The Father of Lawrence ruled the chorus and the whole parade, the Vladyka served ... The Saint Feodosius served, and the Vladyka was a colleague. The relics were taken out to Ambon, in the salty place, put on the same place. We were all with big candles. It was an extraordinary service, an extraordinary celebration! "

The Trinity Monastery in 1962 was closed, the relics of St. Feodosia are lowered to the basement of the Trinity Cathedral in the tomb of Chernihiv bishops. And only in 1984, they again became accessible to believers.

The radioactive cloud formed on April 26, 1986 as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP, the city went around. Chernigov are confident that Svt's patron saint is saved. Feodosius. Also consider holy by their patron the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident. In 2009, the construction of the temple in Kiev was completed in honor of the saint.

Temple in honor of St. Feodosia Chernigov in Kiev

A new temple complex SVT has also been created. Feodosia Chernigovsky and in the Kiev Darnitsa, together with the temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "of all mournful joy".

The temple complex SVT. Feodosia Chernigov in Darnice

The temple is erected in honor of St. Feodosia Chernigovsky and in p. Petroishki Minsk region - the first in Belarus.

So for many centuries, the Chernihiv Saint Feodosius continues the love teamwork in the Orthodox people environment, which must be remembered by the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia.

The Blessed Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Vladimir in the relics of SVT. Feodosia Chernigovsky

