Priests of the Yaroslavl diocese provide assistance to victims of the explosion of a residential building

Yaroslavl and Rostov diocese of
the Yaroslavl Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church

• Diocesan administration: Russia, 150001, Yaroslavl, Bogoyavlenskaya Square, 14
• Tel. (office, fax)
• Official site:
• Canonical territory: GO Yaroslavl, Gavrilov-Yamsky, Nekrasovsky, Rostov and Yaroslavl municipal districts of the Yaroslavl region
• Cathedrals: Assumption Cathedral in Yaroslavl, Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin of Rostov the Great
• On the map: Yandex.Map, Google map

In 1786, a decree was issued to transfer the department of the ancient Rostov diocese from Rostov the Great to Yaroslavl, which was carried out on May 6, 1788.
From 1922 to 1942 there was also a renovationist diocese of the same name.

In the post-war Soviet period, the borders of the diocese coincided with the borders of the Yaroslavl region. On March 15, 2012, the independent Rybinsk diocese was separated from the diocese, after which the Yaroslavl city, Gavrilov-Yamskoe, Nekrasovskoe, Pereslavl, Rostov and Yaroslavl rural deaneries in the southeast of the Yaroslavl region remained under the jurisdiction of the Yaroslavl department. At the same time, the Yaroslavl See became the center of the newly established Yaroslavl Metropolis.

On December 24, 2015, the city of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky and Pereslavl district was separated from the Yaroslavl diocese into the newly formed Pereslavl diocese [1].

Statistics

• 1912 - churches - 963, chapels - 736; monasteries - 24 (10 women's), 1 women's community; theological seminary, 4 theological schools, diocesan women's school, Yaroslavl women's school of the spiritual department, 591 church schools; libraries at churches - 888; hospitals - 9
• January 1, 1958 [2] - 143 registered temples/houses of worship.
• 2004 - 269 parishes; 298 clergy (267 priests, 31 deacons); 55 Sunday schools [3]
• February 2012 - 276 parishes, 313 churches, 14 churches and prayer rooms at social and correctional institutions, 23 chapels. Clergy - 376 (including priests - 339, deacons - 36) [4]
• June 2015 - 156 parishes, 18 churches and prayer rooms at social and correctional institutions, 40 chapels; 221 clergy, incl. 208 priests, 13 deacons [4]

Bishops

• earlier see Rostov diocese

• Joseph (Petrovykh) (1923 - ?) - senior, archbishop. Rostovsky
• Sschmch. Seraphim (Samoilovich) (January 15 - May 18, 1924) high school bishop. Uglichsky
• Trofim (Yakobchuk) (May 18 -? 1924) high school bishop. Syzransky
• Sschmch. Seraphim (Samoilovich) (1925 - 1926) supreme, archbishop. Uglichsky
• Pachomius (Kedrov) (1928) v/u
• Varlaam (Ryashentsev) (autumn 1928) v/u
• Pavel (Borisovsky) (October 17, 1928 - February 3, 1929) v/u, archbishop. Vyatsky

• Anthony (Krotevich) (1946) v/u, ep. Kostroma

• Boris (Vic) (July 31 - November 11, 1954) v/u
• Isaiah (Kovalev) (November 28, 1954 - October 21, 1960) - senior, bishop. Uglichsky
• Nikodim (Rotov) (October 22 - November 23, 1960) - high school bishop. Podolsky

Russian Orthodox Church

Part of the Yaroslavl Metropolis

Established as Rostov and Suzdal, since 1788 - Yaroslavl and Rostov.

By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 15, 2012 (magazine No. 5), the Rybinsk diocese was separated from the Yaroslavl diocese.

By the decision of the Holy Synod of December 24, 2015 (journal No. 100), the Pereslavl diocese was separated from the Yaroslavl and Rybinsk dioceses.

Diocese today (as of September 2018)

Deanery districts and deaneries

• Vyatsky - Priest John Nedvetsky
• Gavrilov-Yamsky - Archpriest Alexander Belov
• Nekrasovsky - Archpriest Mikhail Buchin
• Petrovsky - Priest Alexy Pakin
• Rostovsky - Archpriest Roman Krupnov
• Tunoshensky - Archpriest Stefan Bolgar
• Yaroslavl Central City - Archpriest Oleg Kosolapov
• Yaroslavl southern city - priest Alexander Pchelkin, senior dean of Yaroslavl
• Yaroslavl rural - Archpriest Dimitry Ilyichev

The diocese has 125 parishes , 11 churches and prayer rooms at social and correctional institutions, and 11 chapels.

clergy , including:

• priests - 165;
• deacons - 13.

