The new Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk Pavel has an impeccable reputation. Good education, work in the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, a mission in Jerusalem, the USA, Austria... Euroradio is trying to understand what kind of person has been put in charge of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, according to his deeds and statements.
“What is this if not damn resistance?”
In 2003, Pavel (Ponomarev) returned from Austria to Russia and received the chair of Archbishop of Ryazan and Kasimov. His predecessor - Metropolitan Simon (Novikov)- just like Filaret, he devoted more than 30 years to the diocese and went to “retire” by decision Holy Synod ROC. The new archbishop begins to actively solve the “housing issue” at the expense of city museums.
The diocese is announcing plans to return the buildings of the Ryazan Kremlin. The mayor's office compromises with the Church, and in 2006 the museum is deprived of its first five premises. A Public Committee for the Defense of the Ryazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve is formed, whose activists call the seizure of the premises “church raiding.” Soon, the director of the museum, Lyudmila Maksimova, and her deputy, Irina Kusova, an active member of the committee, will lose their posts.
Archbishop Pavel calls the indignation of the committee activists “damn resistance”: “This is a self-proclaimed, incomprehensible organization that is not registered anywhere, which consists of 10 mentally ill people. They are categorically opposed to any attempts to transfer the Church's property. What can I say? These are just sick people.”
An interesting coincidence. At the beginning of 2008, about the “insidious intentions” of Bishop Paul to seize the museum premises history of the Airborne Forces says its director Stepan Tanenya. The museum is located in the building of a former seminary, so the Church’s claims to it seem quite understandable.
But the diocese is quick to call Taneni’s statements misinformation and “attempts by unscrupulous museum employees to strike a blow at the diocese and create the image of an enemy from the Church.” “This is all fiction. I didn’t write any letter to the Minister of Defense, I didn’t even have such thoughts.”, - comments Archbishop Paul.
Can prayer cure the flu? “For a believer, all things are possible”
Vladyka Pavel is a rather open and public person. On Ryazan television he had a half-hour program in which he answered questions from the host and viewers.
“And look how they walk down the street. With their short skirts and exposed cleavage, they themselves inflame the passions of the opposite sex,- answers Paul to the question about depravity in morals modern people. -And how many spoiled people we have, how many maniacs! And then they say that they were raped... They themselves contribute to this.”
The Metropolitan talks a lot about strong and weak people, about faith. For example, here is how he answers the question whether prayer can cure the flu:
“Now, if anyone of us really has such faith that we say: “God, help!” - and God helps. For a believer, all things are possible.”
True, afterward Paul still takes pity on the believers and adds: the Lord has mercy and those who do not have such strong faith can still turn to doctors.
About the authorities and those dissatisfied with the authorities: “The people themselves need to change”
Bishop Pavel has led the Ryazan Metropolis for 10 years and always easily finds mutual understanding with the authorities. The priest advises everyone who has any complaints against officials... to remake themselves:
“It’s not for nothing that there is a saying: “The people deserve their power.” If you want us to have a worthy, good government, the people themselves need to change. That is why the church calls for remaking your personal, internal state.”
“What is happening here in Russia: meetings, protesters - you know, also makes me feel sad. And I think that all this is not without the participation of Western intelligence services.”
According to the Metropolitan, these same special services need to think very carefully before getting involved with Russian people. After all, the Russians, firstly, have weapons mass destruction, and secondly, they have nothing to lose:
“It must be said that, unlike Americans, for most Russian people life, as people say, is not worth a penny. They will pester us in a desperate state, if our people are driven into a corner, we will have no choice but to open the “Chernobyl tap.” And in this case, everyone will suffer.”
Meanwhile, in a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Belarus was among the countries with a high risk of social unrest in 2014. Therefore, Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk with a firm position on street protests is most appropriate.
Pavel Sverdlov
250525.12.2013
On December 25, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church granted the request of the Head of the Orthodox Church of Belarus, Metropolitan Philaret, to retire. Metropolitan Pavel of Ryazan and Mikhailovsk was appointed head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.
Metropolitan Philaret's request for retirement was considered in the Synodal Hall of the official Patriarchal and Synodal residence in the St. Daniel Stavropegic Monastery in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Patriarch Kirill at the last meeting of the Holy Synod in 2013.