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Saint Feodosius, Archbishop Chernigov, by origin, belonged to the rearprovsk nobility name Ulitsky1. Father Feodosia, named Nikita, was a priest in Malorus, the mother was called Marieu. Parents brought up their sons in fear of God and Christian piety; Under the influence of their instructions, he from the most young years received the departments of that piety, who were decorated with all his subsequent life. By nature, the meek, obedient and impressionable, Feodosius from the young years burned with flames for God and zeal to the Temple of God. Having received initial training in the family and there I learned to read and write, Feodosius was then given by the Father for further education in the Kiev-fraternal Epiphany School2. Here, under the influence and guidance of pious mentors, exercising in the study of the Holy Scriptures and St. Creations, Holy sought to arrange his life on them; Here he agreed and strengthened the spirit in the knowledge of the truths of the Orthodox faith and in the exploits of piety. And here, during school training, in the young Feodosia, the desire to imitate, as far as possible, equal to the lives of Rev. Anthony and Feodosia and other devotees of Pechersk, are these great prayer prayers and the heavenly patrons of the HerpRostol Kiev, under the fertile oxygen he lived and raised , and nonhisted, glorified detergents of which he constantly mature before him. Watching the watches of the favorite activities of Feodosia were prayer, the beydiness and reading of the Word of God. Here, the Holy Feodosius was well acquainted with church-party singing, in a singing school, arranged by the excreted Lazarra Baranovich. In general, the Kiev-fraternal Epiphany School, based on the maintenance and protection of the Orthodox faith against the attacks of the Polish-Catholic clergy and Jesuit3, led all the teaching in the strictly Orthodox Christian spirit, which the young souls of Pets were penetrated; He had among the mentors their true shining Orthodox spiritual enlightenment. There is no doubt that the Holy Feodosius received the highest and the best education for that time, which was to promote the full development of all the richly gifted abilities of his soul.
Soon, at the end of the upbringing in the Kiev-fraternal Epiphany school, Feodosius took a monasticism, which was still in the school I sought the flaming female shower soul. And so, in young years, this true devotee of Christ imposes anything all the benefits of this world, leaves a multi-member, a fussy world and takes the chase at the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra named Feodosia, in honor of the great devotee of the Kiev-Pechersky and the primancy of a hostel inherent In Russia, the Rev. Feodosia, whom he so reverently read and to the prayer concept of which he so often appealed during his studies in Kiev. From that time, the Strict-Mobilic life of Feodosia begins, in the near future the fame of him not only in the monota world, but also among the laity.
The humility and approximate life of the young devotee turned the attention of the ex-Kiev Metropolitan Dionysia4 (Valaban), which he put it by the archigitalon of the Kiev-Sophia Cathedral, where he had a nevertheless before removing Metropolitan Dionysius from Kiev, after which the governor of the Metropolitan Cathedral House was appointed. But, violated by a worldly bustle, life in Kiev could not satisfy the internal imposition of a modest ink to silence and the desire to stay in constant prayer communication with God. Therefore, the Holy Feodosius, inhabit love of the feats of piety and in the monochetic silence, soon left Kiev and settled in the distant, small Crupite Baturin monastery5, which was minted by the glory of the inochetic life, where he was dedicated to San Hieromonach. But no matter how hid formed, pious and active ink from the world, he still could not remain unnoticed by the highest spiritual authority. The Holy Feodosius lasted in the Cupitsky Monastery for a short time; He dramatically stand out from the environment of other brethren, his spiritual wisdom and a strictly moving, virtuous life, why, why was the hegumen of the Korsun monastery, the Kiev diocese, was appointed by the Igumen. The new appointment of Saint Feodosia satisfied his internal attractions. The Korsun Monastery, which was located on the river island, away from the worldly dwellings, in a picturesque area, quite corresponded to the desire of the Holy Privacy and the feats of piety away from the worldly bustle. And he himself served here a high example for the monastic life of the brotherhood, and showed a wise ability to manage the monastery. Therefore, soon he was translated into the reins of the famous Kiev Vestubitsky Monastery7. This ancient abode is shortly before the time was in the hands of uniations and Poles Catholics and ruined them. Most of the inkom scattered, for no one wanted to go to live in a ruined abode; The monastery buildings were in decline, some monastery lands are unfairly captured by the monastery. In general, the monastery needed in the inner, and in external improvement, and there was a lot of strength and decrease to restore it in the same form. But Feodosius did not fell in spirit and, with the help of God, successfully performed his work and led the famous ancient abode in former well-landscaping. He found out at the hetman of Malorussia, the strengthening of the Earth in different tracts and the permission of the king, after every five years to send his Chernets to Moscow to collect the alms and the buds of the royal grace, which they received in generous sizes. At the same time, he resumed monastic buildings and temples, and generally restored the exterior improvement of the monastery; He especially cared for a meselness and adoption of worship in the monastery: a well-known church singing, the Holy Feodosius formed such a beautiful choir in his abode, which he was famous not only in Kiev and in all Malorus, but became known in Moscow why Feodosiya, Inquiry from Moscow, sent there with singer as the organizers there singing. But even more attention to the work of this true devotee of Christ to restore the monochase density and streamlining the inner life of the vyubitsky monastery. Ignoraly fulfilling the duties of the chanting title, he served for the concept of a high example of a strict mobility life, attracting a lot of rescue seekers in his abode. At the same time, wanting to further introduce the spirit of true mobility in the Idubitsky in the inocities, the saint arranged at the monastery land, in Mozyr Uzende8, a small skete for those from the brethren who were looking for full privacy and harsh ascetic feats.
Although after the word of the Savior: "In the world, you will have grief; but be restful: I won the world" (Ioan.16: 33), Saint Feodosius, this is the correct Maewener of Christov, because of the slander and the envy of human, has undergone a lot Unjust griends and sorrow9, - but his mobilic life and wise leading in the inquires earned him by the general respect of the Kievan. In particular, the Holy Feodosia was distinguished by his favoring and attention and attention of the then location of the Kiev Metropolis, Archbishop Chernigov Lazar Baranovich10, who was previously his teacher and the rector in the Kiev-Epiphany fraternal school. In one of the letters belonging to this time, the presended Lazarus prophetic expresses his desire to "his name (Feodosia) was written in heaven." As a location of Shevskaya Metropolis, Saint Lazar prescribed Feodosius, who was then still Vyubitsky Archimandrite, his governor of Metropolis11. Then, when Malorossey was elected by the Kiev Metropolitan Bishop Lutsk Gideon12, then Lazar Baranovich, with a request for the approval of the choice, together with one venerable igumen, was sent by Feodosius, as a person who served a lot of Malorosi s Church13. This saint Lazar and other spiritual and secular ranks of Malororsia wanted, explicitly, put the Feodosia, as a person especially worthy and capable of top. At the same time, in Moscow, the Holy Feodosius found a royal gramatic about the permitting of an imagination monastery to send to Moscow to collect lawns. From that time, with every case, they appeal to the Feodosia of the Uglitsky, as worthy to take a higher place. So, by death of the Metropolitan of Kiev Gedeon, Feodosius was one of the candidates for the Department of Kiev Metropolis. Even earlier, by the will and wishes of the Hispanic Lazarus, returning from Kiev to Chernigov to the affairs of his diocese, he was called in Chernigov and was defined by Archimandrite of the Chernihiv Yeetsky Monastery14 to the place of the rector of this monastery, the famous Johnnicia Golyatovsky15.
The Yeletsky Monastery at that time was very poor and Sudden. There were few estates and spiritual economic articles, and in general, the Inaks endured much need in content. The new rector actively began to arrange the monastery entrusted to him. Immediately at the entry into their duties, he entered the hetman of Malorusia Mazepa16 with the idea that "Yelets Resident is scarce with stocks of bread and especially wood, so it is difficult to live with brethren, and there is nothing to live, because there are few subjects to help the archimandria," and The Mazepa, who did not differ in generosity in relation to the spiritual persons and the abode, fulfilled the request of St. Feodosia, from special respect for him, and he paid to the monastery of the village of Polelon. Also, others who had adeques, respect for Feodosia encouraged the charity to the monastery. Thus, with the Holy Feodosia, in the continuation of two three years, the Yelets Abode reached well-being, which fully ensured its existence. Taking care of the external landscaping of the monastery, the Holy Feodosius was no less that she took care of her inner well-being, on approval and maintaining true monastic life in it. In this regard, his most personal feats served as a highly instructive example for Yeetskoy Briat in the passage of the monotheal life.
Among these and other works of monastic, Feodosius was at the same time an active assistant to Archbishop Lazarus in preaching and, at the request of the archpastor, he ordered the economic and part of the diocesan affairs of his bishop home. Over the time of the Time of Holy Lazar, the Archimandrite Feodosius Uglitsky is prudent and wisely leads the case entrusted to him, and it was quite convinced that he could be his best assistant to manage the Chernihiv Diocese, and therefore, with the consent of Hetman, Malorusia, suggested him to go to Moscow to Patriarch Adriana17 with a request to determine his assistant. It was in 1691. In Moscow, he had long been heard of a virtuous life and spiritual wisdom of Feodosia, and therefore the Patriarch willingly fulfilled the desire to be respected by all the elderly St. Chernygovsky, and he notified the hetman of Malorussessia, the Saint Feodosia, with Praise.
But this help was not sufficient for the ending days their elder-saint. Execurated appreciation to Feodosia for the zealous participation of him in the management of the policy, His also wanted to see the Feodosius in San saint, to prepare the successor to prepare in him.
In 1692, he with the hetman turned to Moscow with written petings to the kings of John and Peter Alekseevicham and to Patriarch Adriana on the construction of Archimandrite Yeletsky Feodosiya Uglitsky in San Archbishop18, with both of them from their own name, which, "the presenter archimandrite - the Husband of Goodness, Decorated with the virtues of the monastic life, which leads from young years; is experienced in the management of monasteries, the fear of God and spiritual wisdom is enlightened, enlightened, very diverted to church adultery, is able to manage the department of the department and Chernihiv Diocese. " The petition of the respected elder-saint was desperately, and in the same year, Feodosius went to Moscow for Cahrotonia. Here on September 11, he was adopted in the bishop, and the 18th of the same month he was Hwirotonisan in the archbishop. The neglected archbishop stayed in Moscow for about two months, at the request of the Patriarch, who was respecting the feodosius with respect and exercised a convenient opportunity to detain him in Moscow for conversations and a joint committee of worship.
Great was the joy of the elderly Archupster of Chernigov Lazar Baranovich, when he saw his beloved assistant in St. Sana. Deep was happy with this and the flock, a reverently loved and respected St. Feodosia. Thus, the Chernihiv Church was attended by the Office of the two famous hierarchs - the pillars of Orthodoxy, who had disrupted the mercy of God about the world of all over the world and about the well-being of their horizontal flock. Meanwhile, the Feodosius and in St. San, helping the pre-liberated Lazar, and often completely replacing CSOs, retained the infinite love and devotion of his son, putting full obedience to his benefactor, without the consent of Chernygovsky's high grain, trying to act on his work Indication and grace.
But did not judge the Lord with the two great, famous pillars of Orthodoxy together to stand on guard of the flock of Chernihiv. On September 3, 1693, the great older archpastor quietly and peacefully passed away after the 36-flight department of the Chernihiv Diocese. The Saint Feodosius solemnly buried him, together with all Chernigov and from other places by the clergy in the Chernigov Borisoglebsky Cathedral, behind the left pollos.
Before notifying the king and the Patriarch about the death of the Holy Lazarus, the saint Feodosius went to the hetman of Malorus to notify him about a sad event. Together with him, he sent Hieromona to Pakhomy and some other persons to Moscow with the conveying of the king and the Patriarch about the death and burial of the Hoping Lazarus, with Hetman wrote that he had a grief and sadness about the lighting of Lazarus, and now finds consolation and repelve that The death of CSO, in an emergency time, that bishop throne was perceived by the pre-graded Feodosius Uglitsky, which his virtues can decorate the church and a skillful harm to arrange the affairs of the board of church.
