St. Basil (1469 – 1522) – Simpleton Moscow. The memory is celebrated on August 2.
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Luke – the patriarch. In 1160 wrote a letter to Prince Andrew Bogoliubsky in response to his message.
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Ephraim (Metropolitan of Kiev). About Metropolitan Ephraim of information preserved a little. It is known that he was Greek by origin. Mention of it relates to 1055.
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Sublevels Timothy (died 01/10/1775) – captain Orenburg Cossack army, which was chosen in 1767 as a deputy in Catherine's Commission on the composition of the New Code. Join the opinions of MPs, objecting to the harassment of merchants to ban the production of trade is not all belonging to a merchant class that such a ban in Ufa and Orenburg provinces would lead to the impoverishment of the peasants who lived there trade, commoners and infidels. In discussing the order of the Commission's consideration of the draft rights of the nobility, when the views of the deputies sharply divided, PA has joined the opinion of Ursinus, who objected to the proposal of the book. Vyazemsky to request analysis of the Empress of the nobility, because, according to Ursinus on the responsibilities of the Commission lay the development of rules, one generally regarded as a gentleman, and not caring about who is a gentleman, and who is not. In 1773, AP has become one of the main accomplices Pugacheva, was granted to him by a colonel, he wrote the outrageous letter, circulated among the people and exhorted Yaik Cossacks go to Pugachev, assuring them that this is indeed the Emperor, written by an impostor threatening an appeal to the Governor of Orenburg Reynsdorpu , Ataman Mogutovu and elder Yaik troops. During the absences of Pugachev VP chief over his troops besieging Orenburg, with Shigaeva and Khlopusha and captured the head of a broken Pugachev in early November 1773 squad – IL Chernyshev. 2 nd April 1774 SP himself was captured by Samara town and, contrary to the manifest 14 th December 1766 that all MPs were exempted from the death penalty, was the 7 th January 1775 "for the atrocities committed by them "deprived of the dignity of the deputy, and 10 th of January of that year, the day of execution of Pugachev, hanged in Moscow. Collection of the Imperial Russian Historical Society, Vol VIII, p. 125 and v. XXXII, p. 275, 276, 278 and 279, "Materials for the history of the commission of a new Code, the 1767-1774 – The Russian Messenger in 1861 ., № 12, "Dictionary of memorable people of Russian land," Bantysh-Kamensky, part IV, Moscow. 1836, p. 142-143; "Bibliographical notes", v. II, 1859, p. 179 and 181. P. Klokachev.

John Gold (Eli) (died 02.1870) – Archimandrite, died in February 1870 Born in Great Russian, received his early education in the military branch of Kazan orphanage. In 1810 he entered the lines on military service in Vitebsk Infantry Regiment, participated in the 1811 and 1812 years. in the war against the Turks and the French, made a foreign trip, taking part in fourteen battles, received the insignia of the military order, a medal to commemorate the twelfth year and a medal to commemorate the entry into Paris.

In 1829 he retired with the rank of captain. In 1832, with the blessing of Metropolitan of Kiev Eugene, enrolled in obedience to the Kiev-brotherly monastery in 1833, he was appointed steward of the Kiev Theological Academy and in 1835 he became a monk in the same year was ordained deacon and monk. In 1835, he received a gold pectoral cross, the academic left distraught health service and was assigned the duties of the governor of Kyiv-Michael's Monastery. Eight months later left the service of wasted health, but also to convince Reverend again had abandoned the post, such a waiver and return were repeated one more time, local bishops held dear John, as an exemplary host.