Monasteries

men's:

• Nikolo-Babaevsky 152260, Yaroslavl region, pos. Nekrasovsky, st. Volzhskaya, 11; tel. (48531) 4-23-55 vicar - Archimandrite Boris (Dolzhenko)
• Kirillo-Afanasievsky 150000, Yaroslavl, pl. Chelyuskintsev, 17 rector - abbot Nikodim (Fedorov)
• Petrovsky 152150, Yaroslavl region, Rostov the Great, st. Leningradskaya, 13; website petrov-mon.ru abbot - abbot Clement (Novikov)
• Spaso-Yakovlevsky Dimitriev 152100, Yaroslavl region, Rostov the Great, st. Engelsa, 44; tel.: (48536) 3-43-69, 3-41-75; website rostov-monastir.ru viceroy - abbot Augustine (Nevodnichek)

women's:

• Bogoyavlensky Avramiev 152100, Yaroslavl region, Rostov the Great, st. Proletarian abbess - abbess Miropia (Yurchenkova)
• in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 152100, Yaroslavl region, Rostov Veliky, Sovetskaya sq., 14; tel. (48536) 3-35-83 abbess - abbess Afanasia (Silkina)
• Nikolo-Solbinsky 152168, Yaroslavl region, Pereslavl district, village. Solba; tel. (48535) 7-83-48; website solba.ru; e-mail abbess - abbess Erotiida (Gazhu)
• Svyato-Vvedensky Tolga 150037, Yaroslavl, Tolga metro station; tel., 38-55-65; website montolga.ru abbess - abbess Varvara (Tretyak)
• Kazansky 150000, Yaroslavl, st. Pervomaiskaya, 19a; tel. (4852) 72-77-51 abbess - abbess Ekaterina (Gaeva)

Social institutions

• department for church charity and social service 150000, Yaroslavl, st. Surkova, 8/3; tel.; website medotdel76.ru chairman - Hieromonk Agafangel (Shkurankov)
• Center for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood at the Department of Church Charity 150000, Yaroslavl, st. Surkova, 8/3; tel. (4852) 94-38-84 director - Z.S. Shishakova

Educational establishments

• Yaroslavl Theological Seminary Yaroslavl, pl. Chelyuskintsev, 12/4; tel., 30-58-07; website yarseminaria.ru
• Yaroslavl provincial gymnasium named after. St. Ignatia (Brianchaninova) 150001, Yaroslavl, st. Trefoleva, 20a, website yargymn.ru

Diocesan media

• official website of the Yaroslavl diocese
• "Yaroslavl Diocesan Gazette" (monthly newspaper)

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Historical reference

Assumption Cathedral of Yaroslavl

Rostov Spaso-Yakovlevsky Dimitriev Monastery

Vvedensky Tolgsky Convent

Priests of the Yaroslavl diocese provide assistance to victims of the explosion of a residential building

Yaroslavl, February 16, 2021

On February 16, 2021, a gas explosion occurred in a five-story residential building on 6th Zheleznodorozhnaya Street in Yaroslavl. As a result, the ceilings from the first to the fifth floor collapsed. According to the latest data, seven people died, two of them children. This was announced by Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief, Leonid Belyaev, who arrived in Yaroslavl after a meeting of the Emergency Situations Commission held at the site of the tragedy.

A group of forces from the Ministry of Emergency Situations is working at the scene of the incident, conducting a search and rescue operation. Residents of the collapsed building were evacuated, and a temporary accommodation center was set up for them.

The victims were hospitalized at the Solovyov Hospital, several more people were hospitalized at the Clinical Hospital of the Yaroslavl Region No. 2. Doctors assess the condition of one of the victims as critical, two more are in serious condition, the rest will soon be released home.

“Our priests visited the victims in the Solovyov hospital, where they provided them with spiritual support and assistance,” said Hieromonk Agafangel (Shkurankov), chairman of the department for social service, charity and interaction with medical institutions of the Yaroslavl diocese. “Now, not far from the destroyed house, we have set up an aid station and a temporary chapel, where an Orthodox psychologist and employees of our department are on duty. They collect information about how we can help the victims, distribute leaflets with the address of the church clothing warehouse, and offer psychological assistance. People pass notes to commemorate the dead.”