In response, the king wrote that he would have the same royal mercy to have the same royal mercy, which he used the Holy Lazar; The Patriarch also wrote hetman that the ordination of the Archbishop of Feodosia during the lifetime of the archbishop of Lazarus, he refers to the special fishery of God, the grave to the Chernihiv Pethi, and asked the hetman as the son of the Church, helping the Htum Feodosius in his concerns about the Holy Church. At the same time, the Patriarch sent a "postric" diploma for the final approval of St. Feodosiya in the Chernihiv department as an independent archpastor, where, by the way, he speaks about him as a virtuous one, with a young year decorated with monochese in virtues and skillful in managing honest The abode, the full fear of God and the intelligence of the spiritual, the wisdom of the wisdom, the diligent guardian of church adultery, quite by justice, deserved the management of the house and the Diocese of Chernigov.
Remaining the sole archpastric Chernigov, the saint Feodosius about the deception of jealousy took care of the welfare of his flock, and even more than before, showed, the sorcelauny of all, the holiness of life, sincere love for moving, Christian mercy and love for all those who appeal to him. He shone with her good deeds and Christian virtues not only for the flock of Chernihiv, but also far beyond her.
In Moscow itself, his name has long been pronounced with special respect, since he has his spiritual wisdom and moral advantages allocated from the environment of all Russian hierarchs of that time. The landscaping of the Chernihiv Church, St. Feodosius in herself itself, for the passas, a sample of deep faith in the fishery of God, diligence to prayer and church worship, a meek of condescension to the disadvantages of neighbors and regity to their needs, why and acquired the unanimous shy love and respect for the flock. Until the last minutes of his life, he, as a true warrior and the ascetic of Christ, laughed in the glory of the Holy Orthodox faith and for the benefit of his neighbor. According to the apostle, he is "the Spirit of Plaplacee; \u200b\u200bLord" (RIML.12: 11) served; And for all those surrounded there was a "lamp, burning and luminous" (Ioan. 6:35).
Chernihiv's flock was aware that her archpastor, St. Feodosius, is the true slave of God, the faithful builder in the house of God, the guardian of the church is alert, the worker is a prayer, prayer and the concept for all before the Lord is a trusty. Particularly attracted to himself the saint of the heart of all his court - fair and gracious and was compassionate to the helpless and siema, for whom, with care to find the required truth, as well as generous, in the spirit of gospel, charity and Christian mercy.
In general, it was one of these public figures, which are only in the kingdom of Christ, who have time to do for a common good much more than the great and strengths of this world. "Be contemporary between them; not high, but follow humble; do not dream about yourself" (Rome.12: 16).
With the most thorough diligence, the saint Feodosius took care of strengthening in his ward of love for the lives of the mobility, which he loved from the most young years, and the high sample of which was everyone in itself. With this purpose, he diligently tried not only to support the monasteries that existed earlier in his diocese, but also to base new monotorous monasses. So, he founded the maiden so-called Petennik monastery19. The best monument of the deceic caringness of St. Feodosia about the landscaping of the inochetic monasses is his saint blessed diploma, given by the inkryes of the Petechnik monastery. Blessing with the love of Father Novososidated Abodeh, the saint commands the inkins "Virtue of humility and all of all the obedience" as a source of peace and the key to His, the Saints, and God's blessing.
Then, on the blessing of the saint, there was another monastery, in two versts from the city of Leend20. At the same time, on a par with concerns about the development of mobility and the disruption of the inhank abode in the Chernihiv diocese, the saint of Feodosius zealously took care of the creation and the beneficial of the temples of God21. Taking care of the moral well-being of his diocese, he focused on the clergy, trying to choose the persons with decent and capable people and all measures to strengthen the shepherd-educational activities of the parish clergy.
The saint of Feodosius also worked out during his control of the Chernihiv diocese and for the Affairs of Orthodoxy in Malorosseess, to unsubscribe into it a detrimental Polish uniate-Catholic influence and strengthening Russian nationality here. He also brought a lot of benefit to the Russian state by the fact that he was always able to, thanks to his moral influence, eloquence and Christian peace, reassure outbreaks of hot twilight Ukrainians and those guard the state from harmful and dangerous unrest.
But the saint Feodosius shone at the Department of Chernihiv not long shone. Only about 8 years old he lived in Chernigov: up to 5 years old Archimandrite Yelets, 3 years 4 months by Archbishop, and he independently managed the policy, on the death of Hispanish Lazarus Baranovich, about two years. Singing his closest death, the saint summoned in the Chernihiv of the governor of the Bryansky Sven Monastery, Hieromonach John Maksimovich22, and in half of 1695 he dedicated him to Archimandrite of the Yeletsky Monastery, who had never ceased to manage himself, preparing a decent successor to himself in the New Archprint . Shortly thereafter, the great lamp of the Church of the Russian Ugas. The end of St. Feodosia followed on February 5, 1696. Gorky mourned by orphaned detergent, the saint Feodosius was buried in the Chernihiv Chernihiv Cathedral Borisoglebsky monastery behind the right cleir.
Having completed his earthly ministry, the St. Feodosius did not leave his flock, amemptiously with his body in the cathedral temple, and from the very first days, he did not leave his blessing to his help from his very first days, the grace of God in abundant wonderful healing of his prayer Before God's republic. A number of wonderful manifestations of the grace of God, revealed by the prayerful concept of St. Feodosia, opened soon after its blissful death of his fertile healing from the grave illness of his successor in the Chernihiv department, the excited archbishop of John Maximovich. Eminence John hard ill is ill; The disease was quickly intensified, was nonsense. Suddenly, in the midst of the illness, the disturbed calls for himself to himself and makes an order immediately send the evening in his rest and read the service rule for him, and to prepare everything for him to serve him in the temple. The surrounding patient archpastor thought that he had, but were forced to give way to his present demand and fulfill his desire. The next day, to the surprise of all, and completely healthy, served the Divine Liturgy. Then he announced the surrounding that the day before he was the saint Feodosius and said: "Serve tomorrow and you will be healthy." In gratitude for its instantaneous, wonderful healing from the grave illness, the High Archbishop John Maksimovich at the same time was in honor of the aspects of God written on the then custom, "praise" 23, in which he calls him "Earth Angel and Saints, staying in the Serafima Flary." At his order, over the coffin of St. Feodosia was arranged then in the foundation of the Borisoglebsky Cathedral Temple, a stone cave with the entrance to it along a twisted staircase.
The striking miracle of the healing of the Holy John Maksimovich was the beginning of honoring St. Feodosia, as a gracious wonderworker and the ashes of God. Over time, this honor has spread far beyond the limits of the Chernihiv province, as a result of the new abundant manifestations of the grace of God from the healing reasons of St. Feodosia. These miracles were the more obvious and more importantly, which was often accompanied by the phenomena of St. Feodosia sick in a dream, and he ordered to pray, fast, serve prayers, etc., promising healing; Sometimes he instructed at the same time, I hadanced and left the one who came across something or sinned. So, one sulfur saint is in a sleepy vision and says: "Go to the Cathedral and challenge a prayer, and you will be healthy." The next day, a dumb, to the amazement, began to speak, and then, seeing the portrait of the saint in the cathedral, he recognized him in him in a dream of the ward of God. "Bless and forgive," says Saint the priest who confessed his sins and prayed for him in his sleep and prayed for the healing of the Son, with which she promises to heal the baby, which another day recovered. A woman, in the grave sufferings of the saint to the rescue and with a crying of him in the holy quarter, he says, Krotko turning and exhorted: "You did not thank you, it's not good. You will not taste to taste Easter. Try to compete in the Great Saturday." Another woman, with tears of the praised God and called the saint to pray for the recovery of her husband, the wonderworker gentlely says, comforting her and encouraging: "Do not cry, I'm clever God, and your husband will be healthy." And soon after that, her husband, who suffered from a painful illness of about a year, completely recovered. The saint is to one patient who called him, and only one word tells her: "Calm down," and her moral suffering finally cease. It is difficult to list all the wonderful healings committed by the prayer victim of St. Feodosia: suffice to say. that from all the ends of the Russian land they began to attract numerous crowds of the Bogomolers to his coffin.
For the first time, the body of St. Feodosia was gained imperfolded at 76 years after his blissful presumption on February 14, 1772, when it, on the blessing of the local bishop of Theophilus, was shifted in a new wooden coffin, and the first cypress coffin of God was riddled in parts to the Bogomoles. From the beginning of the last century, the reverence of St. Theodosia of the Uglitsky, as a fertile wonderworker, is particularly enhanced. Solva about him and about the miracles that expire from its relics, at this time it extends far beyond the limits of Chernihiv province, among the Orthodox various titles and conditions. In 1824, under the coffin of St. Feodosia, healing was made from the gravitory disease of the Chernihiv merchant-splitter Gorbunov, who after this moved to Orthodoxy and in memory of the wonderful healing of his own funds to his own funds the new coffin for the unchecked relics of the saint. Over time, at the Cathedral, a little-graveyard, more or less correct and permanent records of the healing, sufficiently proven and certified, began to be conducted. Since 1850, with Chernigov Cathedral, there is already a constantly detailed chronicle of miracles on prayers to the Holy Feodosius, as well as in some other places.
Meanwhile, the permanent rich confluence of the Bogomoltsev to the coffin with the relics of St. Feodosia, with the tightness and inconvenience of entry towards him, entered into the front part of the Borisoglebsky Cathedral of the Borisoglebsky Cathedral from the south side to the front of the Borisoglebsky Cathedral.
By the end of the past century, the name of St. Feodosia, as the Great Relief of God, the defender from the troubles and the misfortune, the delight of all evil the circumstances and a warm prayerman before God, was known throughout Russia, and, although only pahonoches were committed at the coffin of St. Revision was rewarded, as if already glorified by the Holy. West by the people of St. Feodosia, as a saint, numerous cases of wonderful healing from his rapid relevant, attracted attention and civil authorities, which was expressed in the adven report of the Chernihiv Governor for 1889, and this report, in turn, paid attention to the God of the Honor of the Sovereign Emperor Alexander Alexandrovich. In the view of this, St. Synod found the alone to begin the certificate of the body of the body of the saint and the wonderful phenomena committed during the coffin of it24. The body of the saint, despite almost a 200-year stay in a cave, not characterized by dryness, turned out to be impaired; At the same time, there were properly many cases of wonderful healing through the prayer appeal of the Holy Feodosius, they were examined under the oath of healed, their affinations and eyewitnesses25. In the mind of this San. Synod determined - "In the blissful memory of the confession, the Archbishop of Chernihivsky, rank to the face of the saints, the grateful of God, the famous and imperishable body to recognize his holy relics" and commit their solemn discovery, for which he did not slow down to follow the consent of the sovereign of Emperor Nikolai Alexandrovich.
The solemn opening of the relics of St. Feodosia followed on September 9, 1896. It was committed by an extremely intended Metropolitan of Kiev Joanniki, in serving six bishops and the Song of Archimandrite and Igumen and other clergy. The deterioration of God was moved from the Borisoglebsky Cathedral to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky and were transferred to the new cypress coffin and a new precious silver cancer; Here, under the sentence with a lot of lamp, they laid on the right side of the cathedral, where they are now. All the days of the celebration of the glorification of the newly waters of God are tremendous, the semi-redesky confluence of the people overwhelmed the city, with hot plea, referring to the saint Feodosius, asking his prayers before God and in a hurry to attach to his holy, imperious relics. The celebration of the glorification was marked by numerous wonderful healings and made a deep impression not only on the Orthodox, but also on the rank. Thank God, wondering his saints!
Tropear, voice 4:
It was always possible in the bishops, Saint Feodosie, was the same shone his herd, the same was the same in the eternal monastery: the throne of the king of Glory to get rid of us from those who were angry and to escape souls, our souls, and your prayers.
Kondak, voice 4:
Shepherds to the head of Christ worked by Christ, St. Feodosie, on the values \u200b\u200bof the spiritual, the feet of the verbal of your sheep, and the enjoyment of Christ the healing gift of Goti from the physical essentials of Body and the peasant and the faith with faith comes to healing your power. Moths, holy, about calling your name from the entrances of the enemy to escape our souls.