In the official press release it is said that the Holy Synod decided to grant the request and “express heartfelt gratitude to His Grace Metropolitan Philaret for 35 years of archpastoral care of Belarus, which was marked by outstanding church achievements, such as the opening of 10 dioceses, a multiple increase in the number of parishes, the opening of new monasteries, theological schools, the establishment of a benevolent and constructive dialogue with state power And public organizations, maintaining a decent level of interfaith relations, participation in external activities Moscow Patriarchate".
Metropolitan Filaret (in the world Kirill Varfolomeevich Vakhromeyev) was born in Moscow on March 21, 1935. He headed the Belarusian Metropolis in October 1978, at the same time becoming Patriarchal Exarch Western Europe. On October 16, 1989, he was appointed Exarch of Belarus with the title “Metropolitan of Minsk and Grodno, Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus.”
The Holy Synod granted the request of Metropolitan Philaret to retire in connection with his 75th birthday, appointing him Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus with retention of the right to participate in the work of the Holy Synod and an honorary protocol place during divine services and in official ceremonies.
Metropolitan Pavel of Minsk and Slutsk (in the world - Ponomarev Georgy Vasilyevich) was born on February 19, 1952 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR. After graduating from high school and serving in the ranks Soviet army studied at a vocational school. Since 1973, he studied at the Moscow Theological Seminary, which he graduated from in 1976. In the same year he entered, and in 1980 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy with a candidate's degree in theology. In 1980-81, he was a postgraduate student at the Moscow Theological Academy.
In October 1977, he was accepted into the ranks of the brethren of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra; on December 17 of the same year, the abbot of the Lavra, Archimandrite Jerome, was tonsured into the mantle with the name Paul, in honor supreme apostle Pavel. On March 5, 1978, he was ordained a hierodeacon, and on May 6 - a hieromonk by Archbishop Vladimir (Sabodan) (now His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine), in the academic Intercession Church of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Since 1979, he served as the assistant of the DECR MP.
From September 15, 1981 - member of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem, from July 16, 1982 - deputy head of the mission. In 1983, Patriarch Diodorus I of Jerusalem elevated him to the rank of hegumen, and on August 15, 1986, to the rank of archimandrite. From July 29, 1986 to July 19, 1988 - head of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem. August 26, 1988 appointed deputy of Uspensky Pskov-Pechersky Monastery, which he was until March 1992. By the Resolution of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus' and the Holy Synod of February 19, 1992, he was determined to be the Bishop of Zaraisk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and temporarily in Canada.
March 22, 1992 in Bogoyavlensky cathedral Archimandrite Paul was consecrated Bishop of Zaraisk, Vicar of the Moscow Diocese, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA. On November 1, 1993, he was released from the management of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada. Until December 28, 1999, he continued to serve as administrators of patriarchal parishes in the USA.
On December 28, 1999, he was appointed Bishop of Vienna and Austria with the supervision of the Hungarian Deanery. On April 19, 2000, the Hungarian deanery was transformed into the Hungarian diocese and the title of the ruling bishop was changed to “Vienna and Budapest”.
On February 23, 2001, Bishop Paul was elevated to the rank of archbishop. On May 7, 2003, he was released from the administration of the Austrian and Hungarian dioceses and appointed Archbishop of Ryazan and Kasimov. At a meeting of the Holy Synod on October 5-6, 2011, he was awarded the title of Ryazan and Mikhailovsky and appointed head of the newly formed Ryazan Metropolis. On October 8, 2011 he was elevated to the rank of metropolitan.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of December 25, 2013 ( magazine No. 126) appointed by His Grace of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus.
Alexander EHT.
Praise the Lord, all you nations,
Praise Him, all people:
For His mercy was established upon us,
and the truth of the Lord endures forever.
(Ps. 116, 1-2)
Beloved in the Lord, Your Eminence archpastors, honorable presbytery, diaconate in Christ, God-loving monastic order, dear brothers and sisters!
I cordially, with bright joy, greet you and congratulate you on the greatest saving event: the coming into the world of the Sun of Truth - Christ, our God: “ The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and Truth."(John 1:14). Loving His creation, our Creator and Savior Christ God became man, like us in everything except sin (1 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 4:15). The Lord brought to lost humanity the greatest of all gifts - His Divine love. The Son of God came to earth to save the world, to free man from the fear of mortals and from death itself, to grant the fullness of being in God and eternal life to everyone who hears His call and follows Him.