According to Father Agafangel, over the next week the social department of the diocese will switch to an enhanced mode of operation in order to provide the necessary needs to everyone who seeks help.

On the afternoon of February 16, a memorial service was held near the house damaged by a domestic gas explosion for all the residents who died after the collapse. The service was performed by the cleric of the Feodorovsky bishop's courtyard of the city of Yaroslavl, Priest Sergius Bazanov, co-served by Hieromonk Agafangel (Shkurankov), an employee of the diocesan department for interaction with the armed forces and law enforcement organizations, Priest Dimitry Buzin and Hieromonk Andrei (Kukushkin), Patriarchia.ru reports.

February 17 and 18 have been declared days of mourning in the Yaroslavl region.

Photo: Oleg Smyslov, MIA “Russia Today”

Yaroslavl diocese

The immediate predecessor of the diocese was the Rostov and Suzdal diocese, established in 991, with its center in Rostov; The title of the ruling bishop changed several times.

In 1390, the diocese became an archdiocese, in 1589 - a metropolitanate, from 1711 to 1783 it was headed by bishops and archbishops, from 1783 to 1786 - by archbishops[1].

In 1786, the department was moved from Rostov to Yaroslavl. At that time, there were 29 monasteries in the diocese[2].

From 1907 to 1913, the Yaroslavl diocese was headed by Archbishop Tikhon (Bellavin), the future Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. His successor at the department was Metropolitan Agafangel (Preobrazhensky) (canonized in 2000 as a priest). In 1923-1926, the diocese was ruled by Archbishop Joseph (Petrovykh), who had previously been the suffragan bishop of Rostov.

After the Second World War, the diocese was headed by such famous bishops as Dimitri (Gradusov), Niim (Rotov), ​​John (Wendland).

On March 15, 2012, the independent Rybinsk diocese was separated from the diocese, after which the Yaroslavl city, Gavrilov-Yamskoe, Nekrasovskoe, Pereslavl, Rostov and Yaroslavl rural deaneries in the southeast of the Yaroslavl region remained under the jurisdiction of the Yaroslavl department. At the same time, the Yaroslavl See became the center of the newly established Yaroslavl Metropolis[3].

On December 24, 2015, the urban district of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky and Pereslavl district were separated from the Yaroslavl diocese and became the newly formed Pereslavl diocese[4].

Yaroslavl bishops

• Arseny (Vereshchagin) (May 6, 1788 - December 23, 1799)
• Pavel (Ponomarev) (December 26, 1799 - March 19, 1806)
• Anthony (Znamensky) (May 25, 1806 - July 12, 1820)
• Filaret (Drozdov) (September 26, 1820 - July 3, 1821)
• Simeon (Krylov-Platonov) (July 3, 1821 - March 28, 1824)
• Abraham (Shumilin) ​​(May 7, 1824 - September 3, 1836)
• Filaret (Amphitheaters) (September 19, 1836 - April 18, 1837) was not in the diocese
• Evgeny (Kazantsev) (May 9, 1837 - December 24, 1853)
• Neil (Isakovic) (December 24, 1853 - June 21, 1874)
• Dimitry (Muretov) (October 2, 1874 - April 26, 1876)
• Leonid (Krasnopevkov) (May 15 - December 15, 1876)
• Jonathan (Rudnev) (February 28, 1877 - November 26, 1903)
• Sergius (Lanin) (December 5, 1903 - August 5, 1904)
• Jacob (Pyatnitsky) (August 12, 1904 - January 25, 1907)
• Tikhon (Bellavin) (January 25, 1907 - December 22, 1913)
• Agafangel (Preobrazhensky) (December 22, 1913 - October 16, 1928) Joseph (Petrovykh)
  (1923 - ?) - supreme, archbishop. Rostovsky
• Seraphim (Samoilovich)
  (January 15 - May 18, 1924) high school bishop. Uglichsky
• Trofim (Yakobchuk)
  (May 18 - November 1924) v/u, bishop. Syzransky
• Seraphim (Samoilovich)
  (1925-1926) supreme, archbishop. Uglichsky

Religion:

Archpriest Vladimir Mozyakov and Archpriest Dimitry Ilyichev

Some residents of the area regularly visit temples, others are still on the path to faith. Issues of religious life and spirituality are relevant for many. Therefore, our guests today are clergymen of the Russian Orthodox Church: the dean of the Tunoshna deanery, the rector of the parish of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Tunoshna, Archpriest Vladimir Aleksandrovich Mozyakov, and the dean of the Yaroslavl rural deanery, the rector of the parish of the Trinity Church in the village of Tolgobol, Archpriest Dimitry Viktorovich Ilyichev.