1 According to legend, this surname was assigned to one of the ancestors of St. Feodosia for the difference in the reflection of the enemy from the city of Uglich.
2 This is the famous oldest school in Russia, the foundation of which goes back to the end of the XVI century; Now - the Kiev Spiritual Academy placed in the Bratsky Monastery, on Podol, in Kiev.
3 Kiev-fraternal Epiphany School, serving the chief sender for the entire South Orthodox Russia, at the same time released a lot of famous fighters for the Orthodox faith from its walls within the South-Russian Church, who was undergoing incessant attacks of enemies - Catholics and Industrial Uniants, which , despite the Orthodox faith, recognized the departure of the Pope, and even more cunning Jesuits, the monks of the Catholic Order, who had a purpose for any means to approve the Catholicism and the primacy of Dad.
4 Metropolitan Dionysius managed Kiev Metropolitan of all no more than six months. He was appointed to Metropolitan in February 1658 and retired from Kiev in July 1658, although nominally continued to be listed by the Kiev Metropolitan.
5 near the town of Baturin, now - in the Chernihiv province, in 30 versts from the city of Konotop; Founded in the XVI century.
6 in Konevsky district, Kiev province. - St. Feodosius was appointed by the Korsun Monastery Igumen around 1661.
7 It was in 1664. Kiev-Vedubitsky monastery was one of the oldest and most important monasteries of the Kiev Diocese; founded at the end of the XI century; At the beginning of the XVII Art., During the Polish rule, it was Water, but then he was again returned to the department of Kiev Metropolitan; Today is a restrained men's monastery.
8 Minsk province. There was the island of Mikhailovshchina, who belonged to the Kiev-Vestubitsky monastery, where in 1680 and was founded and works. Theodosius of a small slate, whose governor was appointed by one of the strict devotees of the Vedubitsky Monastery, Hieromona Job Olinsky.
9 Especially a lot had to suffer St. Feodosia, according to Methodius, Bishop of the Mstislavsky and Orsha, who claimed the Kiev Metropolitan throne, and, because of his goals, slandered the saint together with the rebels of other Kiev monasteries in political ingregs and treason in the Moscow government; But the truth immediately enthusiasm himself, and the innocence of Feodosia was then clearly proven.
10 Lazar Baranovich - Rector of the Kiev-Epiphany fraternal school, since 1657, Archbishop Chernigov, prominent political and literary figure of Southern Russia, a preacher and a paramisturist against Catholics N Uniats; was very respecting contemporaries; sv. Dimitri Rostovsky calls him the "Great Pillar of the Church."
11 At that time, Metropolitan Kievan remained idle for quite a long time, due to political stem, as a result, temporarily managing it and was entrusted to the most respected archpastory of Southern Russia, which was Lazar Baranovich.
12 Gidoneon (Svyatopolk-Cartetinsky) - Bishop Lutsky, from 1686 - Kiev Metropolitan, died in 1690, known to gramites and messages to different spiritual persons.
The 13th Holy Feodosius, as one of the most honorable spiritual persons, was a representative of the embassy, \u200b\u200bwhich the cathedral, who eating Metropolitan, sent in 1685 to the newly elected election of election and with the invitation to adopt the throne of Kiev Metropolis. In the same year, the "precessive" and "in the Church of the Malorosiysk Honored" Hegumen Feodosius, together with Pereyaslav's igumen, John, Dubino, was sent to the kings of John and Peter Alekseevich and Patriarch Joachim with a request for the approval of the elected Malororsia Metropolitan. It should be noted that in Moscow at the time of the Malorus sent elected people not only so that they bring them there or another petition and appeared in case of petitions in these petitions, but with the goal to expose them before the king and the patriarch, as persons who are able and intended for supreme positions. So looked at it in Moscow, and there both representatives of the embassy, \u200b\u200bIgumen - Vestubitsky and Pereyaslavsky, were adopted as "people honored by the Malorosiysk Church." The result of this embassy was a great deal of joining the South-Russian Church to the Moscow Patriarchant.
14 Yeletsky Assumption First-class monastery in Chernigov founded in 1060 the Grand Duke of the Chernigov Svyatoslav Yaroslavich.
15 John Golyatovsky - the famous South-Russian preacher and the screening writer XVII century, first the rector of the Kiev-Mogilyan College and then Archimandrite Chernihiv Yeletsky Monastery.
16 Ivan Mazepa - Hetman Malorossiysky from 1687 to 1709, when he changed Peter the Great and Russia, rummaged to the side of the Swedish king Charles XII; In the same year he died.
17 Adrian - the last (10th time) Patriarch All-Russian, ruled the church from 1690-1700 g.
18 With regard to the fact that Theodosius was immediately erected in San Archbishop, this is due to the fact that Archbishopia was established in Chernigov's large Moscow cathedral, and the Chernihivsky department was then raised the first between other Archbishopians of the Russian Church.
19 The monastery was built by a widow Starubetsky Colonel Marieu Sulimova on her bought together with the late husband of the earth, called "liver" from where the monastery and got his name; now does not exist.
20 Lisher - now the commercial settlement of the Gorodensky County Chernihiv province, in 52 versts from Chernigov.
21 So, they were consecrated by the majestic temple in honor of the Holy Trinity near the Ilyinsky Monastery, and the temple in the name of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Domnitsky Men's Monastery (in 35 versts from Chernigov).
22 John Maksimovich - subsequently Metropolitan Tobolsky and all of Siberia, where a lot was bothering in the spread of Christianity among foreigners; Died in 1716. The memory of him is topically honored with the reverence of the ward of God.
23 "praise" this was written under the scenic image of St. Feodosia in the Borisoglebsky Chernihiv Cathedral, over the entrance to the stone tent, where the relics of the saint.
24 The survey was made by an extremely intended John, Metropolitan of Kiev, together with the local bishop of Anthony, with the rector of the Chernihiv seminary, with an arreater - a member of the Kiev spiritual consistory and two protocyereans from the local cathedral party.
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With the fader of Feodosius, Archbishop Chernigov, was born in the early 1930s of the XVII century. In the Podolsk Territory. It took place from the ancient nobleman of Polonitsky-Uglitsky. His parents were Ieria Nikita and Maria. The name given to the saint Feodosius with baptism remains unknown.

