Patriarch Cyril (Gundyayev) of Moscow has undertaken a pastoral visit to the patriarchal Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration in northern Russia, which has seen an extraordinary transformation from the ruins it was left in after the collapse of the Soviet Union to one of the best known Russian Orthodox monasteries in the world.
During his time on Valaam the patriarch led the celebrations in honor of the Monastery's founders, Sts. Sergius and Herman. During the festal Divine Liturgy Patriarch Cyril, Valaam's abbot Bishop Pancratius (Zhyerdyev) of Troitsk, and six other hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated Archimandrite Mefodiy (Zaitsev) as Bishop Methodius of Almetyevsk, one of the new eparchies established for the Orthodox Church in Tatarstan.
More in Russian on the patriarch's visit to Valaam and the festal services can be found here and here.
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Bishop Savva of Voskresensk Consecrated at Valaam
On today's commemoration of Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Patriarch Kirill (Gundyayev) of Moscow led the festal services in the Valaam Monastery's Cathedral of the Transfiguration. During the festal Divine Liturgy Patriarch Kirill, together with ten other hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, consecrated Archimandrite Savva (Mikheyev) as Bishop of Voskresensk. Bishop Savva will be serving as an auxiliary of the patriarchal Eparchy of Moscow. More (in Russian) here.
Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam
Joyous feast! С праздником! Today we celebrate the memory of our Holy Fathers Sergius and Herman (or Germanus) the founders of the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration on Valaam Island in Lake Ladoga.
When St. Sergius, a Greek-speaking monk from the East Roman Empire, first arrived to live in the caves on Valaam in the late 900s the island was the site of pagan worship and sacrifices. Through his preaching and holiness of life, however,
St. Sergius gradually converted the island's inhabitants to Orthodoxy and built up a monastic community in the caves around him.
St. Herman, a Karelian from the area of Sortavala, later came to Valaam to take up the leadership of the monastic community there. Like St. Sergius, St. Herman became known for his work in converting the native peoples of what today is northern Russia, especially the Karelians, to Orthodoxy and confirming the Valaam Monastery's preeminence as the spiritual center of the Karelian Orthodox faithful.
More on the lives and labors of the founders of the Valaam Monastery, as well as more of the history of the Monastery itself, can be found here and here. May the Saints' blessings and prayers be with us all!
When St. Sergius, a Greek-speaking monk from the East Roman Empire, first arrived to live in the caves on Valaam in the late 900s the island was the site of pagan worship and sacrifices. Through his preaching and holiness of life, however,
St. Sergius gradually converted the island's inhabitants to Orthodoxy and built up a monastic community in the caves around him.St. Herman, a Karelian from the area of Sortavala, later came to Valaam to take up the leadership of the monastic community there. Like St. Sergius, St. Herman became known for his work in converting the native peoples of what today is northern Russia, especially the Karelians, to Orthodoxy and confirming the Valaam Monastery's preeminence as the spiritual center of the Karelian Orthodox faithful.
More on the lives and labors of the founders of the Valaam Monastery, as well as more of the history of the Monastery itself, can be found here and here. May the Saints' blessings and prayers be with us all!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Patriarch Cyril Visiting Valaam Monastery
Patriarch Kirill (Gundyayev) of Moscow has begun a pastoral visit to the patriarchal Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration in northern Russia. During his time at Valaam Patriarch Kirill will be leading the festal celebrations honoring the Monastery's founders, Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam. More (in Russian) here.
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