– Tell us about your deaneries and parishes, what condition are the churches in?
Father Vladimir:
– On March 15, 2012, the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to create the Yaroslavl Metropolis with division into Yaroslavl and Rybinsk dioceses. And on September 6 of the same year, the head of the Yaroslavl diocese, Metropolitan Panteleimon, issued an order to divide the Yaroslavl deanery into the Yaroslavl rural and Tunoshenskoe deaneries. By the next order, I was appointed dean of the Tunoshenskoye deanery. Before this, there was a single deanery of the Yaroslavl region, which was headed by Father Dimitry Denisov, the rector of the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Church on Tugovaya Mountain in Yaroslavl. The trend of disaggregation of deaneries is observed throughout the country and is intended to make the management of deaneries more efficient.

The Tunoshenskoye deanery covers the territories of the Karabikh, Kurbsky and Tunoshenskoye rural settlements. We have nine parish churches (Vasilievskoye, Vvedenye, Vysotskoye, Krasnoye, Luchinskoye, Lyutovo, Petrovo, Solonets, Tunoshna); five assigned (Kozmodemyansk, Novlenskoye, Seslavino, Sopelki, Shirinye); two chapels (Kurba, Orlovo) and a temple-chapel in Mordvinovo. The center of the deanery is the village of Tunoshna.

The village of Tunoshna is the center of the Tunoshna deanery

A considerable number of temples are in ruins. But often nothing can be done with them, since the population in these places is very small, there is no possibility of creating a community. And where there is a population, we try to organize a community, raise funds and at least preserve the temple so that it does not further collapse. Many churches have literally been raised from ruins. For example, in Tunoshna we got a temple like this: four walls without windows, floor, or roof. Three aisles are now open. But we are still building, renovating... Each parish has a material basis, and it is limited by the funds that the parishioners bring. For example, only a few people live in the village of Vysotskoye, neighboring villages are dying out, but there are and will be services in the church. Although such a parish has practically no income. In the city, in the so-called residential neighborhoods, new churches are needed, but in the rural area the situation is different. It would be nice to fill out those that are there. I have established interaction with all the clergy of the deanery; it is convenient that I am also the head of the pilgrimage department of the diocese, on weekdays I am in the city, and the priests come to me, we resolve our issues. And I myself travel around the parishes. And if the bishop serves in one of the churches of the deanery, I simply have to be there - four priests conduct such solemn services.

Father Dimitri:

– The Yaroslavl rural deanery occupies the territories of Zavolzhsky, Ivnyakovsky, Kuznechikhinsky and Nekrasovsky rural settlements. We have 14 parish churches (Gavshinka, Grigoryevskoye, Davydovo, Kuznechikha, Kurilovo, Pazushino, Pakhna, Pestretsovo, Prusovo, Sarafonovo, Tolgobol, Ustye, Fedorovskoye, Churilkovo), one assigned church in the village of Bogoslov and two chapels (Gavrilovo, Tolbukhino). Among these temples there are those that were never closed, those that were restored and those that are being restored with varying degrees of success. It happens like this: a benefactor is found, work begins, then a crisis breaks out and everything stops.

The specificity of the deaneries of the Yaroslavl region is that they do not have historically established centers. The center of the Yaroslavl rural deanery is the village of Tolgobol - a small settlement. Therefore, it is difficult to find a platform for events, missionary activities, and work with youth. So, we hold the Christmas tree at the Gamma House of Culture on Rezinotekhnika. And if they refuse, then we have nowhere else to go. Therefore, all activities are concentrated within individual parishes. Here it is appropriate to recall the saying “Like the priest, so is the parish.” If the abbot is ready to meet people halfway, then everything works out. If he is able to understand how young people live now, if he has a good education and can answer all questions, then people even come to him from the city. A striking example is the village of Davydovo. Although it is remote, there is a young and energetic rector, Father John.