The piety of the parents contributed to the spiritual development and the good tendencies of the boy: since childhood he adjusted prayer and was distinguished by a meek character.

He joined the spiritual school, the so-called Kiev-fraternal collegium, at the Kiev Epiphany Monastery. The end of the 40s of the XVII century. There was a breakdown time of the board. The Kiev-fraternal collegium was at that time the main center of the struggle of Orthodoxy against the pressure and attacks of the Catholic clergy of Jesuits and Uniats.

During the years of study, the vocation of the saint to the monochable feat was finally determined. Free from time to take time he gave prayer, reading the Holy Scriptures and God.

It can be assumed that the Holy Feodosia did not have to go through the full course of the board, since during the ruin of Kiev Poles the board for several years ceased operations.

After receiving the formation, the future saint accepted the lead in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and was named Feodosius in honor of the Rev. Feodosia Pechersky (MEMORY on May 3).

Outstanding abilities and the high spiritual mood of the young ink were immediately noted by Metropolitan Dionisia Balaban, who put it with the archigitalon of the Kiev-Sophia Cathedral, and then appointed the governor of the Metropolitan Cathedral House.

However, Saint Feodosius asked the blessing to the settlement in the Chernihiv Diocese remotely by the Kratytsky monastery, near Baturin, which was famous for the severity of his charter. There he was dedicated to San Hieromonach, and in 1662 he was appointed Igumen Korsun Monastery of the Kiev Diocese.

In 1664 he was appointed by the rector of the famous Kiev-Vedubitsky monastery. This monastery was shortly before that was in the hands of the uniations that led it in full ruin. Holy Feodosius with diligence began to work, and, thanks to its energy and hardworking, quickly restored inherent life in the vydubitsky monastery. Taking care of church wellness, he organized an excellent choir, which was famous not only in Malorusia, but also in Moscow, where the Saint Feodosius sent his singers in 1685.

For a successful increase in the inocities in the spiritual life, Saint Igumen founded near the monastery, on the island of Mikhailovshchina, a small scene, where the buildings for the feats of silence could retire. The governor and the builder of the Skeit, he appointed one of the most stringent and zealous foreign monastery - Ieromonach Iova (Okalinsky).

In those years, Holy Feodosia had to survive a grievous test: along with other hegumen, he was accused of Methodius, Bishop Mstislavsky and Orsha, in treason to the Russian government and imaginary correspondence with traitors. On September 20, 1668, he was called to give explanations on this case. However, on November 17 of the same year, the slander was discovered, and the Saint Feodosius, together with others, was justified.

Especially assessed by the spiritual dating of St. Feodosia, Holy Lazar (Baranovich) and brought him closer to himself, calling the "sheep of the herd of Christ who had written humility."

When Bishop Lazar was appointed by the location of the Kiev Metropolis, he appointed the Holy Feodosia to his governor in Kiev, and remained in Chernigov himself. In this rank of Saint Feodosius, he took an active part in many church events.

In 1685, he participated in the right of a decisive voice in the election of the Bishop of Gideon (Four) Metropolitan Kyiv and, together with Hegumen Ieronim (Dubino), Pereyaslavsky was sent to Moscow with news on election. In Moscow, they were adopted with honor. The result of this embassy was the reunification of the Kiev Metropolis with the Russian Orthodox Church.

In 1688, St. Feodosius was appointed Archimandrite of the Chernigov Elezzan Monastery to the place of the archived Archimandrite Joranica (Golyatovsky). There he had to work much over the improvement of the monastery, also given to the ruin of Jesuits and Dominicans.

Since then, the activities of the saint is transferred to Chernihiv, where he becomes the nearest assistant to the Holy Lazarus (Baranavich), helping him in all the works on the management and landscaping of the diocese.

In 1692, on September 11, Saint Feodosius was solemnly Charotonisan in the Assumption of the Moscow Cathedral of the Kremlin in San Archbishop Chernigov.

Managing the Chernihiv diocese, the saint Feodosius especially took care of the spiritual enlightenment of his flock. He supported the old and created new inochetic monasses, among them: the Pechistical Women's Monastery, where he himself sanctified the temple. In 1694, they were founded by a Liektsky Skit, in the same year the saint was consecrated by the temple in the Domnitsky Men's Monastery, and in 1695 - the majestic temple in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built on the top of the Boldin Mountain, near the Ilinsky monastery.

Saint Feodosius supported the existence in Chernigov typography, which issued many prints of liturgical books.

