Archbishop Pavel (in the world Peter Ivanovich Podlipsky ; June 23 ( July 4 ) 1788 , the village of Podlipie , Pereslavl Uyezd , Vladimir province - November 27 ( December 9 ) 1861 , Pereslavl-Zalessky ) - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church , Archbishop of Chernigov and Nezhinsky .
| Paul | |
|---|---|
| Birth | |
| Death | |
| Buried | |
| Awards | |
Content
Biography
He was born in 1788 on June 23, Vladimir province, Pereslavl district in the village of Podlip (now the village of Novaya Shurma, Sergiev Posad district of the Moscow region ), from the clerk Ivan Emelyanov, who was subsequently a priest in the village of Ermovo . [one]
In January 1797, Pavel was sent to the Pereslavl Theological School , and in September of the same year he was transferred to the Trinity Seminary in Sergius Lavra , where he studied in 1809. At the end of 1808 he was sent from a theological class to the St. Petersburg Theological Academy ; at the end of a six-year academic course with a degree in 1814, on August 13, he was appointed to Vladimir seminary as a professor of church history and Greek. January 1817, he was tonsured as a monk by Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Xenophon (Troepol) ; On July 2, he was approved by the inspector of the Vladimir Theological Seminary, and on October 1 of the same year he was promoted to the Yuriev Archangel Monastery in the archimandrite , with the permission to use the kamlot mantle with green velvet tablets during the service.
On the occasion of the call of the rector of the seminary to St. Petersburg on a series of priests and the preaching of the word of God, on January 18, 1819 he was entrusted with the rector's position with the teaching of theological lessons and with the reassignment of previous posts at the seminary. On February 25 of the same year, by resolution of Bishop Xenophon, he was assigned to the Vladimir Spiritual Consistory by the Present Member; November 15 of the same year, by decree of the Holy Synod, was transferred to the Constantine Monastery . On January 10, 1820, the Commission of Theological Schools was determined by the rector of the Vladimir Theological Seminary and professor of theological sciences, and on March 1 he was transferred to the Pereslavl Trinity Danilov Monastery , which he managed until 1830.
Archimandrite Danilova Monastery
During this period of time, Archimandrite Pavel worked hard for the construction of the Trinity Danilov monastery . In 1820, with his diligence he bought a bell weighing 142 pounds 23 pounds for 5,419 p. bank notes; in 1822, the image of St. Daniel was richly decorated; in 1824, an altar on a warm Pohvalynskaya church and parishes were covered with sheet metal; in 1825, fraternal two-story stone cells were rebuilt inside and a brotherly dining room with kitchen and a hospital room for five people were finished on the lower floor. Monastic brethren among the 16 people brought about. Archimandrite Pavel’s address, in which, by the way, it was written: “We all, with your blessing, enjoy the peace we have already longed for, because each of us already has a strong, profitable cell, and therefore we all unanimously bring your High Reverend filial heart thanks". [2] In 1826-1828, out of love of Archimandrite Paul for the splendor of temples, the holy icons in the iconostasis of the warm church and on the walls and in the altar were painted with the best writing. His labors and guardianship brought to the excellent order and the monastery archive.
On August 22, 1826 he was awarded the Order of St. Anna of the 2nd degree.
Bishops
On April 21, 1830, he was ordered by imperial decree to be bishop of Kostroma and Galitsky, and on May 26 he was consecrated in Moscow, in the Kremlin Assumption Cathedral, Metropolitan of Moscow Filaret with bishops Innokenty and Dionysius.
November 30, 1832 was elected an honorary member of the Imperial Moscow Society of Russian History and Antiquities .
On April 21, 1835, for his zealous work in the management of the diocese, he was numbered to the Order of St. Anne of the 1st degree.
September 26, 1836 All-mercifully ordered to be the bishop of Chernigov and Nezhinsky .
March 27, 1836, for long-term and diligent pastoral service with constant care for the improvement of the entrusted flock and the admonition of the erring, he was elevated to the rank of archbishop ; 1843 April 9 for the long-term passage of the archpastoral field, which was constantly distinguished by prudent care for the usefulness of the entrusted flock and jealousy of the approval of Orthodoxy, was included in the Order of Saint Vladimir, 2 degrees of a large cross, and in 1857, on April 7, He was most graciously numbered to the Order of Saint Blessed Great Cross, 17
Stay at rest. Death
In 1859, His Grace, at his own request, was fired to rest at the Pereslavl Trinity Danilov Monastery , with the administration of this monastery. As soon as he arrived here, he donated over 170 of the best newest books of spiritual content to the Danilov Library. The brightest encouraging memory of him was the time when the archimandrite of this holy monastery stayed, and most importantly, the time when in 1826 the Holy relics of St. Daniel were transferred to him in a new cancer and then, when in 1823, August 24, Emperor Alexander Pavlovich , having visited the monastery, he deigned to receive the icon of St. Daniel from him as a blessing. Here, in this monastery, Reverend Paul was already until his death.
Bishop fell ill on November 14th from a cold - and from that time he did not get out of bed anymore. November 25 was with him Alexander Ivanovich Svirelin . “This is how I became,” the archpastor told him. He expressed sincere regret. “I myself, in my age and health, it's time to die; but I pray the Lord to grant me a few more days of life for the benefit of the holy monastery. " Recently, the bishop undertook many buildings in the Danilov Monastery and wanted to finish them with him.
On Sunday, November 27, 1861, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the former Archbishop of Chernigov, Pavel, who was living alone in the Pereslavl Danilov Monastery, died at 74. His body was buried by two archimandrites - Nikitsky Monastery Nifont and the world famous Theodore and all Pereslavl clergy. The funeral word was spoken by Archimandrite Theodore, and the funeral speech was by the priest of the city of Pereslavl of the Smolensk Church , the teacher Fr. Alexander Svirelin . The body of the deceased archpastor is laid in the Trinity Cathedral of the Danilov Monastery.
Notes
- ↑ Svirelin, A.I. The village of Yermovo (in Pereslavl district) // Vladimir provincial Gazette. 1861. November 25, No. 47.
- ↑ Svirelin, A. I. Historical and statistical description of the Pereslavl Trinity Monastery in Danilov. M., 1860.S. 36.
Literature
- Obituary. Archbishop Pavel Podlipsky
- Svirelin A. I. Memories of the Most Reverend Pavel, Archbishop of Chernigov // Strannik. 1863. December.