The village of Tolgobol is the center of the Yaroslavl rural deanery

In the village of Pazushin there is a good winter Kazan Church, there is a Sunday school, but the summer Resurrection Church is so susceptible to destruction that restoration requires enormous funds. The restoration of the Smolensk Church in Ustye is going hard, getting there is not so easy, so the parish there is small, but young. And such parishes as in Pakhna, Sarafonovo, Kuznechikha are considered exemplary. In general, replacing a priest is always painful for a parish. I am glad that Metropolitan Panteleimon does not like to transfer the clergy.

– Let’s talk about individual churches, first of the Tunoshenskoye deanery. How do you see the fate of the churches in the villages of Novlenskoye, Shirinye, Kurba, and at the Selifontovsky cemetery?

Father Vladimir:

– At one time, the Assumption Church in Novlenskoye, through the efforts of the then abbess of the Kazan Monastery, Mother Mikhaila, was mothballed, repair work began, and she acquired a bell. Now work is underway on the altar, the throne has been installed. Services are held periodically. This temple is supervised by the rector of the Annunciation Church in the village of Solonets, Father Andrey Baikin. In general, priests have a large workload; they often take care of several churches and are engaged in other activities.

The Church of the Intercession in Shirinya used to serve, a small parish was formed there, a priest came, but then it so happened that all this stopped. Now we are re-organizing the community, collecting documents, and conserving the temple so that it does not collapse. So there is a prospect there, it will be a serving temple, which is what the local residents want. The church in Shirinya is assigned to the parish of the Spassky Church in the village of Vasilyevskoye, the rector is Father John Lozan. He is also involved in the Kazan Church in Kurbe, he has sent documents to the federal level, and we really hope that with the help of the federal authorities the restoration of this unique architectural monument will begin. You cannot restore it yourself; everything must be done on a scientific basis. Father John has extensive experience in restoration work on Vasilievsky.

As for the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross at the Selifontovsky cemetery, then, unfortunately, it is impossible to approach or drive up to it because of the graves. To do anything there, you need to demolish the graves, and this is hardly possible today. As a result, the temple is collapsing more and more every year.

– A similar question regarding the Yaroslavl rural deanery. How do you see the future of churches in the villages of Ponomarevo, Aristovo, Tolbukhino, Spas-na-Iti? What will happen to the wooden chapel in the village of Gavrilovo?

Father Dimitri:

– Restoring temples is very difficult; first you need to achieve the right to do anything with them, because even in a ruined state they are on someone’s balance sheet. When I first arrived in Ponomarevo, I was surprised that when people collect garbage from graves, they carry it not to the fence, where it can be taken out, but to the church, and place it near the walls. This means that the foundations get wet and all the moisture concentrates there. And garbage is stored inside the temple. I have never seen anything like this anywhere. We have many destroyed churches, and at a meeting of the clergy we decided to consider which of them are closer to which parishes, so that they would take them under their supervision. The Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Ponomarevo is the closest to Kuznechikha. And recently people appeared who decided to make and install a cross on their own on the bell tower in Ponomarev. They asked permission from the rector of the Kuznechikhinsky parish, Father Anthony, but he could not do this, since the temple does not belong to the diocese, but he blessed it for a good cause. The bell tower in Ponomarev is visible from afar, and it is very joyful that a cross appeared on it, that we took this strategic height. Perhaps this will be the beginning of the revival of the temple.

A cross was installed on the bell tower of the church in the village of Ponomarevo in 2015

The Trinity Church in Aristov is unique in its architecture, but its condition is close to critical; there is a threat of collapse of the vaults. They got wet and grew into trees. Aristovo is a small village, there are almost no people. We thought about what to do, how to attract attention in order to somehow preserve this temple. And in the Yakovlevsko-Annunciation Church there were people who were from that area and were worried about this temple. Last summer, subbotniks and a prayer service were held with the participation of Sunday school students. This initiative was reflected in the media and attracted public attention. Therefore, I hope that even more people will come there next year. I would like the government bodies that are responsible for the preservation of monuments to also participate in such events, the work would be carried out under the supervision of specialists and people would not be harmed.