In the Holy Feodosia in the Chernihiv Diocese, there is a special rise and strengthening of monocities. The saint paid great attention to the clergy and was strictly laying in the choice of candidates. He patronized spiritual schools, inviting scientists from Kiev, among whom was St. John (Maksimovich), the future Metropolitan Tobolsky. The latter became an active assistant and successor to St. Feodosia in the Device of Spiritual Schools.

The distinguishing features of the personality of St. Feodosia were - inexiting, peaceful, strict justice, a deep compassion for all who turned to him for help and advice, not only the Orthodox, but also to people of other confessions.

Feeling the approach of death and preparing a successor to himself, the saint caused Saint John (Maximovich), who was at the time the governor of the Bryansk Svensky Monastery at that time, erected him to San Archimandrite and appointed the rector of the heletic monastery in Chernigov.

In 1696, on February 5, St. Feodosius died and was buried in the Chernigov Borisoglebsky Cathedral, behind the right cleir, in the arranged crypt.

St. John Maksimovich built over his coffin a brick arch with a laudatory inscription in verses, in gratitude for the wonderful deliverance on the prayers of St. Feodosia's prayers from a gravily disease.

Feodosius, Archbishop Chernigov, Saint

Saint Feodosius, Chernigovsky Archbishop († 1696), belonged to the noble genus of Uglitsky. He was born around the 30s of the XVII century. (The worldly name remains unknown) in the family of the priest Nikita from the mother, named Maria. Pious, who reigned in his house, has beneficially promoted the spiritual development of the boy, from the young age he burned with love for God. Since childhood, he was distinguished by meekness and adjacent to prayer. Natural abilities were revealed in the Kiev-fraternal Epiphany school. These high and faded qualities of his soul were further developed under the influence of pious mentors. Exercising in reading the Word of God and Scripture St. Fathers and on them arranged their lives, the future saint Feodosius increased and improved in spirit, strengthened in the vision of the truths of the Orthodox faith and in the exploits of piety and his adjacent, submissions and adorganize the attention of school authorities. In the years of study, the vocation of Feodosia was finally revealed to the night feathipment: all the time-free time he gave prayer, birth and reading the Holy Scriptures. Over the same years, he has developed a consistent Orthodox theological understanding of faith, since the Kiev-fraternal Epiphany School was at that time the leading center of the struggle of Orthodoxy against the attacks of the Catholic clergy, Jesuits and Uniats. Shortly after graduation, the future saint accepted the nightly stop in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra named Feodosiya (in honor of the founder of the Lavra). He considered this devotee, along with Anthony Pechersk, his special celestial patron. The Kiev Metropolitan Dionisia (Balaban), he was put by the archigitalon of the Kiev-Sophia Cathedral, and then appointed the governor of the Metropolitan Cathedral House. But soon, the young ink, seeking solitude, left Kiev and settled in the Chernihiv Diocese distant Baturin, who was famous for a strict monastery life. There he was dedicated to San Hieromonach.

In 1662, for his spiritual wisdom and strict Mobilic life, Feodosius was appointed by Igumen in the Korsun Monastery of the Kiev Diocese, and in 1664 - the abbot of the ancient Kiev-Vedubitsky monastery. This abode is shortly before that was in the hands of the uniats and was completely broken. But the Holy Feodosia, due to its energy and perseverance, managed to quickly revive the Vestubitsky Mikhailovsky Monastery. He especially cared for a church adultery. He created an excellent choir, which was famous not only in the Malorus, but also in Moscow, where the Holy Feodosius sent his singers in 1685. Taking care of the spiritual increase in the insensitors, Holy Igumen, a strict devotee, arranged in 1680 near the monastery, on the island of Mikhailovshchina, a small skete for brethren, who wanted privacy. He appointed there with an organizer and a governor of one of the most zero-monogram monastery - Ieromonakh Iova (Okalinsky).

In the height of St. Feodosia, Hegumen of the Kiev-Vedubitsky Monastery, he had to survive hard days. Together with other hegumen, he was accused of Methodius, Bishop Mstislavsky and Orsha, in treason to the Russian government and in imaginary correspondence with the traitors of Russia. On September 20, 1668, Saint Feodosia had to give explanations on this case. On November 17, 1668, the slander was discovered, and the Holy Feodosius, along with other hegumen, was forgiven. Having grated Lazarus (Baranovich) rated the high spiritual qualities of St. Feodosia and brought him closer to him. He called him the "sheep of the herd of Christ, who had written humility," and prophetically wanted the name of the Saint Feodosia to be written in heaven. When in 1679, the Holy Lazarus became the location of the Kiev Metropolis, he appointed the Holy Feodosia to his governor in Kiev, and remained in Chernigov himself. As a governor of the Kyiv Metropolis of the Saint Feodosius, the Kyiv Metropolis took an active part in many church events. In 1685, he participated in the right of a decisive voice in the election of the Bishop of Gideon (Four) Metropolitan Kiev and together with Jerome (Dubino), Igumen Pereyaslavsky, was sent to Moscow with a notice of election. In Moscow, both representatives were accepted with honor and respect. The result of this embassy was the reunification of the Kiev Metropolis with the Russian Orthodox Church.

In 1688, Saint Feodosius was appointed Archimandrite of the Chernigov Elezzan Monastery to the place of the Honor Archimandrite Joranica (Golyatovsky). Since then, all the activities of the saint is transferred from Kiev to Chernigov. This appointment took place, the main edge, at the request of the excreted Lazarus. Holy Feodosia had to work a lot over the landscaping of Yelets Resident, as this monastery, who had not yet recovered after the emptying of Jesuit and Dominicans, was very poor and unreasonable. The works of St. Feodosia managed to achieve in the continuation of two or three years for Yesette the monastery of welfare, which fully ensured its existence. Holy and in his new position provided the fullest assistance to the Holy Lazari in all important matters. He participated in the compilation of the Cathedral response to the Moscow Patriarch Joachim on his questioning certificates about the attitude of the Kiev Metropolis to the Florentine Cathedral and in the discussion of the time of the recurrence of holy gifts raised on this cathedral. When the Patriarch was not satisfied with these answers and in Moscow at the beginning of 1689, the Baturin Igumen Saint Dimitri (Tuputall), the future Metropolitan Rostov, Saint Feodosius went with him as a representative from the Holy Lazarus. He was instructed to transfer a response letter to Patriarch and find out the misunderstanding. On September 11, 1692, Saint Feodosius was solemnly Charotonisan in the Archbishop in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin.

On the management of St. Theodosius of the Chernihiv Diocese, little information was preserved. Special attention, the saint paid for awakening and maintaining the spirit of truly Christian piety in the wort. Deep faith in the fishery of God, an active desire for holiness, sincere love for monastic fences, always the carefulness of salvation of his flock, decent attention and condescension to subordinates, the court is fair and gracious were distinctive features of the archpastric activities of St. Feodosia. He jealously cared about the creation of the temples of God and about the arrangement of the inhang abode, his spirit was incredibly rejoiced at the sight of the advent of these places of the glory of God and the rescue of the neighbor.