In 1844 Kyiv diocesan authorities ozabochivayas recreate almost deserted Moshnogorskuyu abode, has determined there rector Fr. John.
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Gregory the Theologian Haziancky (328 – 390), was born in 328 in Kappadoki, near Nazianzus. Piety was learned in his mother Nonnoyu. Secular sciences studied first at home, at his uncle, a teacher of rhetoric Amphilochius, and then in Caesarea in Cappadocia, Caesarea in Palestine, Adeksandrii in Athens, where he lived with his famous friend, Basil the Great.
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Paul (Obnorsky) (1317 – 10/01/1429) – Rev. Obnorsky, rarely called Komel (from rivers Obnory and Comely), the ascetic and hermit XIV-XV centuries. He was born in Moscow in 1317, the prince of Moscow Yuri Danilovich, died on the river Obnore in 1429, 10 January, when, and celebrated his memory. The rich-born, well educated, he from an early age fascinated by examples of ascetics. In 1338, forced to marry, he fled from his parents and become a monk in the monastery of Christ on the Volga River (in the current Yaroslavl Province.). Following in this monastery a few years and is here drawing the attention of his ascetic life, Paul left for further improvements to the teacher. Sergius, in Radonezh forest, where he continued his heroic first among the brothers, then – in complete removal from society, in a solitary Qilya, of which did not leave for 15 years. After that, having received a blessing from St. Sergius bronze cross, he went north, crossed the Volga. Here he spent many years wandering through the forests and hermitages hermits and finally settled in Komel forests situated on the rivers Comely, Gryazovitse, Nurme and others living for 3 years on the river bank Gryazovitsy in the hollow of lime, Paul went to the then Obnorsky third, to the river Nurmi (now Gryazovets county Vologda Province.). Remarkable dedicated work of his famous around and gathered around him many imitators, the need to give a rule of life that Paul led the brothers to go to Moscow to Metropolitan Photius asking for blessings on the device of the monastery, it is a blessing, although not immediately, and then only thanks to a special vision of Photius, was given to him, and in 1414 the desert was founded. After a few years in response to the letter of Paul, have not come down, the Metropolitan Photius sent (1420) blessing to the device, and the consecration of the monastery church outlining the rules of monastic life (see "Historical Records", I, № 257, and Rousseau . histori. Biblioth. ", VI, № 57). The first abbot of the Saviour Monastery Obnorsky was Alex, a student of Paul and Sergius Nuromskogo, closest friend and his confessor, who lived in the same Obnorsky forests. He himself and on the basis of the monastery continued to live in a solitary cell and only occasionally came to the monastery. He was canonized in 1547 the cathedral, in the circular letter of Metropolitan Macarius in Vologda and Beloozero read: "Charter esmya now prazdnovati new Miracle Worker in Russ. The land that their God glorified by many and various miracles and znamenmi not Be Today the cathedral until his singing .. . prazdnovati Petit and everywhere of January, a 10-day prep. Paul Obnorsky new miracle worker "(see" Acts Archeological Expedition ", I, № 213). Without a doubt, an informal recognition of Paul as a saint existed much earlier. The canonization in 1547 was the immediate cause finding relics with him digging ditches for the new stone church built over his grave. A year after the canonization was drawn to the new office of the saint (see also "The Charter BIS. Ceremonies which took place in Moscow. Uspensky Cathedral, about 1634, in" Russ. Histori. Biblioth. ", III, 51). His relics are hidden away in Pavlo-Obnorsky treteklassnom Monastery (Gryazovskogo county Obnorsky parish, in the 15 ver. From the county town Gryazovets); ohranyayutsya there until now: the hollow, in which he lived and Paul, his well, and a cross given to him by prep. Sergius (the latter is described and depicted in "Proceedings of the archaeologist. Total.", 1861, 142, in Art. Suvorov, and the "Ancients. Monuments russ. Writing and language" Sreznevsky, the 2-nd ed., P. 269 -270). These are the curricula vitae of the teacher. Paul gives his life, written by an unknown person in a hundred-odd years of his death (about 1546), drawn, probably mainly on the basis of stories, only the second generation of monks, it deserves, although not certainly, but still significantly degree of attention historian. The composition of lists of the Life of this saint can be classified into three types: 1) old (Paul's life and a story about Alex), 2) supplemented with the legend of the miracles of Paul and 3) combined with a story about the destruction of the Mon-OC Tatars in 1538 Description appearance saint – in the "Consolidated icon-painting the original, the list Filimonova eighteenth century. under January 10. (In "Vestn. Total. Ancient russ. Art, p. 79). Veryuzhsky "Prep. Obnorsky Paul" and "Vologda. Saints", Vologda, 1879; Puhidinsky "Prep. Obnorsky Paul, Vologda. Chudotvor." (Vologda. Diocese. Knowledge. "1870, arr., № 1); Eugene" Brief information on the saints of God to Vologda.lips. "(ibid., 1864, arrived., № 1); N. Suvorov" Description of Pavlo-Obnor. Mon. "(ibid., 1866, arr., 99)," Vologda. Olden, 1890, 258 ff.; Eristov "Dictionary of the historical. the saints ", 1836 and 1862; Ant" Lives of the Saints ", January, 151-174; Filaret" Russ, saints, 1882, January 41-52 (the infidels. indicating that Paul monashestvoval in Cyril Beloz. Mon. because it could be only until 1389, and the monastery was founded in 1397), "The Book of the verb. Description of Russia. saints", with additions. gr. M. Tolstoy, № 248, in "reading" 1887, Vol. 4, Leonid "Holy Russia", № 297 (briefly); Ambrose of "History of Russia. Hierarchy", V, 428 et seq.; Karamzin, IX, etc. 87 (Rukopisn. book Volokolam. Mon.) Undolsky Bibliography . rozyskanie ", 1846, 70; Klyuchevskii" Drevneruss. Lives of the Saints ", 271, et seq., 378; Sergius St. East", II, II, 10; "Bibliologich. Dictionary Stroeva P., ed. AF Bychkova, 340-341 and 405-406. Sun Sreznevsky.

