Archbishop Donat ( Dmitry Fedorovich Shchegolev in the world; June 2 (15), 1899 , Riga - October 5, 1979 , Moscow ) - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church , Archbishop of Kaluga and Borovsky .
| Archbishop Donat | ||
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| November 25, 1965 - April 17, 1975 | ||
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church | |
| Predecessor | Hermogenes (Golubev) | |
| Successor | Nikolay (Kutepov) | |
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| May 5 - July 5, 1961 | ||
| Predecessor | John (Lavrinenko) | |
| Successor | Nicodemus (Rusnak) | |
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| September 8, 1958 - May 5, 1961 | ||
| Predecessor | Nestor (Anisimov) | |
| Successor | Leonty (Cooper) | |
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| December 26, 1957 - September 8, 1958 | ||
| Predecessor | Pimen (Ageless) | |
| Successor | Alexy (Groha) | |
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| August 8 - December 26, 1957 | ||
| Predecessor | Mstislav (Volonsevich) | |
| Successor | Sergius (Bulatnikov) | |
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| March 14 - August 8, 1957 | ||
| Predecessor | Tobia (Ostroumov) | |
| Successor | Mstislav (Volonsevich) | |
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| June 14, 1956 - March 14, 1957 | ||
| Predecessor | Nikander (Voliannikov) | |
| Successor | Serapion (Danube) | |
| Birth name | Dmitry Fedorovich Shchegolev | |
| Birth | June 15 (2), 1899 Riga , Livonia Province , Russian Empire | |
| Death | October 27, 1979 (aged 80) Moscow , USSR | |
| Buried | at the Vagankovsky cemetery | |
| Monasticism | March 28 ( April 10 ) 1926 | |
| Episcopal consecration | June 14, 1956 | |
Biography
Youth
Born in a working class family. He graduated from high school in Riga. Since 1922 - novice of the Moscow Novospassky Monastery .
Monk
In 1926 he was tonsured a monk, from 1926 - a hierodeacon, from 1928 - a hieromonk, served in the churches of Moscow.
October 22, 1930 was arrested. On January 13, 1931, by a resolution of the OGPU Special Meeting, he was sentenced to three years in prison, and was imprisoned in Mordovian camps.
During the Great Patriotic War he was a member of the militia, was wounded, and received a disability.
In 1944 - 1951 - priest of the Smolensk church in the village of Krivtsy of the Moscow diocese . In 1951-1956 - Sakellarii (Klyuchar) of the Epiphany Patriarchal Cathedral, during this period he was elevated to the rank of hegumen, then archimandrite.
Bishop
Since June 14, 1956 - Bishop of Biysk , Vicar of the Novosibirsk Diocese .
Since March 14, 1957 - Bishop of Sverdlovsk and Irbitsky .
Since August 8, 1957 - Bishop of Velikiye Luki and Toropetsk .
On October 2, 1957, the Velikiye Luki region was abolished, followed by the abolition of the diocese, Bishop Donatus became vicar of the Pskov diocese.
Since December 26, 1957 - Bishop of Baltia , Vicar of the Odessa Diocese .
Since September 8, 1958 - Novosibirsk and Barnaul . Under him, the diocese suffered greatly from the Khrushchev’s anti-religious campaign . For example, if in 1958 there were 11 churches in the Altai Territory , in 1962 there were only 3 left [1] .
His transfer from Novosibirsk is connected with a tragedy that was widely used for anti-religious purposes: on April 14, 1961, a cathedral watchman shot and killed a teenager who climbed the bell tower (“Assassins in Cassocks” True. 1961, May 18).
Since May 5, 1961 - Bishop of Kostroma and Galich .
On July 5, 1961, he was dismissed at rest at the insistence of the authorities as an opponent of the reform imposed on the church, which provided for the removal of clergy from managing parish affairs and the transfer of these functions to church leaders, often closely associated with the authorities.
Since November 25, 1965 - Bishop of Kaluga and Borovsky .
September 9, 1971 was elevated to the rank of archbishop .
In 1974, in his report, the Deputy Chairman of the Council for Religious Affairs V. G. Furov included Vladyka Donat among the unreliable bishops, whose activities “attempts to circumvent the laws on cults were and are being manifested.” At the same time, he allowed the authorities to close in 1974 the only temple in the Tarusa district - the Assumption in the village of Istomino .
April 17, 1975 dismissed to rest.
He lived in Moscow, was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery .
According to the memoirs of contemporaries, Archbishop Donat
characterized by accessibility and simplicity. To those who asked him about life, he said: "Live simply." He served often. His services were distinguished by prayer and calm. He often preached sermons, which were also distinguished by simplicity, brevity and accessibility. He invariably encouraged people to love one another and “rejoice in the Lord.”
Notes
- ↑ Gorbatov A.V. To the question of the status of commissioners for religious affairs in Siberia (1943 - 1969) // The State and the Church in the XX century: the evolution of relationships, political and sociocultural aspects. The experience of Russia and Europe / ed. ed. A.I. Filimonova. - M .: LIBROCOM, 2011 .-- S. 43.