In his letter, the Apostle Paul addresses the Corinthian Christians, and through them, each of us, with one of the following calls: “ Glorify God both in your bodies and in your souls, which are God's"(1 Cor. 6:20). Main meaning This call is that we not only thank God and offer Him praise in prayers and songs, but also bear good fruit - deeds of love and mercy for the glory of God, for the glory of the Church, for the good of the Fatherland and for the good of our neighbor, bringing " each other's hardships"(Gal. 6:2) - both in joy and in sorrow.
The Lord commanded us to love each other, maintain church unity, bring the peace of Christ and goodness to people, be kind and patient, be diligent in prayer and in serving the weak and disadvantaged. " By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."(John 13:35), - the Savior and Lord - Jesus Christ - tells us. By joining this all-perfect Divine love, we acquire an invincible weapon “ against the spirits of evil in high places"(Eph. 6:12), we gain the ability to successfully withstand all the challenges of the time. No matter what temptations and trials befall us in earthly life, the words of the Lord: “ I am with you always, even to the end of the age."(Matthew 28:20) give us hope that He does not leave us today and will not leave us in the future.
The law of love, bequeathed to us by the Savior, lies at the basis of the true “ unity of spirit"(Eph. 4:3). This law is the basis public life and solidarity, joint creative work and collaboration for the glory of God and for the joy of those who are experiencing various sorrows and misfortunes, who are suffering hardships and need our help and support. But the true unity of the people cannot be limited only to times of testing, it must become an integral part of our Christian identity and true Christian life.
The radiant holiday of the Nativity of Christ has arrived again, a holiday of ardent faith and shameless hope in God's Providence, leading to the good of every person. The sky above the earth opens again, the angelic praise is heard again, announcing to the world “ great joy, which will be to all people: for today a Savior has been born in the city of David"(Luke 2:10-11). Together with the angels, we are again called to sing the praises of the born Child Christ and, having worshiped Him, as the Eastern sages did, to offer the gift of “incense” of heartfelt prayer, “gold” of good deeds for the glory of the Church and for the good of our neighbors, “peace” of sacrificial service to our neighbors , and, clinging to the manger of Christ, like the shepherds of Bethlehem, glorify and praise “ God for everything we heard and saw».
Your Eminence Archpastors, dear fathers, brothers and sisters, the past year has been difficult for many of us, but, by the grace of God, it has also brought a lot of spiritual joy. This year has been celebrated by many important events in the life of our Church. In all dioceses, bishops, clergy, pious believers were engaged in solving pressing issues of church life: improving diocesan and parish activities, creating qualitatively new parishes, which are called upon to become real Orthodox communities, capable of active participation in the church mission, with the inclusion of the most active force in them society - youth; Much attention was paid to the development of social and educational projects of the Orthodox Church.
The most important themes of many of our events and reflections this year were: the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church and the election of St. Tikhon to the Patriarchal throne; memory of tragic events our history in the twentieth century and the beginning of terrible persecution of the Church of Christ. In those difficult years of godless hard times, the blood of many new martyrs and confessors was shed, who were later glorified as saints. The church glorification of the new martyrs and prayerful appeal to them has special meaning not only to preserve the memory of the tragic events of those days, but it clearly testifies that with God everyone is alive, death is defeated by the death and resurrection of Christ.
Prayer to the new martyrs and confessors warms our hearts, strengthens faith in God and, reminding us of the past, calls us to preserve the Orthodox faith so that nothing like this happens on our land in the future.
Last year, at the numerous requests and petitions of pious believers of the Belarusian Orthodox Church and especially the Minsk Metropolis, preparatory work began on the acquisition of the holy relics of Blessed Valentina of Minsk. I urge all of you, dear archpastors, shepherds, venerable monks and nuns, pious brothers and sisters, to strengthen your prayers to the Lord and to the Most Holy Theotokos, so that They bless the Fatherland, the Church and all our pious people to reveal the spiritual treasure - the holy relics of Blessed Valentina of Minsk.
We believe that the discovery of the relics of God's holy saints is the greatest Divine Gift and a manifestation of God's special favor to his faithful people. As soon as we become worthy of God’s mercy and this grace-filled Gift, the Lord will hear our prayers and fulfill our request. Finding the holy relics of Blessed Valentine and bringing this great shrine to the cathedral of the capital of White Rus', the city of Minsk, will become the strongest life-affirming impulse, testifying to each of us, residents of the Belarusian land, about the enduring significance of human life in faith and fidelity to God, in the pursuit of fulfillment fundamental principles God-commanded Gospel law. I am convinced that such a testimony will serve to strengthen the nation’s spiritual and moral values in the minds and lives of people and contribute to the prosperity of our Fatherland.