Kronos (KronoV) – in the Greek myths the youngest son of Uranus and Gaea, a Titan. Castrated and overthrown from the throne of his father, he married the sister of his Reeyu, who gave birth to Hestia, Demeter and Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus, by Hesiod, in K. there was a golden age.

When it was predicted that one of his children would deprive him of power, he began to eat immediately after the birth of Ray, however, managed to save the young – Zeus, by giving the father, instead of the newborn, wrapped in a sheet rock (shown on the marble altar at the Capitol ). When the boy grew, K., again izvergnuvshy devoured children, was deprived of the throne, and with other titans cast into Tartarus.

A look at Karl as the ancient god of harvests (as a result of his hammer is an attribute), contrasted with the view of non-Greek, perhaps Phoenician its origin and to move it out of the cult of Crete in Greece.

The ancient art usually depicts him as a bearded old man (similar to Zeus), often with the back of his head wrapped with a sickle in his hand, etc. The Romans otozhestvili K. crops with their god Saturn.

Mary Magdalene – one of the Myrrh-Bearers, devotion to Christ follower IM, once healed of the terrible disease ("seven demons"). She came from the town of Magdala (teper. Medzhdel), led a dissolute life, and under the influence of AI Christ resurrected to new life, became a model of deep repentance and sincere appeal to faith in Christ.
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Beloborodov Ivan Naumovich (died 05 (16) .09.1774), an active member of the Peasants' War, led by EI Pugacheva. Place of the bonded to the plants of the peasants in the Urals. In 1759-1766 was a soldier. In January 1774, together with a detachment of the Bashkir joined the revolt. Establish close links with Salavat Yulayev, and Pugachev, which joined in May 1774. He tried to make the main base of the uprising in the Urals first Kasli and then Satka factories to organize military training and to establish discipline among the rebels, order taking and treasury section and landed property. He was a member of the Military Collegium of the insurgents, "the chief captain, and march colonel. He played a prominent role in the capture of Kazan (July 1774). Under Kazan was captured by the king's troops and was executed in Moscow. Lit.: Martynov, MN, Pugachevsky Ataman Ivan Beloborodov, Perm, 1958.