At the very beginning of his saint on his blessing, a pepperikian maiden monastery was created, and he himself consecrated the temple of this monastery in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1694, a lobesky skete was founded on his blessing in two versts from love; In 1694, the saint was consecrated in the Dunitsky male monastery the temple in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in the summer of 1695 - the majestic temple in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built on the top of the Mount Boldin, near the ancient Ilinsky monastery. In the saint of Feodosia in the Chernihiv diocese, a special ascent is noticed in the strengthening of monocities. The saint also paid much attention to the clergy and was strictly laying off when choosing a priesthood candidates. He particularly patronized Chernihiv spiritual schools, invited them from Kiev scientists of monks, among whom was St. John (Maksimovich), the future Metropolitan Tobolsky, who later became the assistant and successor of the saint and the organizer of Chernihiv spiritual schools. It was often treated for help and advice not only Orthodox, but also the faces of other confessions.

On the breakdown of the Holy Lazarus (September 3, 1693), the Office of the Chernihiv Diocese by St. Feodosius continued for a short time. Feeling the approach of death, he called to himself in Chernihiv the governor of the Bryansk Sven Monastery of St. John (Maksimovich) and erected him from Hieromonach to Archimandrite Chernihiv Yeetsky Monastery. In the new Archimandrite, he prepared a successor in advance. On February 5, 1696, St. Feodosius died and was buried in the Chernihiv Cathedral of Borisoglebsky Cathedral, behind the right cleir, in particularly made for that crypt. Subsequently, his successor St. John (Maksimovich) built over his coffin a brick arch with a laudatory inscription in verses in gratitude for the wonderful healing from the grave illness. Since then, the reverend revenue of St. Feodosia became all the most common.

On the unusual modesty of St. Feodosia, as a special fertile gift, witnessed his entire amusement life and secret assistance to those who raised his prayers.

In 1895, in view of the fact that in the Orthodox peoples, confidence in the holiness of St. Feodosia, the Holy Holy Holy Healing, was still agreed through the coffin, since the coffin was found to proceed to the necessary orders to certify the branch of the body of St. Feodosia and wonderful acts committed during his coffin over believers. The nearest inspection of this case is San. Synod laid on the pre-secregnated Johnny, Metropolitan of Kiev, and local bishop Anthony, who, attaching the Vicar of the Chernihiv Diocese of Bishop Pitirima, Rector of the Chernigov Seminary, a member of the Kiev spiritual consistory Archpriest of the Preobrazhensky and two Archpriests from the local Cathedral Party, 5 July 1895 arrived in the cave in the Borisoglebsk Church of the Chernihiv Cathedral and by committing here the Panhides on St. Theodosia, a detailed examination of the coffin, clothes and the body of St. Feodosia is made. The Body of St. The grace of God has been preserved with imperishable, despite the stay for two hundred years in the cave of the Borisoglebsk church, which does not differ in dryness. Regardless of this, hurried John and Anthony, together with other factors, inviting people who experienced or on their affinations, wonderful healing by the intercession of His Feodosia on a prayer call on his fertile assistance was collected from them under the oath of indications about the reality of the wonderfulness of the wonderfulness. Such events were examined by 49.

And in 1896, according to the definition of the sacred Synod, the Feodosius was counted for the saints, his unusted body was recognized as holy relics, it was necessary to make a special service to him, and until the time of drawing up the service to him the common saint, the memory of the St. Celebrate, to celebrate himself - 5/18 February, so on the day of the opening of its relics - September 9/21.

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The Day of the memory of St. Feodosia Chernigovsky is celebrated twice a year - September 9 (canonization day) and February 5 (death day). His name stands in one row with the saints that are the most valuable decoration and the fame of the entire Russian Orthodox Church. Accurate data, where he was born, no. It is known only that he was born in the late 1930s of the XVII century in Malorus. His surname Polonitsky-Uglitsky belonged to a very ancient noble child. Parents of the saint called Nikita and Maria. The contemporaries came little information relating to his childhood and adolescence. The one is just known that he was very obedient and meek.

Saint Feodosius

At first, parents were engaged in his upbringing, he since childhood was vaccinated him fear of God and Christian piety. And then he became a student of the Kiev fraternal Epiphany school, which he was all his life deeply grateful. At that time, Her leader was Archbishop Chernigov Lazar (Baranovich). To him sv. Theodosius Chernigov Putal Feeling Son Association and Respect.

At the end of school studies Feodosius decided to devote all his life to God. Pious parents, the instructive leadership of the spiritual school, and the holiness of the very place contributed and strengthened the desire of good lives. But then there were other events - disagreement and sentiment that the saint saw among the authorities and even among his spiritual leadership. This prompted him to be hijacked in the night and already in the clothes of the warrior Christ to get on the guard of the Orthodox Church.

Smouse

For a short time, Theodosius Chernigov worked by the archigitalon in the Kiev Sofia Cathedral and the governor of the Metropolitan House. At the same time, Kiev and Malororsia suffered a disaster from the troubled, which opponents did not want to connect to Malorosia with Moscow. Unfortunately, even the highest clergy took an active part in these troubles. At that time, even the Metropolitan of Kiev Dionysius (Balaban) had passed on the side of the speech, and therefore Metropolis was split (1658). And then the temporary guardian in the territories of the Kiev Metropolis, controlled by Moscow, became Chernigov archbishop Lazar.

Confrontation and new metropolitan

St. Feodosius by this time already rightly served in the diocese of Lazarus by the Hieromonach of the Krugtsky Batured Monastery. It was obvious that the life of the saint was held under the supervision of the historic lasp. He had his own convictions, and he refused to go after the Kiev Metropolitan Dionisia, so as not to become the enemy of the Orthodox faith and her people. The saint is constantly holding his teacher of Lazarus, as I am convinced that Malorusia will be prosperous only under the protection of the Russian king.

In 1662, according to the testimony of the Chernihiv chronicle, St. Feodosius consisted of the rank of the Korsun monastery. In 1663, the Metropolitan of Dionysius dies, and the Bishop Joseph is appointed to the Kiev Metropolitan of Polish Ukraine (Nelyubovich). His election, most likely, happened in the Korsun monastery.

Hegumen Monastery

The new metropolitan originally began its activities with the protection of Orthodoxy in Lithuania. However, his political beliefs also did not coincide with the beliefs of Lazarus. As a result, the Moscow government did not want to recognize him by Metropolitan. St. Feodosius was afraid of University, so he did not give his consent to participate in the electoral act. A little later, in 1664, he was appointed by igumen

He was a very zealous guardian of the device of the Holy Resident, which was repeatedly in the hands of the uniats. St. Feodosius was ruled by the monastery in the spirit of strict Orthodoxy with great zeal, so he received a hetman wagon (document or gram), through which the monastery received significant estates. This fact armed against him inkom neighboring Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. Archimandrite Innocent (Giesel), building his arguments by unfair naval of Pechersk monastery rules, began to complain about him Metropolitan Lazari Chernigov.

The saint is not without chagrin, but suffering these tests sent to him by God. But, as usual, they say, everything that is done is all for the better. Lazar, seeing the high qualities of his bright soul in it, in the prophetic spirit he writes him about his desire, so that his name was written in heaven.

Great worker and confessor

Such confidence and love of Vladyka to St. Feodosia was soon expressed in his appointment by the governor of managerial affairs of Kiev Metropolis. It assumes the most important instructions in the conviction that he will fulfill them with honor and benefit for the Orthodox faith.

His name becomes famous in distant Moscow, Feodosius Chernigovsky, together with Igumen, Pereyaslav Jerome is brought away from the hetman and the Little Russian clergy about the appointment of the Kiev Metropolitan-Svyatopolka. This case was crowned with success. St. Feodosius, fulfilling this his order, between the case does not forget and make it up for his abode.