The Holy Orthodox Church calls on each of us to continue to work tirelessly on the purification and transformation of our souls, since spiritual change in ourselves is the guarantee and basis for the transformation of the entire people of our Fatherland.
Dear and beloved in the Lord, Your Eminence archpastors and shepherds, monks and nuns, brothers and sisters! With all my heart, with love in Christ, I again and again congratulate you on the great holiday of the Nativity of Christ and the New Year of the goodness of the Lord. I prayerfully wish you good health, peace, prosperity and unfading gracious help God in your life, exploits and labors for the glory of the Holy Church of Christ, for the benefit of the Fatherland and for the benefit of all our near and far. Amen.
+ Pavel,
Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsky,
Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus
Nativity
2017-2018,
Minsk city
Date of Birth: February 19, 1952 A country: Belarus Biography:Permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
Born on February 19, 1952 in Karaganda, in a family of workers. Studied at high school. Served in the Soviet Army. After demobilization he worked as a driver and mechanic. Studied at a vocational school.
In 1973-1976. studied at the Moscow Theological Seminary.
In 1980 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy with a candidate's degree in theology. In 1980-1981 — postgraduate student at MDA.
In October 1977 he was accepted into the ranks of the brethren, and in December he was tonsured into the mantle by the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Jerome (Zinoviev; †1982).
In March 1978 he was ordained a hierodeacon, and in May a hieromonk.
On March 21, 1992, the rite of naming was performed by the metropolitans, Vladimir of Rostov and Novocherkassk, Vladimir of Pskov and Velikoluksky, the archbishop, bishops and Victor of Podolsk.
March 22, 1992 for Divine Liturgy in the Epiphany Cathedral His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II and the Bishops who participated in the naming, consecrated Bishop of Zaraisk, vicar of the Moscow diocese.
In 1999 he was appointed Bishop of Vienna and Austria.
In 2001 he was elevated to the rank of Archbishop with the title of “Vienna and Budapest”.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of October 5-6, 2011 () he was awarded the title “Ryazan and Mikhailovsky”, appointed (magazine No. 132) as the head of the newly formed.
Education:1976 - Moscow Theological Seminary.
1980 - Moscow Theological Academy (PhD in Theology).
Place of work:(Rector) Place of work: Metropolis of Minsk (Belarusian Exarchate) (Head of the Metropolis) Diocese: Minsk Diocese (Ruling Bishop)Born in Galicia into the family of a wealthy tradesman. Elementary education received at the Sambir School, continued it at the Kyiv Theological Academy. After graduation, he was left to teach pyitika. Having a penchant for monasticism, at the age of 28 he took monastic vows at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra with the name Paul. As a hieromonk, he accompanied the governor of the Lavra to St. Petersburg, where he was noticed and sent as a preacher to the Moscow Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy.
In 1744, Pavel was elevated to the rank of archimandrite and appointed rector of the Yuryev Monastery in Veliky Novgorod. Pavel spent 15 years as abbot and carried out a number of constructions in the monastery.
On May 23, 1758, he was consecrated Bishop of Tobolsk and Siberia and elevated to the rank of Metropolitan. He arrived in Tobolsk only on November 20. While ruling the diocese, Metropolitan Pavel resumed the Tobolsk seminary, invited three learned monks from Kyiv to teach there, and was engaged in the construction of churches, giving preference to stone buildings (under him, about 20 stone churches were erected in the diocese). Under Saint Paul in 1764, the discovery of the relics of Innocent of Irkutsk took place.
Dissatisfied with the policy of Catherine II in the field of secularization of church property, he wrote a sharp message to the Synod, was summoned to the Synod and was initially deprived of his episcopal rank, but the Empress did not approve this decision. On January 11, 1768, Paul’s request to retire to the Kiev Pechersk Lavra was granted. He lived in it until his death, which followed a long illness on November 4, 1770. He was buried in a crypt under the Assumption Cathedral of the Lavra. Currently, the relics of the saint are in the Far Caves of the Lavra.
Sources
- Sergius (Sokolov) Lives of Siberian saints. - Novosibirsk: 2007. - P. 105-111. - ISBN 5-88013-010-X
- Pavel (Konyuskevich / Konyushkevich). Retrieved January 6, 2010.
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