Biography Shutava Anthony

Shutov Anthony (Ilarionov Andrew) (1800 – 1881) – splitting apxiepiskop. Born in the village Anastasine Kolomna district, in the Orthodox peasant family. Please contact the fedoseevstvo, was treasurer at the Transfiguration Cemetery. Due to strict government measures Sh thought of escape to Prussia, and there make bespopovschinskuyu abode. By that, he bowed and abbot cemetery Seeds Kuzmina, but without success. Then Sh away from Moscow, without telling the abbot, with the advantage of interest were in the cemetery with a chest interest securities, but soon returned the money by mail, and then returned to himself. In 1850, Sh again left with the Transfiguration of the cemetery, supplied money, books and icons, in bespopovschinskuyu monastery arranged in Prussia. In the Chernigov suburbs, in Zlynskom bespopovschinskom monastery, Sh became a monk with the name of Anthony. In the Prussian abbot of the monastery took Anthony unfriendly, and he went to Austria. The White Krynica S. was smeared into clericalism and then in 1853 there is elevated to Archbishop of Vladimir. Enoch Paul Belokrinitsky counting on the fact that for Anthony will go to clericalism many Fedoseevtsy; archdiocese gave Anthony in those species, to subdue him Sophronia. Neither one nor the other had been reached; came only increased unrest. Sofronii met Anthony as his personal enemy, drew up plans for a special hierarchy headed by the patriarch and the plan is implemented. Anthony wrote a letter outlining zakonoprestupnyh acts Sophronia, and thus popovschinsky world became a witness against two opponents in the episcopal caps (see Belokrinitskaya hierarchy). Sh wore bishop omophorion only ambition and the rest of his life did not leave their becpopovskih belief: he strictly forbade priests to bring to the liturgy of communion bread for the Tsar, demanding recognition of Habakkuk, Lazar, Nikita and other holy martyr, made the cross babies baptized on an any occasion of Orthodox clerics. These orders produced considerable confusion among Popivtsi. More troubles have made the power-hungry ambitions Anthony.

At first, his time as Archbishop Anthony opened one after another diocese: Saratov (1855), Perm (1856), Kazan (in 1856), Caucasian (in 1857), Kolomna (1858), Baltovskuyu (1859). Among the priests were considered surrogates Anthony units and tens: a special pop delivered even where there was not more than 30 souls Austrian consent. By the end of his life Anthony put them there were over 200 priests. The more they were, the stronger Anthony felt his position. In early 1860 he was named the Archbishop of Moscow and All Russia. This desire led to the predominance of Sh strong dissatisfaction among the divisive hierarchy; turmoil soured so much that it took to resolve their visit to Moscow governor Metropolis – Onuphrius (1861). Onufry over a year driven hierarchical business in Russia, but was unable to restore the reputation of the splitting of bishops in the eyes of popovschinskogo society. Sh nearly 20 years was considered the head of okruzhnicheskoy party, though they do not share the view expressed in the "message of the District 'views (about the" message of the District "(see art. Belokrinitskaya hierarchy): he was always ready to abandon the" Messages "and made repeated attempts to acquire This price of peace with protivookruzhnikami. This was the reason for his long struggle with Pafnutii Kazan, the representative of the party okruzhnikov, which in the long counted the notes in detail the errors and misdeeds of Anthony. Sh tried to make excuses, but Pafnutii and its justification, wrote incrimination. The life of Anthony S. before raising it in a divisive arxierei see "Memoirs" Archimandrite Paul (first printed in "Brotherly word" for 1883, № 1, entered the third volume of his complete works, p. 457-478). Archimandrite Paul was in an intimate relationship with Anthony in those last 5 years that preceded the restrictions provided in the past the bishops. There is another tale of Antonia for the duration of his life, from birth to death, written Onesimus Shvetsov, the former during the last 15 years of the life of Anthony his closest associate (printed, with notes of Professor. N. Subbotina, in "A Brother word" for 1883, № № 1, 3-6). legend is written in praise of Anthony, but some evidence does not inspire doubt, may be borrowed from it (see"Brotherly word", 1898, etc., p. 73-74, note.). "Letters" of Anthony S. III printed in vol. "Correspondence divisive figures (Moscow, 1899).