Silouan Athosky's relics in Bryansk as part of the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the presence of Russian monasticism on the Holy Mount Athos

The good news spread all over Russia this summer: Siluan Afonsky's relics in Bryansk! With the blessing of the most holy Patriarch Cyril, this greatest event happened for the first time and was timed to coincide with the celebration of the great date - the 1000th anniversary of the appearance of Russian monasticism on the holy land of Mount Athos. These holy relics never left their place and were kept in the walls of St. Panteleimon monastery monastery of the Holy Mountain. Bryansk was the first city on the list, where the relics of the Monk Silouan Athos (his honest head) began. And with them - and the image of the Savior. Before this icon there was one wonderful event - the phenomenon of the Holy Lord Jesus Christ himself.

Feast of the Soul

And on August 31, 2016, the solemn meeting of the relics of Silouan Athos in Bryansk took place, it was attended by Metropolitan Alexander Bryansky, Bishop Vladimir of Vladimir Klintzovsky, the clergy of the metropolia and a huge number of believers. This grandiose event came to honor and the city power of Bryansk in the face of the chairman of the Regional Duma V. I. Popkov, deputy governors, deputies of the Duma, and so on.

The relics of Silouan Athos in Bryansk were exhibited in the cathedral square, where a huge number of Orthodox people gathered, then a moleben to the Reverend Elder was performed. The relics of the saint arrived, accompanied by the inhabitants of the Panteleimon Monastery - the hieromonks Cyrion (Olkhovik) and Alexei (Korsak).

The relics of Silouan Athos in Bryansk

After the prayerful meeting of the holy relics, Metropolitan Alexander made a welcoming speech on this significant event. In his speech to the audience, he noted that the relics of St. Silouan Athos in Bryansk is a special event for our land. 46 years of his life the saint spent in asceticism on Mount Athos, gaining the grace of the Holy Spirit. After himself, he left the theological works and spiritual experience acquired on the Holy Mountain. And now it is desirable for every believer to find time and carefully study the instructions of this holy God's servant.

The relics of St. Silouan Athos in Bryansk are a great honor and spiritual joy for every parishioner. In contact with this shrine, people are enriched with that holy grace that was characteristic of the holy Athos monk Siluanu. This is nonchildness, humility, meekness, obedience to the will of God. In conclusion of his speech, Vladyka added that according to the prayers of St. Silvanus the Lord Jesus Christ will preserve Bryansk land and Russia from all troubles, tribulations and sorrows and will grant its prosperity spiritual and material.

Travel to Mother Russia

After the relics of St. Silouan Athos were brought to Bryansk, they became available for worship in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Moleben singing and akathists were performed every day before them. The relics of Silouan Athos in Bryansk stayed for four days, after that the shrine went to several Russian cities. The relics of St. Silvan and the miraculous image of the Savior were to be completed in Moscow on the day of the memory of the saint - September 24.

However, before this happened, the relics of the Monk Siluan Afonsky were taken to his native places, where he was born and raised, to the village of Shovskoye. This touching event took place on September 8, 2016.

In native places

In the village of Shovsky on September 9, a liturgy was celebrated at the local church of the Nativity of Christ, which was performed by Metropolitan Nikita of Lipetsk along with Metropolitan Zinovy of Saransk, Bishop of Skopinsky Matthew, bishop of Lebedyansky Maxim in the clergy of the clergy. The Choir of the Eletsk Diocese performed a liturgical chant under the leadership of Priest Vladimir Neskromny. The official representative of the President of the Russian Federation from the district Beglov A.D., the Governor of the Lipetsk Region Korolev O.P., the Chairman of the Regional Council Putylin P.I., the Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for the Monasteries of the Abbess Iuliania (Caleda) and hundreds of pilgrims who came from all parts To bow to the Athonite Saint Silvanus.

Monument

When the Liturgy was over, Metropolitan Nikon consecrated the bronze monument to the holy ascetic Siluanu. It was installed next to the church of the Nativity of Christ, the Russian Military Historical Society, the Honored Architect of the Russian Federation Tikhonov AK and the sculptor Novikov IN were working on the development, after which all went to the Antonov family home where the saint was born, and to the chapel Cells), where the time spent in prayer was the Monk Siluan. Here the ark was brought with its relics.

Speeches

Beglov A.D. made a speech in which he noted that the people of the Lipetsk region carefully preserves the memory of the great holy countryman, whom their land gave birth to. In the village of Shovsky, due to their care, a lot of work was done to restore the proper kind of memorial buildings of the late XIX century related to the life of the saint: the Church of the Nativity of Christ, the family home museum and the chapel. Now they are pleased with the inhabitants of the village and the crowds of pilgrims who come to these places.

There were many speeches of various people with solemn and tutoring speeches, because everyone was happy to attend such a long-awaited event. Then the museum was presented with a jubilee medal, issued to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the holy elder Siluan, and the chapel was given an exact copy of the Athonite fresco with the image of the old man. The completion of the festive celebration was a bookmark at the house-museum of the apple orchard.

Short life

The Monk Siluan (in the world Simeon Antonov) was born in 1866 in the village of Shovsky in the Lebedyansky district of Tambov province, in an ordinary peasant family. It is very significant for believers that he was brought up in the Orthodox faith thanks to his parents.

Since childhood, he had the desire to go around the world to seek God. And when he grew up, he wanted to go to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra as a monk, but his father wished that he would go to military service, and then, if the desire remains, he would go to the monastery.

In his youth, according to him, he was unusually strong and could even bend the nails with his fingers, break the board with the blow of a fist, drink vodka, but she did not take it when everyone else was already under the table.

In 1892, Simeon resigned and immediately went to Athos, there, in the Panteleimon monastery, he took the monastic vows with the name Siluan.

He recalled that all the way, while he was getting to Athos, the infernal flames circulated around him, they were devilish servants who interfered with his desire to become a saint of God.

The book of Sofroniy Sakharov

About the life of this Russian saint wrote a wonderful book of his disciple, Archimandrite Sofroniy Sakharov, under the title "Elder Siluan." According to his biography, the monk, from the very beginning of his monastic life, with zealous prayers, gained the grace of the Holy Spirit and at the same time experienced various kinds of temptations. His student carefully preserved all his memories and reflections and published a book on them that would be very useful for the spiritual education of any Orthodox person and could even become his handbook.

The elder Silvan reposed before the Lord in 1938, and exactly fifty years later the name of the Monk was glorified by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. And in 1992, with the blessing of Patriarch Alexy II, this holiday was introduced in the months of the ROC.