Change and testing

In 1687, when Archimandrite Yelets John (Golyatovsky) presented before God, on the instruction of the archbishop of Lazarus in his place rises, after 24 years of reign of the Vestubitsky monastery, St. Feodosius. By appointing it to this position, Archbishop Lazar makes him his own hand, and from that moment he becomes a participant in all outstanding events of that time. Since at the same time the relationship between representatives of the Kiev, Velikoros and South-Russian churches is greatly exacerbated. The Moscow clergy looks with great suspicion of Kiev and South Rus due to commitment to Catholicism and every heresy.

After joining at the beginning of the XVII century, Malorussey to Moscow, the people of various spiritual and civil positions penetrate from Kiev, on which they looked quite harmful, since the Polish color of traditions and rites was distinguished. And some hierarchs were generally the formation of Western Jesuit schools, and they even had opinions not at all towards the Orthodox Spirit.

Feodosius - Archbishop Chernigov

In 1690, Gideon dies, and St. Feodosia is put forward in his place. However, this high post receives Pechersk Archimandrite Varlaam (Yasinsky), at which two years of Feodosius serves as the abbot of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. On the fishery of the people of St. Feodosia was preparing another high position in Chernigov. Here he began to shine his holy virtue and not only during his lifetime, but after death, as God chosen slave.

In 1692, the Holy Lazarus appoints a meeting in which the clergy of Malorusia, Hetman I. S. Mazepa and People's Representatives are involved, and Archimandrite Feodosius is appointed to the Chernihiv Department. In July of the same year, Theodosius Chernigov arrives in Moscow, where John and Petra Alekseyevich, he was ordained in the solemn atmosphere of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin in San Archbishop. The royal diploma made it dependent not from Kiev, but from the Moscow Patriarchate, and, as the firstborn between the Russian hierarchs, the new saint receives the right to worship in Sakkos.

Endless pastoral affairs and troubles

He returned to Chernigov, began to manage the deeds of the diocese and was still considered an assistant archbishop of Lazarus, which was then very old and close to death.

The flock was shortly rejoiced by the upcoming throne of God's two zealous saint. September 3, 1693 73-year-old old man Lazar died. St. Feodosius loved him as a native father, so he truly grief. Chin burial made Feodosiya himself. The Russian king and the Patriarch honored the Holy Feodosius in the grams and promised him their mercy. After the death of the Archbishop of Lazar, Saint Feodosius receives a diploma for independent control of the Chernihiv diocese.

Theodosius Chernigovsky in her flock brought up a particular attention to true Christian piety and cared for old and new monastic monastery and temples. In 1694, thanks to him, he was founded by Petenitskaya Abode and Lobesky Skit, in the same year, from his blessing, the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in the Domnitsky Monastery was built. In 1695, they were consecrated by the Trinity Cathedral, who became the Chernihiv Diocese Cathedral.

Prosperity

During his rule, the Chernihiv Diocese flourished, and the strengthening of monocities was noticed. Holy special attention was paid to his clergy, was very detrimentary with them when choosing people to priestically. St. Feodosius also helped the spiritual schools, which invited scientists and monks from Kiev. Among them was Metropolitan Tobolsk John Maksimovich, soon became an assistant and successor to St. Feodosia, he began to take care of the Device of Spiritual Schools.

SVT. Theodosius Chernigov felt the approach of his death and therefore she prepared a successor to himself. They were the then governor of the Bryansky and Hieromona John (Maksimovich), he appointed a governor of the Chernihiv Yezky Monastery.

Once, in 1694, a certain Catholic Dominic Polibensky appealed to him with a request, in which he expressed his desire to go to the citizenship of the kings of Moscow to be able to refer to the Orthodox faith of his ancestors. The saint did not leave this request unanswered, and soon he became Russian Orthodox subject.

Peaceful Cum

1696 became the last for him, Saint Feodosius Chernigov peacefully soiling on February 5th. His buried sclepe, specially made for him.

A kind and fair shepherd during his lifetime did not leave her flock, and after his death, he became her Holy Heavenly Patron. And now he defines the grace of God at all who handles him to him. His body remained unprecedented, which served as the basis for its canonization.

September 9, 1896 saint Feodosius Chernigovsky He became the first holy, glorified during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. Solemn canonization committed Metropolitan Kiev John (Rudnev), with him six bishops, many other spiritual people and the people who came from all over the country in Chernihiv. This wonderful celebration was marked by new wonders, which is now treating the Orthodox believers of the Holy Feodosius Chernigov. The power of the patron of the Earth Chernigovsky today rest in the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Icons

Before the revolution, it was a little written icon painted images with the face of the saint. Already in the 90s, the icons of Feodosia Chernigov became rare and worthy in acquisition, they were decorated with homemade antique collections. By the way, at the same time several icons with the saint face were missing in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

In honor of the saint was built in Feodosia Chernigov, it can be visited at Chernobylskaya 2. He is a heavenly patron and defender of the accident eliminators at the Chernobyl NPP.

It should be noted that the Temple of Feodosia Chernigov is in Kiev and in Kiyanovsky Lane 6/10, as well as in the Dnipropetrovsk region, in the village of Alexandrovka.

The saint was distinguished by peaceful, justice and condescension, he deeply compassioned to those who appealed to him for help, and helped not only Orthodox, but also representatives of other religions.

Story with Blocade Leningrad

Describing the life of this saint, it is necessary to note another very important event associated with the blockade of Leningrad. In 1942, in the basement in the headquarters of defenders, a meeting was going on, where serious questions about the offensive breakthrough were solved. And suddenly, they suddenly heard a strange voice: "Pray Theodosius Chernigov, who will help you!" All numbers, but none of them knew this name. People turned first to their highest leadership, and then to Metropolitan Alexey (Simansky) (the future Patriarch), and only he told them about the saint Feodosia as a prayer room and the intercession of our holy land, and that he needs to pray to save the city. And for this you need to urgently return His holy relics that were in the Kazan Cathedral of St. Petersburg, then it was atheism.

And Stalin gave an order for this, the relics returned to the Nikolo-Epiphany Cathedral. And the miracle happened, the saint helped, because the victorious Tikhvin operation was successfully held. Ways were discovered by which the products, ammunition and weapons began to be entered. The believers called this Ladoga highway "Dear Saint Feodosia".

Feodosius Chernigov: What pray

It is believed that this saint helps to heal cancer tumors. Prayer Feodosia Chernigov with a true faith will help heal from a variety of diseases, slander and problems associated with family well-being and with children.

In 1946, when Metropolitan Alexey (Simansky) became a Patriarch, he called to Moscow Chernigov Bishop Biskop Boris, who instructed to prepare all the necessary documents in order to move the holy relics of Feodosia from Leningrad to Chernihiv. This ceremony took place on September 15, 1946. This is a nationary celebration Many remembered, I met the relics of the Holy Older and the confessor on this day three liturgies.

And now the relics of the saint do not leave the Chernihiv Cathedral Trinity Cathedral, built on Mazepane and consecrated sv. Feodosius in 1695, as mentioned above. There, the relics of the St. Wonderworker of Lawrence Chernigov, St. Philaret (Gumilevsky) and Some Kiev-Pechersk saints are kept.