DEVOTEES OF KONEVETSKY ISLAND.
DEVOTEES OF KONEVETSKY ISLAND.
Island Konevets - a place in Leningrad region remarkable.
Is famous for rich wood on berries-mushrooms, a good biting (harius,
sig, a pike perch) and ancient, the beginnings of the last century, a temple. In the warm
The season here always is a lot of tourists. Its name occurs
From the Horse-stone. The huge granite block towers near one of
Bays. To look narrowly - and really reminds a head of a horse. On
To the legend, the stone served as a sacrificial table during the pagan
Ceremonies. In XIV century Saint Arseny has come here. Long
Prayed at a stone - until the flight was pulled out from it
Black ravens - evil ghosts konevetskih - also it was not carried away aside
Bays, and called now - CHertovaja.
On it I also reached to Konevtsa on the old monastic
Little craft. Contrary to fears artful Ladoga was that day
The quiet. Perhaps all the matter is that I floated by the ship with
Celibate priest Mstislavom, the prior of a man's monastery. Here it
The second year. Was given assignment after the termination Petersburg
Spiritual academy. Generally it was not going to in monks. Has accepted
Postthreshing barns, it is possible to tell, because of unfortunate love.
- One girl with x-ray was pleasant to me in academy
Branches, - recollects Mstislav. - has made its the proposal. But
She as it was found out, has decided to accept a monastic vow. Through
Any time other girl has attracted to me. What do you think?
Too has left in a monastery! So also me of anything else not
Remains.
- Whether and the brotherhood is great in a monastery? - I am interested at the prior.
He sighs in the answer:
- And ten persons it will not be typed.
Later, having familiarised with the monastery which has recently noted
shestisotletie and numbering some monasteries, two hotels,
Farm, bakery, garden, kitchen garden (it besides the basic temple with
By numerous constructions), it has been puzzled: as they
Cope with this big economy - three monks yes four
The novice? All would be fine here more or is less adjusted, and that
After all structures are mostly dilapidated, technicians - any.
Is, the truth, in a monastery still "trudniki" - ten three not
Very young already men. Have come on island in the different years, everyone
With the pain and hope. With one I has got to talking. It somehow
Very devoutly cut fire wood nearby banki. It seemed, annoys on
Something. Me has first concerned with watchfulness. But little by little -
"pomjagchel". Has told, that has arrived here after clearing from
Colonies. Anybody has received a shelter and meal, about its past here not pytaet.
All monastic inhabitants work much, since morning to darkness -
Clean, dig, clean. But to return monasteries all past
Greatness, is not enough these works. Therefore, as soon as it is possible
It is a little to earn, the brotherhood invites in a monastery of the presents
Masters. To restore, for example, a temple of Christmas of the Virgin.
Hundred years ago it, instead of next, on Valaam, had a reputation
"A pearl of Ladoga". Was famous for a rare iconostasis on beauty,
To look on which there came pilgrims from all Russia, lists
And the icons executed by a brush of the well-known artists, including
The Borovikovsky. But to the beginning of 90th years of the last century, when
The island and temple have returned to orthodox church, the cathedral has appeared
It is plundered, destroyed, cluttered up.
Monks earn in the different ways. For example, have equipped in
One of monastic hotels small cafe and a souvenir bench.
When there come visitors from near Finland, they are conducted by all means
There. The prices there low - for Finns cheaply, and Konevtsu -
What-any income. By the way, the Finnish tourists happen here more often
The Russian. It is said that it is them "the small Native land": in 20 - 30th years
The island belonged to Scandinavians. Happens, someone from them remains
In a monastery to work. Basically unmarried women. Weeks three
Gratuitously strive in trapeznoj or on a kitchen garden, then,
Having excused with the prior, drive off - together with attracted
"trudnikom". Only for last three years Konevets has left the such
Image about ten going to was in monks of men. "Though
Hide them from Finns ", - the monastic house-keeper father Serafim complains.
It is visible, in gratitude for such attention to their lonely
To women, and can, simply in a neighbour's way, Finns regularly deliver
Monasteries the humanitarian help. Mainly in a kind
Building materials. There will be no this support, would not be
The main cathedral is restored, would not rise from ruins Uspensky
The chapel put here in the end of the XIX-th century under the will and on
Means of prince Manjalova - the father of the Decembrist and the brother velmozhnogo
Kutajsova. After the son have sent in a Siberian exile,
The prince has accepted has comprehended, having passed a monastery a part of the considerable
Statuses. Here and upokoilsja. The Tombstone from time
Has darkened, has become covered by cracks, but a name to disassemble it is possible.
Notable persons of the Russian past and today on lips
konevetskih monks. Recollect prince Vasily Rostovskom, about
Grigorii Putjatine, Filofee Teterin, merchant Pshenitsyne, is a lot of
Made for monastery prosperity. And till October of the seventeenth
There was that the centre of a spiritual life of the Russian northwest. Fed
Itself and all to district. Received awards at prestigious exhibitions - for
Surprising beauty the products worked by local carpenters,
Joiners, smiths and sewers.
Was Konevets in honour and at Russian tsars. In honour of stay
Here Alexander II have erected stelu, saved till now. To
To arrival of the emperor by stone steps have paved a track,
Lying on krutojaru to the Horse-stone. I have found it by means of one
From novices, 25-year-old Sergey. Steps are already destroyed, young growths
Moss:
- And now somebody from well-founded Russians helps
To monastery? - I am interested at the companion. For three years of stay on
Island Sergey has thoroughly studied its history, all soul
Has become attached to these places so not similar to the nature the native
Moldova.
- The proprietress of one has somehow visited at us with excursion of
Private Petersburg firms, - Sergey tells. - and so
The island that remained a little has liked it to be here. And then
Has sent experts - to replace an old waterpipe in White
To stone hotel. All jobs itself has paid.
This lady as I have learnt from other novice, has grown fond of island
Not only for its original beauty. But also therefore still, that:
Has cured here a teeth! Not resorting to the help of the healer. As
That in a monastery also is not present. But there is ancient "wonder-working"
Chapel on the Sacred mountain at the Kazan monastery. As says povere,
If to be put in a chapel to a cross and to pray to Divine Mother,
Toothache as a hand will remove.
Despite the revival and growing popularity, Konevets
Remains a place thrown, uncomfortable. We will tell, because of deficiency
Solar oils light happens here only on the big holidays, and that if
There come the diocesan heads. Not knowing it, I have not grasped
With itself in business trip a small lamp, at least candles, therefore
In the evenings to read, could not write. And to talk was not with
Whom, as with darkness approach monastic ljud quickly
Disperses on cells.
Lyudmila BEZRUKOV, spets. A correspondent of "Work".
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//* an information Source: Work, 12.01.01
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