Nectarius (Telyashin)

Born in the Ostashkovskaya patriarchal settlement in a peasant family, brought up in the traditions of Orthodox piety. At the age of 12 he was given up for education to the rector of the Nile desert, hieromonk Herman . In the monastery, Nicholas learned reading, writing, church singing, the order of worship, etc. In 1601, he received monastic tonsure with the name Nectarius. In 1613 he was ordained a hieromonk . After the death of the rector Herman, Nectarius was elected in his place and proved to be a talented administrator: he increased land holdings, built farm buildings, and in 1622 built a stone three-domed church in the name of the Protection of the Holy Virgin . Of the cell studies, Nectarius was engaged in reading and correspondence of books, along with other monks he took part in chores.

The activity of Nectarius was noted and in 1620 the Novgorod Metropolitan Macarius elevated him to the rank of hegumen . In Novgorod, Nectarius met the Tsar’s brother-in-law, Governor Ivan Katyrev-Rostovsky, and became famous in Moscow. He became an admirer at the baptism of Tsarevich Alexei Mikhailovich . On February 7, 1636, Patriarch Joasaph I, at the request of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, performed the episcopal consecration of Nectarios with his elevation to the rank of archbishop of Siberia and Tobolsk.

On April 1, 1636, Nectarius arrived in his diocese, which he controlled for 4 years. Two years later, he began to ask the king to let him go back to the Nilova deserts. This was due to the difficulties that Nectarius faced in Siberia: the widespread paganism , low level of morality , drunkenness , the scarcity of food and the lack of priests . Nectarius tried to fight all this - at the request of the tsar, the quitrent from the governor in favor of the bishop’s house, the vodka supplied earlier was replaced by honey , and he wrote letters to Moscow asking for replenishment of grain supplies. In 1637, the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God was glorified, which became one of the most revered in Siberia. In May 1639, Nectarius wrote petitions to Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich and Prince Katyrev-Rostovsky, asking in view of his old age and illness to let him go back to the desert. The petition was granted and on December 28, 1639 the corresponding royal letter came to Tobolsk . On January 6, 1640, Nectarius celebrated the Epiphany , said goodbye to his flock, and left for Moscow on January 7. Under Nectarios, the clerk of the Tobolsk bishop’s house, Savva Yesipov, created the Esipov Chronicle about Yermak’s campaign.

In the spring of 1640, Nectarius arrived in the Nilo-Stolbensky Desert and until 1647 did not accept the abbess again, he was the co-founder of the abbot Dorofey. On November 24, 1647, he again received the monastery in control and was elevated to the rank of builder, in which he remained until his death. The monastery received numerous benefits from Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (duty-free fishing on Lake Ilmen , a large award of money and bread, that is, alms, etc.). In 1665, a fire destroyed the monastery buildings, Nectarius began its restoration. In 1667, he went to Moscow, where he fell ill and died, taking the schema . The funeral service for Nectarius took place in the Miracle Monastery , it was performed with the cathedral of Russian hierarchs Antioch Patriarch Macarius III , who was in Moscow for the trial of Patriarch Nikon. Fulfilling his last will, the body of the saint was sent to the Nile Deserts, the king himself walked him outside the city. In the monastery, the burial of Nectaria was made by the Tver Archbishop Joasaph .

From the literary heritage of Nectaria survived:

• several teachings to monks, distinguished by their simplicity;
• two laudable words to the Rev. Nil Stolbensky ;
• letter to Prince Ivan Katyrev-Rostovsky with biographical details.

Also preserved are several books rewritten by Saint Nectarios.

• Sergius (Sokolov) . The lives of Siberian saints. - Novosibirsk, 2007 .-- S. 33-38. - ISBN 5-88013-010-X .
• Nectarius (Telyashin) (neopr.) . Date of treatment January 5, 2010. Archived on April 14, 2012.
• Nectarium (Telyashin) // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
• Nectarius Telyashin // Russian Biographical Dictionary : At 25 t. / Under the supervision of A. A. Polovtsov. 1896-1918.