Regarding the Trinity Church in the village of Tolbukhin, my position remains unchanged: until the fire department leaves there, there can be no talk of transferring the building to the diocese. Residents should not be left without fire protection. Currently, there is a chapel in Tolbukhin, and a few local believers visit it. The village of Spas-on-Iti is a very beautiful place. The Transfiguration Church, despite years of neglect, has been well preserved. Recently he came to the attention of students at the Yaroslavl Theological Seminary. With the participation of local residents, cleanup days were held, divine services were held, and the church was preserved - the doors and windows were closed. People live there who are interested in the revival of the temple, and in this regard there is a real prospect.

In the village of Gavrilovo there was a controversial issue over the land on which the chapel stands. But we managed to find a common language with all parties to the conflict, and with the participation of the administration of the Zavolzhsky settlement, the situation returned to normal. The care of the chapel is entrusted to the rector of the Prusov parish, Father John Zaimenko.

– Are there churches with daily services in the area? Are they open to worshipers throughout the day?

Father Vladimir:

– Our rural churches cannot serve every day. To do this, you need to have several priests on staff. After all, according to the canons, a priest can serve only once per day. Even in the city there are few such temples. The rural church has only a priest on staff, not even a deacon. And it is not possible for temples to be open every day. In our churches, services are held on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and on special memorable days, when prayer services and memorial services are served. Conditions are different in the city and in the countryside. The churches in the city are well equipped and have everything. And we are constantly building, painting, repairing. We supply heat, gas, water - we do all this ourselves, we try to find benefactors. In the city, the priest is an employee; in the countryside, he is more of a foreman.

– How do you conduct educational activities, at which churches do Sunday schools operate?
Father Vladimir:
– The question is very difficult. Currently, the requirements have increased and in order for a Sunday school to issue a certificate of study, it must have certain premises, a staff of teachers, and so on. We cannot do this, so Sunday educational meetings are held. In the Tunoshenskoye deanery - at churches in Vasilyevskoye, Vvedenye, Luchinskoye. We try to communicate with both parents and children. But, unfortunately, the directors of secular schools are not very willing to make contact; they are afraid of their leaders.

Father Dimitri:

– Nowadays it is very difficult for a priest to enter a secondary school; this is the personal responsibility of the director. At the same time, it is easier to find contact with urban schools than with our rural ones: one feels that they are afraid and more dependent on their superiors. We found this option: we organized exhibitions of ancient books at the library and held open lessons there with primary school students. Sometimes schoolchildren, when they go to the Tolga Monastery, come to visit us in Tolgobol, and we give them a tour of the temples, let them visit the bell tower, and give them tea. At the same time, we do not force anyone to be baptized and pray, but the children themselves come up and ask how to write a note about health, where to put a candle. And then they come with their parents. And it happens like this: a teacher of the fundamentals of Orthodox culture turns up and asks how to explain to children what an iconostasis is. I say: “Come to my temple, I will explain everything.” But they don't come.

– Is the number of church ceremonies growing? How has the religious community changed in recent years? What worries parishioners most today, what questions do they come to the priest with?

Father Vladimir:

– The number of rituals remains the same. The excitement when everyone was baptized and married passed away. People are now more aware of this. Now before baptism, public conversations have become mandatory. In every deanery there is an assistant dean for catechesis who conducts such conversations; this may be a person not in rank, like Olga Yuryevna Kozhurova in our deanery. She issues a certificate that such a conversation has been held. Of course, I myself can conduct public conversations, but I am not able to reach everyone. If we cannot have such a conversation, then we send them to city churches. People are gradually getting used to this innovation, albeit with difficulty. Before the funeral service, we look at the cause of death so that it is not suicide. We do not conduct public conversations before the wedding, but it is important that those entering into marriage confess.

I am glad that the average age of those attending temples is getting younger. Young mothers often come and talk with them about how to raise children, go to church, and fast. People come to me with questions about their attitude towards the modern world, towards new technologies, they ask how to bring children to church, what needs to be done to save the soul. Many people join churches and buy spiritual literature. During sermons we talk to parishioners about duty, love, and salvation. We are trying to bring the text of the Gospel closer to our days. They come with children. When a church full of children receives communion, there is great joy in the soul. At confession there are children not only of the required age, from the age of seven, but also earlier, and we also speak heart to heart with them. I am glad that there are many men who help the parish with their labors. Now the basis of our rural parishes are people who live next to the church, are drawn to it, often for whom something has happened in their lives. Drinkers and socially problematic people also come to the temple. We talk to them and convince them that they need to be healed.

– Do you see the development of pilgrimage tourism in the Yaroslavl region and where exactly?

