Patriarch Kiril Celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Kazan St. Amvrosiyivske
Patriarch Kiril Celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Kazan St. Amvrosiyivske female desert in Shamordino
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ON May 26, 2010 His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill visited Kazan Holy Amvrosiyivske Stauropegia female deserts Shamordino (Kozelskii district of Kaluga region), marking the 20 th anniversary of the revival of monastic life.
In the main temple of the monastery – the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God – the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
His Holiness concelebrated: Chairman of the Publications Ph. Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsky Clement, Archbishop George Lyudinovsky; Vicar of Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Archbishop Sergiev Posad Theognost; head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate bishop Solnechnogorsk Sergius; shiarhimandrit Eli (Nozdrin); Vicar St. Vvedensky Optina Archimandrite Benedict (hemp), inhabitants of the Sarov hermitage in the holy dignity; clergy Kaluga diocese.
During the liturgy prayed Superior Kazan Holy Amvrosiyivske Stauropegia female desert abbess Nikon (Peretyagin) and the nuns of the monastery; Superior several mansions: abbess Anastasia (Mordmillovich), prioress of the Kazan nunnery in the town of Kaluga, abbess Nicholas (Ilyin), prioress of St Nicholas Chernoostrovskogo monastery in Maloyaroslavets; abbess Mitrofanov (Peretyagin), Abbess of Holy Trinity Monastery in Penza; abbess Fevronia (Maratkanova), Abbess of Holy Vvedensky desert island women in cover; abbess Maria (Miros), Abbess of the Kazan Mother of God, nunnery in Sydney (Australia), Sister Anne (Kurtova), Abbess of St. John the Vedenskiy nunnery in the town of Tobolsk, and numerous pilgrims.
At the church service attended by the Governor of the Kaluga region, AD Artamonov, chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Kaluga region, VS Baburin, the chief federal inspector in the Kaluga region, VF Safronov, chief of staff Kozelsky Area RV Kaluga Smolensky, Mayor Kozelsk NA Kalinichev.
At the end of the Liturgy of the Holy Patriarch Cyril welcomed abbess Nikon (Peretyagin). Mother Abbess has presented His Holiness with the image of the founder of the desert Shamordino Reverend Ambrose Optina made sisters in the technique of gold embroidery.
The Russian Orthodox Church addressed the rally with primatial word. Holy Lord gave the monastery the icon of the Mother of God “The Omen” and gave alms for the monastery’s painting of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra.
Kazan Holy Amvrosiyivske Stauropegia female deserts Shamordino – the last and favorite female monastery of St. Ambrose, the elder Optina staged by his prayers and labors in 1884 and initially called Shamordino Kazan Gorskaya female community. Elder Ambrose faithful assistant, put a lot of work in the dispensation of Shamordino monastery was shimonahinya Sofia (Bolotov, 1845-1888 Gg.). In 1987 it was established its local veneration of saints in the Cathedral of Tula.
In 1922 the monastery was closed. Most of the nurses took a martyr’s death: was shot or died in Soviet camps and exile.
Monastic life in the monastery was renewed in March 1990 3 May 1990 memorable Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Pimen signed a decree on the resumption of the monastery in Shamordino. Within 20 days of a temple in honor of the Mother of God “Soothe My Sorrows” was ready for consecration, which took place May 27, 1990 The same day, the nun Riga St. Trinity Sergius Monastery Nikon (Peretyagin) was elevated to the rank of abbess.
In the monastery are restored obedience more than 130 nurses.
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