What do they pray to Macarius of Kalyazin for? Macarius of Kalyazinsky, miracle worker, venerable (1483). Organizer of the city-forming monastery

The youth loved to spend time reading spiritual books, and everything he read sank deeply into his heart. He was not carried away by games and in his soul he constantly offered up prayers, psalms and spiritual songs dear to his heart, while thinking about how to serve God.

When he began to reach adulthood, Matthew began to think about moving away from the vain worldly life; his parents, however, did not want him to become a monk, and cited biblical examples of the lives of New Testament saints who were saved in the world. The obedient son, not wanting to upset his family and obeying, agreed to the marriage and soon married the girl Elena Yakhontova. The young couple promised each other that if one of them died, the widowed one would become a monk. A year after the wedding, Matthew lost his father and mother, and two years later, Elena died; and twenty-five-year-old Matthew left the temporary, seeking the eternal, and entered the nearby Nikolaev Klobukov Monastery, where he took monastic vows with the name Macarius.

He went through all the monastic obediences with zeal, surpassing everyone else in humility and meekness, and the exploits of the young monk aroused the surprise of the brethren. After some time, burdened by the crowds of the monastery, the monk, with the blessing of the abbot, retired into the desert. He chose a place in the forest, located 18 versts from Kashin, not far from the Volga, between two small lakes. Here he built a cell for himself, and no one interfered with his feat of solitary prayer, only wild animals came and caressed him, and he shared food with them. Having learned about the hermit, the monks began to flock to the Monk Macarius, wanting to pray with the monk in his cell. He humbly received them and instructed them in the rules of monastic life. So the secluded forest thicket turned into a monastery, where the Monk Macarius was elected abbot.

The land on which the brethren lived belonged to the boyar Ivan Kolyaga, who, from the time the Monk Macarius settled there, looked at the monk with hostility. When the church was built and the number of hermits increased, Kolyaga was afraid that part of his land might go to the monastery; and this depressed him so much that he even planned to kill the saint... But God’s punishment was not slow to tell: death befell Kolyaga’s family, and he himself became seriously ill. Being in misfortune, the boyar who had made evil plans repented of his sin and, having confessed it to Macarius, was forgiven.

Soon Kolyaga, under the influence of the saint’s sermon, entered the Makariev Monastery, donating all his lands to him. Since then, for the sake of humility, Macarius himself called the monastery Kalyazinskaya (now the city of Kalyazin, Tver province). Quite quickly it became widely known, for the disciples of St. Macarius, following the example of their spiritual father and mentor, improved in monastic feat and maintained strict asceticism. Many people - both nobles and commoners - asked the monk to accept them among the brethren. And, it must be said, even during the life of St. Macarius, St. Ephraim of Perekom (May 16) and St. Paisius of Uglich (June 6) left the Kalyazin monastery.

Miraculous was the prayer of the Monk Macarius, who during his lifetime received from God the gift of healing the sick and suffering. Thus, he freed a certain paralytic Zacharias from the village of Kesova Gora from illness, admonishing him with love: “Child! The Most Good God does not want the death of the sinner, but life and conversion to salvation, and what destinies He knows, leads him to salvation through repentance. You have been visited by God and if you repent and leave your old customs, God will send you healing; if not, then you will suffer even more than this.” The sinner who repented was healed, and after that he became a priest in his village and remembered the instructions of the Monk Macarius all his life.

Another time, the monk cured the boyar Vasily Ryasin, who was tormented by demons. After the prayer, the Monk Macarius made the sign of the cross over him, and he was cleansed. Delighted by the mercy of God sent down, he chose the monastic path.

The Lord also rewarded the spirit-bearing elder with the gift of clairvoyance. One day the monastery's oxen were stolen. Suddenly the thieves were struck by blindness and, after wandering for a long time in the surrounding area, they again found themselves at the gates of the monastery. The Monk Macarius was inspecting the farm at that time and, as if not knowing what was the matter, asked, when he saw them, why they were here, and besides, with oxen. The kidnappers confessed everything and repented. The monk forgave them their sin and, having healed them, ordered them not to encroach on someone else’s property in the future.

Shortly before his death, the Monk Macarius fell ill. For some time he was silent, and in anticipation of the outcome, calling the brethren, he blessed and kissed everyone and said goodbye: “I hand you over to the Lord God! Always remain in labor, fasting, vigil and unceasing prayer; Maintain spiritual and physical purity, do not repay evil for evil or annoyance for annoyance. Understand, brethren: if I have boldness towards God. then after my departure this monastery will not become scarce, but will expand.”

