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“From St. Sergius of Radonezh hagiography”:
1. When was St.Sergius born? 2. Was he born in a town or in a village?
3. What family was he born into? 4. Did he spend his childhood in
Rostov? 5. Did he have three brothers? 6. How many brothers did he have?
7. What was his name before consecration? 8. When did he enter the
school? . 9. Where did his parents live at that time? 10. Did
Bartholomew study well? 11. How did he learn to read and write well? 12.
When did his parents move to Radonezh? 13. Where is Radonezh situated?
14.When did his parents die? 15. Where were they buried? 16. Were his
brothers married? 17. When did Bartholomew take monastic vows? 18.What
was Bartholomew's elder brother Stephen? 19. When and where did
St.Sergius found a cloister? 20. What views did St.Sergius hold at that
time? 21. What were his ascetic feats? 22. When did St.Sergius become
the Abbot of the monastery? 23. How did Paul Florensky call Reverend
Sergius? 24. When did Venerable Sergius die? 25. What were his last
words addressed to his desciples? 26. When was he canonized?
ТЕКСТ
The name of Saint Sergius of Radonezh became a symbol for the following
generations.
The Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, created by Venerable Sergius of Radonezh,
was named after him.
St. Sergius brought up a generation of outstanding ascetics. He gave his
blessing to Prince Dmitri Donskoy for the battle with Tatar-Mongols on
the Kulikovo field. In memory of St. Sergius Andrei Rublev painted his
icon “The Old Testament Trinity” which became the symbol of Russian
spirituality.
Sergius (Bartholomew before consecration) was born in 1314 in the
village of Varnitsy near Rostov the Great to the family of the boyar
Cyril and Maria. The “Lives”do not give the year of Saint Sergius birth,
but from his age at his death (he died in 1392 at the age of 78), we
assume that he was born in 1313-1314. The servants of God Cyril and
Maria had three sons: the eldest was named Stephen the second was
Bartholomew and the third Peter.
In his childhood Bartholomew went to Rostov on pilgrimage to various
monasteries in the area with his parents and helped them with domestic
work.
When Bartholomew reached the age of seven his parents sent him to school
to learn to read and write. Stephen and Peter learned reading and
writing quickly, but when Bartholomew entered school he had problems as
his studies were difficult for him. He was not as clever as his
classmates and preferred solitude. His parents and teacher scolded him
and he suffered a great deal and prayed.
One day Bartholomew saw an old monk praying under an oak and told him
about his life and problems. The monk listened to him, prayed, and gave
him a little piece of prosphora as a sign of the divine grace for
reading. From that time Bartholomew began to read the Bible and
liturgical books and soon he began to read the Church Fathers, whose
works were in the Rostov library.
Nevertheless, throughout his life he remained a man for whom the
Christian experience was more important than learning or reason. He was
always serene and moderate in all things, modest and poor, and an
example for all those around him.
In early 1330-ies Sergius’ parents moved to Radonezh located in the
north-eastern part of Moscow principality, on the Pazha River.
Their eldest son, Stephen was already married and had two sons. The
younger brother Peter was also married, but only Bartholomew remained
with his parents.
Cyril and Maria died in 1334. Before their death they entered the
monastery in Khotkovo where they were buried.
After the parents’ death Bartholomew and his brother Stephen, who became
a widower by that time and a monk, left the world to live in the
forest surrounding Radonezh, meaning to live like hermits, as prescribed
by the strict rules of ascetic life. Bartholomew wanted to live under
the guidance and in obedience to his elder brother as Stephen was a
monk.The brothers built a small wooden chapel and a monastic cell on
Makovets hill.
About 1337 Bartholomew at the age of 23 took monastic vows, assumed the
name of Sergius and in 12 kilometres from Radonezh founded a cloister,
dedicating it to “The Life-Giving Trinity”. By that time Stephen left
Bartholomew as he preferred life in an urban monastery, Metropolitan
Theognost ordained Stephen to the priesthood and made him the head of
the monastery.
As for Sergius, at that time he held the view that salvation was
possible only through constant vigil and prayer, and feats of
asceticism. However, when people started coming to him Sergius
allowed them to join and live with him. Little by little a monastery
was formed.
Although Venerable Sergius was an ordained monk and priest he became a
prominent public figure of his time. In 1357 he was elected Abbot of the
monastery. He willingly helped the Metropolitan
Answers & Comments
2.Sergius (Bartholomew before consecration) was born in 1314 in the village of Varnitsy near Rostov the Great
3 the family of the boyar Cyril and Maria.
4 In his childhood Bartholomew went to Rostov on pilgrimage to various monasteries in the area with his parents and helped them with domestic work.
5.6.The servants of God Cyril and Maria had three sons: the eldest was named Stephen the second was Bartholomew and the third Peter.