Dosipheus (Nemchinov)

Born in a merchant family. He studied at the Riga city gymnasium.

In 1796 he arrived at the Solovetsky Monastery, a year later he was identified as a monastery worker . He took monastic tonsure in 1799.

In April 1823 he was elevated to the rank of hegumen by Metropolitan of Novgorod and St. Petersburg Seraphim (Glagolevsky) and was appointed rector of the Kirillov Novgorod monastery.

In 1826 he was appointed rector of the Solovetsky Monastery with the elevation of Archimandrite to the rank of ^[1] .

Under Dosifei, significant construction work was carried out, movable and immovable property was acquired for admission to the monastery of pilgrims. The delivery of government mail was organized from Kemi with him.

On January 24, 1830, “ for diligence and care for the post, ” the Russian Emperor Nicholas I awarded Father Dosifey the Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree ^[2] .

He was a widely educated person. Cared a lot about the monastery library. In 1834, he transferred over 1,000 manuscripts and 2,532 printed books to the library. He collected information on the history of the North. Based on the materials of the monastery’s archive and library, he published, as amended, “The Chronicler of Solovetsky” (1833), wrote a story about the desert-creators of the Solovetsky island, and copied acts and letters from the monastery’s archive. The most significant work of Dosifei was a three-volume description of the Solovetsky Monastery, published in 1836.

In 1836 he was transferred to the Zadonsky monastery of the Voronezh diocese.

Dismissed to rest in the Moscow Simon Monastery . Died and buried there.

• Archim. Dosipheus (Nemchinov). Chronicler Solovetsky for four centuries, from the founding of the Solovetsky monastery to the present, that is, from 1429 to 1833. - M. , 1833. - 175 p.
• A topographical and historical description of the stavropegic first-class Solovetsky Monastery , with a description of the monasteries and monasteries subordinate to this monastery, and with the premises of all the sights of genuine royal and famous Spiritual persons grams, which served to replenish the memorable incidents that are drawn from archival affairs and ancient chronicles. / Collected by the Solovetsky Monastery by Archimandrite and Cavalier Dosifei. - M .: University Printing House, 1834. - 192 p.
• Geographical, historical and statistical description of the stavropegic first-class Solovetsky monastery and other monasteries, monasteries, parishes and parishes subordinate to this monastery, with the addition of many Tsars, Patriarchs and other famous Civil and Clergy, letters related to the History of this Monastery, compiled by the works of the Solovetsky Monastery Archimandrite Dosifei. - First edition. - M .: University Printing House, 1836. (Second edition without changes. - M .: University Printing House, 1853.) Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3
• The discovery of the godless and godless skopsky heresy // CHOIDR. 1872. Book. 1. Dep. 5, pp. 111—174.

• DOSIFEY (NEMCHIN) // Kola North
• Dosipheus (Nemchinov) (1780-1836)
• DOSIFEY // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2007. - T. XVI. - S. 64-65. - 752 s. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-89572-028-8 .