Hegumen Kalyazinsky reposed on March 17, 1483, a very old man, in the 82nd year of his life, and was buried near the wooden church he built. A wooden chapel was built and decorated with images over his grave. When the temple fell into disrepair, the donors decided to renovate it by building a stone church on the site. While digging ditches for its foundation, the saint's coffin was found. A fragrance emanated from his incorruptible relics, the old man’s gray hair was clean, and even his vestments had not changed. This happened on May 26, 1521.

Many healings of the paralytic, the demon-possessed, and those suffering from bone pain, blindness, and leg disease took place at the relics of the saint. This attracted many pilgrims to the monastery. Until 1547, St. Macarius was revered locally. Miracles and popular love contributed to the fact that at the Moscow Council of 1547 he was canonized as a saint of God and it was decided to celebrate his memory throughout Russia. Ordinary people went to Kalyazin on foot, kings visited the monastery: in 1553, Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible visited the monastery, in 1599, Boris Godunov with his wife and children arrived to ask the Monk Macarius for a blessing for his daughter Ksenia to marry. Then the royal pilgrims built a silver shrine, into which the holy relics of the saint were transferred.

In 1610, the monastery was plundered by the Poles, many of the brethren were killed. After the Time of Troubles, the rulers of the new ruling house of the Romanovs also prayed in it several times: in 1619, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, in 1635, his father, Patriarch Filaret. In 1654, during a pestilence, Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna and Patriarch Nikon resided in the Kalyazin monastery. In 1700, pious donors built a new silver shrine for the relics, in which the saint of God rested until the closure of the monastery by Soviet power. After its plunder in the 1930s, the relics were transported to Tver, where they now rest in the White Trinity Cathedral, in the right aisle.

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P Rev. Macarius of Kalyazin (Matvey Vasilyevich Kozhin in the world), the future abbot of the Kalyazin Trinity Monastery, was born in 1402, in the village of Gridtsin (Gribkovo, and now Kozhino), near the city of Kashin, Tver principality, in the God-loving family of the Kozhin boyars Vasily and Irina.

R His parents, boyar Vasily Ananievich, is known for his military victories under Prince Vasily Vasilyevich II the Dark; his wife Irina raised Matthew in humility and strong faith from an early age. In addition to Matvey, the Kozhin family had 1 daughter, Ksenia, and 2 sons: Alexander and Grigory. Gregory, who took monastic vows under the name of Gennady, became a famous Tver church leader. Until 1461, he was the abbot of the Tver Otroch Monastery, and then became the Bishop of Tver (until 1477). The nephew of Macarius of Kalyazinsky, the son of Xenia, Paisiy founded the Uglich Intercession Monastery and was canonized at the end of the 16th century. Brother Alexander became the founder of the Kozhin nobles.

M Atvey Kozhin read spiritual books from childhood, constantly offered prayers of praise to the Lord, and sang spiritual hymns and psalms. Even in his early years, Matvey began to think about renouncing worldly life. But his parents did not want Matvey to be tonsured a monk. Obeying the will of his parents, he married Elena Yakhontova. At the same time, the spouses promised each other that if one of them died, the other would become a monk.

H A year later, Matvey lost his father and mother (Vasily and Irina Kozhin), and after another 2 years, his wife Irina gave her soul to the Lord. Following this vow, Matvey entered the Kashinsky Nikolaevsky Klobukov Monastery, where he was tonsured with the name Macarius.

IN In the Nikolaev Klobukov Monastery in the city of Kashin, the wooden cell of St. Macarius of Kalyazin the Wonderworker was preserved for a long time. In 1904, at the expense of V. A. Lodygin, it was rebuilt, when the monastery was closed in the 1930s, it was lost, and in 2010 it was again restored to its original place in the chapel of St. Macarius of Kalyazinsky.

M The young monk Macarius with meekness and humility fulfilled all the monastic obediences assigned to him, so much so that the brethren of the monastery marveled at this.

P With the blessing of Abbot Klobukov of the Nikolaev Monastery, Macarius retired into the desert 18 miles from the city of Kashin. In a new, remote place, Macarius cut down a cell and accepted the feat of solitary prayer.

IN stories about the hermit monk spread throughout the surrounding areas. Monks began to flock to Saint Macarius, whom he humbly received and instructed in the rules of life according to the commandments of God. Gradually, the secluded place turned into a monastery, and the Monk Macarius became its abbot.

