Pavel of Taganrog
The blessed Elder (Russian Greis ) Pavel of Taganrog ( Pavel Taganrog russian Святой блаженный Павел Таганрогский, scientific transliteration Svjatoj blažennyj Pavel Taganrogskij; * 8 Novemberjul / 19 November 1792greg in Malorossia, province Chernihiv, Russian Empire, now Ukraine. ., .. † 10 Märzjul / March 22 1879greg in Taganrog ) influenced the spiritual and religious life of the inhabitants of Taganrog, the Don region, southern Russia and the Ukraine. He lived in the 19th century in Taganrog and led the life of a simple church goer. He earned love and worship among the Orthodox population who constantly sought the advice and spiritual support to him.
Childhood and youth
Pavel of Taganrog was born on 8 Novemberjul. / 19 November 1792greg. born as Pavel Pavlovich Stoschkow in Little Russia (Russian Malorossia, now Ukraine, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire ) into a pious noble family. His parents, Pavel and Paraskeva, the son conveyed a strong faith in God. The parents wanted to secure her son a good education and a favorable position, but the boy aspired to salvation, gottgewolltem life and pilgrimage. At the age of 25 years the late Pawel distributed, according to the word of God, " Sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me" ( Luke 18:22 ) his inheritance among the poor, let his serfs free and went to the awaited pilgrimage to find appeasement in the holy places of his soul. He visited many monasteries: the Solovetsky Monastery, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the Wercholski and Koscheoserski Monastery. About ten years took his pilgrimage of life, after which he settled in the southern Russian port city of Taganrog.
God willed life in Taganrog
In Taganrog he forgot his noble birth, spoke a simple Little Russian dialect and lived in a dugout. Through the hard work in the port and unceasing prayer, he freed his body and his soul from all addictions and iniquities. When the saint was old, he left the dock work and moved into a small house, where he prayed to God and the people served. Every day he attended church services, prayed at the liturgy; He spent the nights usually in the zealous prayer, often kneeling. He always said the Jesus prayer, and left no one without this prayer to himself into the cell.
Blessed Pavel, according to the Russian tradition also known as the father's name Pavel Pavlovich, loved the worship and often donated icons, altar lamp, ointment, and candles. He taught the people to remain faithful in little, she brought up to love the sanctuaries and transferred this money on the items that sanctify the mundane life of a man: incense, communion bread, candles. The Holy Blessed Pavel was like a light that shone with the good deeds. He received from God the gift of healing and gift of prophecy. People came to him with their ailments and issues. Many expressed a desire to remain as novices with him, and he let some stay with him. Just as he had possessions sacrificed to the God who blessed Pawel often brought his distinguished training and education to victims, and hid his noble and lofty soul, under the guise of artificial rudeness. Blessed to Pawel When a visitor came with unsecured Reuten sins, rose to the Holy angry and complained about one of his novices, with his staff threateningly, naming the visitor's sins in order to move him to repentance.
The Holy Pawel died on 10 Märzjul. / 22 March 1879greg .. Shortly before his death he visited St. John of Kronstadt. The Gospel words, "If a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit "(John 12:24) went in the example of the life of the Holy Blessed Pawel in full measure to pass. Even after his death, many people come from all over Russia to his grave to get help.
Canonization
On 20 June 1999, the Russian Orthodox Church canonized the Holy Blessed Pawel. On the day of his canonization many people saw a strange glow in the sky above the dome of St. Nicholas Church, where his relics are at present. The Chapel of the Holy Pavel at the Old Cemetery is never deserted, the altar lamp next to his icon on continuously. His cell in the Turgenjewski Alley is open for pilgrims. The 10th Märzjul. / March 23 Greg. is the day of Saint Pavel.