Father Dimitri:

– There are many interesting places in the Yaroslavl region that could become objects of pilgrimage tourism. Now we, together with the district administration and the society for the protection of monuments, are thinking about the development of pilgrimage tourism in the villages of Tolgobol and Pakhna. Tolgobol is an amazing village. The history of local temples is so interesting that when people come on an excursion, they remain impressed for a long time and then return with friends. I have sent proposals to organizations that organize excursions to the Tolga Monastery so that they can stop by in Tolgobol, but so far it has not been possible to establish cooperation. But in vain, because our parish is older than the monastery. Rural churches also need to attract attention.

– In addition to serving, you also engage in other obediences. Tell us about it.

Father Vladimir:

– In 2014, I was appointed head of the pilgrimage department of the Yaroslavl diocese. We organize trips to a variety of places: throughout Yaroslavl and the region, throughout Russia, abroad - to Greece, Italy, Israel, Abkhazia and other countries. Parishioners help us and accompany the groups. For example, we often go to Serpukhov to see the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon of the Mother of God, which helps to recover from drunkenness. Often parents go there to pray for their lost children. At the same time, I am resolving issues regarding deanery. On Saturday and Sunday I serve in church. Therefore, there is very little time left for your home and household.

Father Dimitri:

– Once it seemed to me that the village priest served on Saturday and Sunday, and the rest of the time he worked in the garden, went for mushrooms, prepared hay... But in life it’s the other way around. There is not enough time even to garden. The dean must monitor all the churches entrusted to him and know the situation in the parishes. When I became a dean, I even had to pass my license, although before that I had managed without a car. There is plenty to do in our parish; in the village of Tolgobol we have two churches (Pokrovsky summer and Trinity winter), which were built in the 18th century and require constant attention. The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in the former village of Vozdvizhenye is assigned to our parish, now it is within the city limits. This temple is in a ruined state, its restoration has begun. In addition, I was entrusted with overseeing the construction of a new church in honor of the Great Martyr Panteleimon at Rezinotekhnika. I also have a special obedience - teaching church singing and liturgics at the Yaroslavl Theological Seminary. Of course, this is an additional burden, but at the same time it is also a dialogue with those who will serve next to you in the future. Communication with young people does not allow you to become rigid.

– At the end of our conversation, I would like to hear about your path in the Russian Orthodox Church.
How did you come to faith, where did you study? Father Vladimir:
- Despite the fact that all my ancestors were baptized, and one of my great-grandfathers even built a temple, I was baptized only in 1993, when I was 38 years old. It so happened that the children were baptized before me and were already going to Sunday school. My wife brought me to the temple. Soon we got married. I began going to Sunday school at the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Church on Tugovaya Mountain, where classes were taught by Mother Galina Denisova. After graduating from Sunday school, I decided to follow the spiritual path. He served as a choirmaster in the Church of Peter and Paul in the village of Petrov, and as a deacon in the Fedorovsky Cathedral in Yaroslavl. And in 1998, after graduating from the Yaroslavl Theological School, he became rector of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tunoshna. In 2003 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary.

I am convinced that there is no better profession than saving people’s souls. This is probably why all three of my sons became priests. The eldest, Priest Vasily Mozyakov, serves in Tutaev as rector of the Resurrection Cathedral and dean of the Romanov-Borisoglebsk deanery; the middle one, Priest John Mozyakov, is the rector of the parish of the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Davydovo, Yaroslavl region; the youngest, Priest Evgeny Mozyakov, is the rector of the Assumption Church in the city of Poshekhonya and the dean of the Poshekhonsky deanery. My mother and I are happy people: we have three sons, three wonderful daughters-in-law, six grandchildren.

Father Dimitri:

– My childhood was spent in the village of Petrovskoye, Rostov region. My parents were far from religion: my mother worked as a nurse, my father worked in a military unit, and then as a forester. My grandmother was a believer and took me to church on Easter. And then I became interested in Rostov churches; there were such wonderful books from the “Roads to Beauty” series. I visited the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery, which made an indelible impression on me. My mother and I went there for the Christmas service, we approached the monastery, and it turned out that here, in the building of the former monastery hotel, I was born and the first thing I saw in my life was the monastery of St. Demetrius of Rostov, in whose honor I was baptized. I took this as a sign from above. Soon I began going to the Peter and Paul Church in Petrovsky, helping Father Eleutherius, who in 1999, after graduating from school, sent me to the Yaroslavl Theological School. Then he continued his studies at the Kostroma Theological Seminary. He served as a priest in Kostroma for seven years. In 2010 he left for Kazakhstan, but due to unsuitable climate he returned to his native Yaroslavl diocese. In November 2012, he headed the Yaroslavl rural deanery and the parish of the Trinity Church in the village of Tolgobol.