N The newly formed monastery was located on the lands of the boyar Ivan Kolyaga, who treated Macarius with hostility, as he feared that part of his land might become the property of the monastery. Angry thoughts inspired Ivan to kill the Monk Macarius. But the Lord did not allow the evil plans to come true - death befell Ivan Kolyaga’s family, and he himself became seriously ill.

N and confession Ivan Kolyaga brought repentance before Macarius. The monk forgave the boyar and delivered a sermon that changed the inner world of the offender, who soon entered the monastery and donated his lands to him. The monk, for the sake of his own humility, began to call the monastery Kalyazinskaya.

P Rev. Macarius of Kalyazinsky worked in the rank of abbot along with his brethren. Before the revolution, 2 chalice, paten and 2 dishes made by the monk were kept in the Trinity Monastery before the revolution.

ABOUT Writing about the Trinity Monastery, the Venerable Joseph of Volotsky (deceased 1515; commemorated on September 22, New Style), who visited the monastery in 1478, wrote: “Such piety and decorum were in that monastery, for everything was done in accordance with paternal and communal traditions, that even the great Elder Mitrofan Byvaltsev marveled at this.” Returning from Mount Athos, where he lived for 9 years, he told the brethren: “I worked in vain and foolishly, making the journey to the Holy Mountain, in addition to the Kalyazin Monastery, you can be saved in it; here everything is done exactly the same as in the cinemas of Holy Mount Athos.”

TO The Alyazin Trinity Monastery gained wide popularity - many people asked St. Macarius to accept them as one of the brethren. During the life of the Monk Macarius, the Monk Paisiy of Uglich (commemorated on June 6) and the Monk Ephraim of Perekom (commemorated on May 16) left the Kalyazin Trinity Monastery.

M The olive of Macarius Kalyazinsky had miraculous and healing powers. There are known cases of the healing of the paralytic Zacharias from the village of Kesova Gora, as well as the boyar Vasily Ryasin, who chose the monastic path after his healing.

M Akary Kalyazinsky also possessed the gift of clairvoyance. One day, misfortune befell the monastery - the monastery's oxen were stolen, but suddenly the thieves were struck by blindness, and, wandering around, they again found themselves at the gates of the Trinity Kalyazin Monastery, where the Monk Macarius accepted their repentance.

P Before his death, Macarius Kalyazinsky blessed the brethren of the monastery and admonished everyone with the following words: “I commend you to the Lord God! Always remain in labor, fasting, vigil and unceasing prayer; Maintain spiritual and physical purity, do not repay evil for evil or annoyance for annoyance. Understand, brethren: if I have boldness towards God. After my departure this monastery will not become scarce, but will expand.”

M Akary Kalyazinsky died on March 17, 1483 at the 82nd year of his life as a very old man. He was buried near the built wooden church. A wooden chapel was later built over the grave of Macarius, but when it fell into disrepair, they decided to renovate it by building a stone church on that site.

WITH funds for the construction of a stone temple were allocated by a merchant from the city of Dmitrov, Moscow province, Mikhail Voronkov. Hegumen of the Trinity Monastery Joasaph, having prayed, placed a cross on the altar and gave his blessing to dig the foundation for the future temple.

IN While digging for the foundation of a new church on May 26, 1521 (old style), the undestroyed tomb of St. Macarius of Kalyazin was found.

T They immediately rang the bell, and the brethren and many people gathered, rejoicing at the treasure they had found. The monks carried the coffin of the blessed one to a tent near the church, where they sang a memorial service over him. The elder’s relics were fragrant, his gray hair remained clean, even his vestments remained unchanged.

M The fruits of Macarius of Kalyazin help with many diseases and give a miracle of healing to the paralytic, the demon-possessed, and those suffering from blindness, which attracted many pilgrims to the Kalyazin Trinity Monastery.

P Rev. Macarius was revered locally when at the Moscow Council of 1547 he was canonized as one of God’s holy saints

IN The city of Kalyazin was visited by both ordinary people and kings on foot. In 1553, Tsar Ivan the Terrible visited the Kalyazin monastery, and in 1599, Boris Godunov. At the same time, a silver shrine was built, into which the relics of Macarius Kalyazinsky were transferred.

IN During the Time of Troubles, the Kalyazin Trinity Monastery suffered greatly, because many monks were killed and temples were looted.

IN In 1619, the monastery was visited by Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, and in 1635 by Patriarch Filaret. In 1654, during a pestilence, Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna and Patriarch Nikon resided in the Trinity Kalyazin monastery.

IN In 1700, a new silver shrine was built for the relics of Macarius, in which they remained until the monastery was closed in 1930, at which time they were transported to Tver (Kalinin), where they rested in the White Trinity Cathedral (built in 1564, the oldest church in the city) .

