Mother Superior Nikon ( Raisa Egorovna Peretyagina in the world; , - , ) - nun of the Russian Orthodox Church , abbess of Kazan Amvrosievsky female desert in Chamordin (1990-2012). During her reign, she managed to revive the monastery from ruins.
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| Birth name | Raisa Egorovna Peretyagina |
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| Occupation | abbess of the Kazan Amvrosievsky female desert in Shamordino |
| Mother | schema-nun Anna (Peretyagina) (1917-2001) |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. Euphrosyne, Grand Duchess of Moscow ( November 19, 2012 ) |
Biography
Born on October 12, 1941. Mother - schema-nun Anna (Peretyagina) (1917-2001).
Initially, she worked at the post office, and since 1976, she worked as a forwarding agent in the editorial office of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate . An important role in her life during this period was played by Metropolitan Pitirim (Nechaev) , who was then the editor-in-chief of the ZhMP [1] .
In October 1983, she became a novice of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Monastery in Riga , where she performed obedience at the choir and the monastery refectory.
In 1984, she graduated from the Regency School at the Moscow Theological Seminary on the territory of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra and on July 9, 1984 returned to the Riga Holy Trinity-Sergius Monastery, where in 1988, Metropolitan of Riga and Latvia Leonid (Polyakov) was tonsured a monk with the name Nikon (in honor of the Monk Nikon of Radonezh ). Her mentor was Abbess Magdalene (Zhegalova) .
In 1990, she was appointed abbess of the Kazan Amvrosievsky Women's Desert in Shamordin . At that time, the monastery was in ruins [2] . For an extremely short period of time - only 20 days - the temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Satisfy My Sorrows" was prepared for the consecration, which took place on May 27. Later on, two more churches were rebuilt and consecrated on the territory of the monastery, including the Kazan Cathedral, consecrated in August 2005 by Patriarch Alexy II [3] .
On the same day, she was elevated to the rank of abbess in the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Satisfy My Sorrows" of the Shamordinsky Monastery.
Over the years of her motherhood, she was able to restore the monastery and attract the attention of many people to it. In 2010, the monastery had 130 inhabitants [4] .
She died on May 28, 2012 after a serious incurable disease [5] [1] . In connection with her death, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill sent condolences to the sisters of the Kazan Amvrosievsky female desert [6] .
On May 30, 2012, Mother Superior Nikona was buried by the Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Yevlogiy (Smirnov) and the chairman of the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism, Archbishop Feodnost Sergiev Posad (Guzikov) [7] .
Rewards
- Father Superior ( December 4, 1990 )
- gold pectoral cross with ornaments ( August 13, 2005 ) [8]
- Medal of the Holy Martyr John of Riga, I degree ( 2008 ; Latvian Orthodox Church , “for the diligent service of the Church”) [9]
- Order of the Rev. Euphrosyne of Moscow 3rd degree ( November 19, 2012 )
Literature
- “Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate”, July 2012, pp. 94, 95
- “In Ty, Lord, hopes ...” // [Shamordino] [Kazan Holy Amvrosiev Stavropegial Women's Desert] [2013] 95 p. ill., portr. 29 cm [10]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 In the Kaluga region, the abbess of the Shamordinsky monastery abbess Nikon died
- ↑ Interview with Mother Superior Nikona (Peretyagina): “Modern monasticism has more internal sorrows” . Date of treatment May 29, 2012. Archived September 23, 2012.
- ↑ Nun Nectarina (Mareeva). Eternal memory: Mother Superior Nikon (Peretyagin) // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. - 2012. - No. 7 . - S. 94-95 .
- ↑ His Holiness Patriarch visits Holy Vvedensky Optina of Deserts | Orthodox TV channel "Union"
- ↑ The abbess of the Shamordinsky monastery abbess Nikon (Peretyagina) died
- ↑ Condolences of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill in connection with the death of the abbess of the Shamordinsky monastery Abbess Nikona . Date of treatment May 29, 2012. Archived September 23, 2012.
- ↑ The funeral service of the abbess of the Kazan Amvrosievskaya stavropegial desert, Igumeniya Nikona (Peretyagina), took place
- ↑ Blagovest-Info. The abbess of the Shamordinsky monastery abbess Nikon (Peretyagin) died. Religious Information Agency
- ↑ The October issue of the newspaper “Grapevine”
- ↑ View entry No. 6591728 - Digital Library of the RSL
Links
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- Nikon (Peretyagin) . // Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "Tree"
- Interview with Mother Superior Nikona (Peretyagina): “Modern monasticism has more internal sorrows”
- Permanent abbess of the Shamorda monastery. In memory of the abbess Nikona (Peretyagina) (inaccessible link)
- Abbess Nikon (Peretyagin)
- HIGUMAN NIKONA HAD TWO MAJOR VIRTUES: “FORGIVENESS” AND “BLESS”
- In memory of the abbess Nikona / Peretyagina / - abbess of the Kazan Holy Amvrosievsky female desert.
- Abbess of Nikon (Peretyagin, 1941-2012)
- Valery Tsvetkov . With the saints repose! // newspaper "Our City"
- In the Kaluga region, the abbess of the Shamordinsky monastery abbess Nikon died
- With a video camera on Russian convents