Archimandrite Pavlov Biography

Article from the Encyclopedia "Tree": Drevo-info. Born and raised in a believing peasant family. According to him, "from the age of 12 he lived in an unbelieving environment, with his brother, and lost his spirituality." After the end of the technical school, he worked as a technologist at the metallurgical plant. He was drafted into the army at the end of the x, served in the Far East.

He also participated in the Finnish campaign [1]. He served in the infantry. A return to spirituality occurred during the Great Patriotic War. From the very beginning of the war, he participated in the hostilities of the infantry sergeant. The most difficult military test for him was the expectation of the General of the Stalingrad battle in the trench, in the snow, almost without water and food under the constant shelling of the enemy for a whole month.

In the rank of lieutenant and as the platoon commander, he took part in the Battle of Stalingrad. Sometimes about. Cyril is mistakenly identified with another Pavlov, Yakov Fedotovich, a famous sergeant who defended the legendary Stalingrad "Pavlov House". After the war, Pavlov was in party work [2]. Father Cyril subsequently said: “The Great and terrible Patriotic War was popular with the Lord Himself, who, not wanting to die anyone, burns everyone in this crucible, cleansing the people corrupted and lost faith in order to save those that could be saved and when they began to open the temples, such a rise was among the people.

The people went to the temples. After the Battle of Stalingrad, when we arrived in the Tambov forests on vacation, one Sunday I went to Tambov. The only temple was opened there. The cathedral was all naked, some walls ... to the people - a bit. I was in military uniform, in overcoat. The priest, Father John, who later became Bishop Innocent Kalininsky, said such a penetrating sermon that everything, as much as it was in the temple of the people, cried sobbing.

It was a continuous cry in early April, carrying guard service, among the ruins of the house, he raised a book from garbage. This turned out to be the Gospel participated in the battles near Lake Balaton in Hungary. With his part, he reached Austria. In the year in Hungary, he was demobilized and arrived in Moscow. I went there right in military uniforms. I remember, the vice -rector, Father Sergius Savinsky, cordially met me in the same year graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy and was ordained on October 8 to Hierodeacon [5], and then to Hieromonk.

At first he was a selection, and B was appointed by the treasurer of Lavra. From the year he was also a fraternal confessor. He was erected to the rank of Archimandrite. Over time, his spiritualism became significant far beyond the borders of the monastery, many people were drawn to him, starting from ordinary laity, and the “All -Russian confessor” mobilely did not refuse anyone in the reception.

Over time, the Patriarch transferred him to his residence in Peredelkino, where Father Cyril continued to accept many of his spiritual children. He loved to give everyone either with a chocolate, then a church calendar, then small icons. He wrote a lot in the epistolary genre: annually sent bishops, priests, lanes, spiritual children and even unfamiliar people to letters with congratulations, instructions and edification.

About a year with the old man there was a stroke, which first immobilized it, and then practically deprived of the opportunity to communicate with the outside world. Cleaned to bed, courageously suffering his illness, he did not look for support and comfort, but in brief moments when the forces returned to him, he himself supported and comforted others. Warned about the danger of the implementation of the TIN.

Statements about. Kirill Pavlov about the assignment of TIN were never broad -Prophetic, but were always withstanding the spirit of spiritual sobriety and humility in a characteristic old man. Cyril emphasized the spiritual danger of those processes of globalization, one of the elements of which is the TIN, the creation of a "common market", computerization, etc.

At the same time, about. Cyril called for vigilance and attention to his soul, since renunciation of Christ, as he emphasizes, could begin inconspicuously, in the routine of everyday and habitual sins, which a person himself is inclined to consider small and insignificant. TIN and everything connected with him is the "beginning of the end", as Ob. says. Cyril, but the confrontation of violent innovations should be reasonable and careful, since not only the TIN, but also the church schism should be afraid, which is to prevent the holy duty and calling of the hierarchy and clergy [6].

He died on February 20 in the year of his life, after a long illness.

The funeral service was headed by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill with a numerous host of hierarchs, clergy, inhabitants of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, teachers and students of the Moscow Theological Academy, ordinary believers. Buried on the territory of Lavra behind the altar of the Church of the Holy Spirit [7]. Kirill Pavlov.