P The memory of Macarius of Kalyazin the Wonderworker is celebrated on March 17 (March 30 according to the new style, the day of his death), and May 26 (June 8 according to the new style, the day of the discovery of holy relics). Also in the Trinity Kalyazin Monastery, the name day of Macarius was celebrated on November 16 (November 29 according to the new style). Saint Macarius of Kalyazin is also venerated in the Cathedral of Tver Saints (a moving celebration - on the first Sunday after June 29 (July 12 in the new style) - the day of the holy apostles Peter and Paul).

1 On June 5, 2012, the relics of Macarius of Kalyazin returned to the city of Kalyazin under Metropolitan Victor of Tver and Kashin and were solemnly laid in the Ascension Church.

IN in the village of Kozhino, Kashinsky district, in the chapel of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, now rest the relics of Vasily and Irina Kozhin and his wife Elena, who are revered by locally revered saints in Kashin.

IN In the city of Kalyazin in 2008, a bronze monument to Macarius Kalyazinsky was erected, which became a landmark of the city.

P Rev. Father Macarius, pray to God for us!

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Holy Venerable Macarius, abbot of Kalyazin, wonderworker

“I worked in vain, and without success I made such a long journey to the Holy Mountain past the Kalyazin Monastery. For those who live in it can also be saved: here everything is done like the monasteries located in the Holy Mountain,” this was the story of Elder Mitrofan (Byvaltsev), who labored for nine years on Mount Athos, about this famous Russian monastery, located on the Volga within the boundaries of Tver. The decorum and splendor of the monastery was also noted by the Monk Joseph of Volotsky, the famous preacher and strict abbot of the famous monastery on Volok Lamsky, a famous fighter against the heresy of the Judaizers. From all over Rus', thousands of pilgrims went to Kalyazin in order to witness with their own eyes the deeds of the brethren and venerate the honorable relics of the founder of that monastery - St. Macarius of Kalyazin, to receive relief and healing from serious mental and physical ailments. And here, at the shrine with the holy relics, many miracles were performed by the faith of those who came.

The Monk Macarius, abbot of the Trinity Kalyazin Monastery, was born in 1402, in the village of Gridtsin (Gribkovo, now Kozhino), near Kashin, into a God-loving family that strictly respected the commandments of the Lord. Parents, boyar Vasily Ananievich Kozha, famous for his military exploits under Grand Duke Vasily Vasilyevich II the Dark, and his wife Irina (their memory is revered locally) raised Matthew (name in the world) from childhood in faith and reverence for God. The youth loved to spend time reading spiritual books, and everything he read sank deeply into his heart. He was not carried away by games and in his soul he constantly offered up prayers, psalms and spiritual songs dear to his heart, while thinking about how to serve God.

The land on which the brethren lived belonged to the boyar Ivan Kolyaga, who, from the time the Monk Macarius settled there, looked at the monk with hostility. When the church was built and the number of hermits increased, Kolyaga was afraid that part of his land might go to the monastery; and this depressed him so much that he even planned to kill the monk... But God’s punishment was not slow to take its toll: death befell Kolyaga’s family, and he himself became seriously ill. Being in misfortune, the boyar who had made evil plans repented of his sin and, having confessed it to Macarius, was forgiven.

In 1610, the monastery was plundered by the Poles, many of the brethren were killed. After the Time of Troubles, the rulers of the new ruling house of the Romanovs also prayed in it several times: in 1619, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, in 1635 - his father, Patriarch Filaret. In 1654, during a pestilence, Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna and Patriarch Nikon resided in the Kalyazin monastery. In 1700, pious donors built a new silver shrine for the relics, in which the saint of God rested until the closure of the monastery by Soviet power. After its plunder in the 1930s, the relics were transported to Tver, where they now rest in the White Trinity Cathedral, in the right aisle.

The memory of the Monk Macarius, the Kalyazin wonderworker, is celebrated on March 17/30, the day of his death, and on May 26/June 8, the day of the discovery of holy relics, when a procession of the cross takes place in Kalyazin with a huge crowd of pilgrims. The Makariev Monastery also celebrated the saint's name day - November 16/29.

Saint Macarius is also venerated in the Cathedral of Tver Saints (movable celebration on the first Sunday after June 29/July 12 - the day of the holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul).

The oldest history of the Nikolaev Klobukov Monastery is connected with the life of the Monk Macarius of Kalyazin, who came to the monastery around 1420 and took monastic vows there.

