Jacob Galichsky (Galitsky; died in the 2nd half of the 15th century, Galich ) - the holy Russian church , reverend. The memory takes place on April 4, April 7, and May 30 (June 12, NST) (according to the Julian calendar ).
| Jacob of Galich | |
|---|---|
 Image on the northern gates of the Holy Assumption Cathedral of the Paisievo-Galich Monastery, XVII century | |
| Death | 2nd half of the 15th century Galich |
| Is revered | in the Russian Orthodox Church |
| In the face | reverend |
| Day of Remembrance | April 4, April 7 and May 30 according to the Julian calendar . |
Information about the life of Jacob is not very much preserved, their main source is the Life of St. Paisius of Galich , created between 1642 and 1681/82.
Jacob of Galich was tonsured a monk in the Paisievsky Galich monastery in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Paisius of Galich , who, according to the service of Jacob, was his relative. A few years after the adoption of monasticism, he was ordained a priest. In the Life of St. Paisius, a story is given about how Jacob saved the main shrine of the monastery, the Ovinov Icon of the Mother of God, during a strong fire of the Assumption Cathedral. It was locked, and so when the fire started, the priest Jacob smashed the church door with a log, entered through the flame into the church and, taking the icon, went back. From the fire, the salary of the icon, made of silver and gold, all melted, but even Jacob's own hair was not charred. [1] .
After some time in the monastery, Jacob went looking for a place for a new monastery. According to legend, in the area of the city of Galich near Starotorzhya (on the site of the old bargaining), near the ancient tract Stolbishche, or the Old Settlement, he founded the Starotorzhy Monastery [2] . Jacob died a schemer [3] and was buried there in the cemetery for wanderers at the monastery. Subsequently, at his grave, the sick were healed of "fierce shakes." Later, a wooden church was built over the grave in the name of the holy princes Boris and Gleb.
Jacob was probably glorified for local veneration after the general church canonization of the Monk Paisius of Galich around 1682 [2] . In the XVIII century, Jacob was compiled a service that was kept in the monastery until the 1920s. His image was written like the image of Zosima Solovetsky [3] .
In 1925, the Starotorzh Monastery was closed; in the early 1930s, the relics were recovered and lost. At the beginning of the XXI century, the surviving monastery buildings housed the Galich Pedagogical School.
The canonization of Jacob was confirmed by the inclusion of his name in the Cathedral of Kostroma Saints , the celebration of which was established in 1981.
Notes
- ↑ The Life of St. Paisius of Galich. 1898: 17-18: “the priest of the monastery of Ukov ... we took a log and broke the church door, through the flames went down the church, and the miraculous ... The Holy Virgin took the icon, carried the church through the flames”. The flame was so strong that "silver and gold, like the miraculous image, - completely, and tsat, and hryvnia, ѿ unbearable flame all spilled into small parts", but Jacob "came out ... of the flame is not damaged, below the head it’s more like it
- ↑ 1 2 Umbrellas 2009: 462.
- ↑ 1 2 Rev. Jacob of Galich (XV — XVI centuries) // Nun Taisia. Russia saints. St. Petersburg: Publishing House "ABC Classic", 2001.
Literature
- Umbrellas N.A. Jacob, St. Galich // Orthodox Encyclopedia. T. XX. M .: 2009.
- Markelov. Saints of Ancient Russia. 1998.V. 1. Ss. 113-114.
Links
- Rev. Jacob of Galich on the site Orthodoxy.Ru
- Rev. Jacob of Galich (XV — XVI centuries) // Nun Taisia. Russia saints. St. Petersburg: Publishing House "ABC Classic", 2001.