The Monk Macarius (in the world Matthew) was born in 1402 in the village of Gridkovo (now Kozhino), which is seven miles from Kashin, into the pious family of the boyar Vasily Kozhin and his wife Irina (their memory is revered locally). At the age of seven, the boy learned to read and write and throughout his life fell in love with reading spiritual books, taking everything he read to heart. Matthew dreamed of becoming a monk, but, obeying the will of his parents, upon reaching the required age, he married Elena Yakhontova. When entering into marriage, the young couple made a vow to each other - if one of the spouses dies first, then the second, without leaving the cemetery, will go to a monastery and become a monk. A year later, Matthew’s parents died, and two years later, Elena also died. Matthew fulfilled his vow - so he ended up in the Nikolaev Klobukov Monastery, where around 1425 he built himself a small wooden cell, and on the banks of the Kashinka - a monastery mill. According to legend, the monk retired here to pray.

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Troparion to St. Macarius, Abbot of Kalyazinsky, Wonderworker, tone 8

Carnal wisdom, Father Macarius, through abstinence and vigil you have put to death, the place on which you poured out your sweat, like a trumpet crying to God, telling of your corrections, and after your death, your honest relics exude healing. We cry even more to you: pray to Christ God that He will save our souls.

Being of noble origin, Saint Macarius humbled himself below everyone else, lovingly obeyed not only the abbot, but also every brother, elder and younger, spending the day after monastic services and obediences in reading the lives of saints, and the nights in singing psalms. But the monk, having a penchant for true desert living, desired complete solitude - the everyday noise of Kashin reached the Klobukovsky monastery, located in close proximity to the city. In 1444, the Monk Macarius fulfilled his cherished desire and, with the blessing of the abbot, left the monastery with seven other ascetics, going to look for a new place in a more secluded desert. According to legend, from the tears he shed on the occasion of the departure of “out” from Kashin, the Vonzha River was formed, which flows into Kashinka near the monastery.

The hermitage founded by the monk was located in a beautiful place in the forest, between two lakes. For a long time the saint did not agree to accept the rank of abbot, but was forced to yield to the requests of the brethren who had gathered around him. There were also sorrows. The land on which the monastery grew belonged to the boyar Ivan Kolyaga, who disliked the Monk Macarius - the boyar suspected that the monks were encroaching on his property. He even thought about killing the saint, and then God’s punishment overtook him - his loved ones died, and the boyar himself became seriously ill. Preparing for death, he repented and, having confessed to a saint, was forgiven. Having been healed, Ivan Kolyaga donated his lands to the monastery, and he himself entered it as a simple monk.

This was the beginning of the Trinity Kalyazinsky (named after the boyar Ivan Kolyaga) monastery, the charter of which was so strict that many, unable to bear it, left. Elder Mitrofan Byvaltsev, who lived on Mount Athos for nine years, marveled at the monastic order and splendor of that time. “I worked in vain,” he lamented, “and made such a long journey to the Holy Mountain past the Kalyazin Monastery, For those living in it can be saved: here everything is done like the sons of the Holy Mountain.”

The half-submerged Kalyazin bell tower of the St. Nicholas Church is the little that remains of old Kalyazin, which fully experienced all the delights of the material “reconstruction of the world.”

The Monk Macarius of Kalyazin, talking with the Monk Joseph of Volokolamsk, spoke of his brethren who left the walls of the Klobukovo monastery: “When I came to this place, seven elders came with me from the Klobukovo monastery. All of them were so perfect in virtues and spiritual life that other brothers came to them to receive instructions.” From this environment came great ascetics, and among them was St. Ephraim of Perekom (May 29 and October 9, New Style). He subsequently founded a temple in honor of the Epiphany on an island located at the mouth of the Verenda River. For convenient delivery of water to the monastery, the saint dug a channel into Lake Ilmen, which is why the monastery received the name Perekopskaya, or Perekomskaya.

The Monk Macarius, abbot of Kalyazin, reposed on March 17, 1483 at the 82nd year of his life. He was buried near the wooden church he built, having built a chapel over the grave. When the wooden temple fell into disrepair, it was decided to build a stone church in its place. They began to dig ditches for the foundation - and they found the saint’s coffin. A fragrance emanated from his incorruptible relics, the old man’s gray hair was clean, and even his vestments had not changed. This happened on May 26, 1521.

At first, St. Macarius was revered locally. And at the Council of 1547 he was canonized for church-wide veneration.

The memory of the Monk Macarius of Kalyazin is celebrated on March 30, the day of his death, and June 8, the day of the discovery of the holy relics. Dates are given according to the new style.