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Boris KUFIRIN

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№20 (629) / May 23 '11

Diocese

From the history of the Diocese

In 991 from the Nativity of Christ, three years after the Baptism of Rus', preachers of the Orthodox faith reached the Rostov land inhabited by pagans, and established an episcopal see here - the center of education of the country that later became great Russia.

On the territory of modern Russia, this is the oldest diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, established a year earlier than the bishopric of Veliky Novgorod. Having emerged among the first six episcopal sees founded by the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, the Rostov-Yaroslavl diocese was created through the labors of its first bishops - Theodore, Hilarion, Saint Leontius of Rostov, whose name became a symbol of the victory of the gospel word over the darkness of pagan unbelief.

Over its more than thousand-year history, the Rostov-Yaroslavl diocese has revealed many saints and devotees of piety. Among them are the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky, the Monk Sergius of Radonezh, St. Demetrius of Rostov, the holy righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov and many others.

Already in the pre-Mongol period, the first monasteries appeared on the territory of the diocese, two of which - Avraamievsky of Rostov and Nikitsky of Pereslavl - exist to this day.

In 1238, during the Batu invasion on the Rostov-Yaroslavl land, a battle took place on the Sit River, where warriors gathered from different parts of the Russian land under the leadership of the holy noble princes George of Vladimir and Vasilko of Rostov laid down their lives for their land.

During the years of the Mongol-Tatar yoke, the Rostov-Yaroslavl land was wisely ruled by princes Vasily and Konstantin, Theodore, David and Konstantin Yaroslavsky, Roman Uglichsky. From the ruins and ashes, with their personal feats, they revived the splendor of their native land.

The Pereslavl land gave Russia its first great military leader - the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky.

In 1314, the miraculous Tolgskaya icon of the Mother of God was revealed, whose Face was filled with sorrow for the Russian land and its long-suffering people. At the site of the appearance of the miraculous image near Yaroslavl, a monastery was founded, which at the end of the twentieth century, after many decades of persecution of the Church, became the first revived convent in Russia.

In the same year 1314, St. Sergius of Radonezh was born in Rostov the Great. Here the abbot of the Russian land spent his childhood and adolescence, whose feat began the spiritual liberation and gathering of Holy Rus'.

In 1437, the Goden Cross was miraculously found on Rostov soil, which later became famous for its many miracles.

At the end of the 16th century, the Uglich land received the blood of the last Rurikovich - the holy noble prince Demetrius.

At the beginning of the 17th century, during the years of the Great Troubles, Yaroslavl became one of the centers of the liberation of the Russian state. With the blessing of the Venerable Irinarch the Recluse and under the leadership of Minin and Pozharsky, the militia gathered here, the government worked, and coins were minted.

The flourishing of spiritual culture of the 16th-17th centuries was expressed in the construction of magnificent stone churches, in the development of icon painting and fresco painting, and bell foundry. The symbols of this era are the Rostov Kremlin - “a fairy tale in stone”, erected by Metropolitan Jonah (Sysoevich) of Rostov, and the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl.

The name of St. Demetrius of Rostov has become synonymous and symbolic of Orthodox spiritual education, enlightenment and missionary work. The Chetya Menaion compiled by him was the favorite reading of the Russian people.

In 1788, the department of the Ruling Bishop was transferred from Rostov the Great to Yaroslavl.

Among the 93 bishops who ruled the diocese throughout its more than thousand-year history, there are 24 saints, many prominent hierarchs, including Saints Theodore, nephew of St. Sergius, Arseny (Matseevich), Filaret (Drozdov), Metropolitan Filaret (Amphiteatrov), Archbishop Jonathan (Rudnev) and others. From the Yaroslavl land three archpastors were called to Patriarchal service: St. Patriarch Job, Patriarch Filaret (Romanov) and St. Patriarch Tikhon.

In 1747, the Yaroslavl Theological Seminary was established, closed in 1918 and revived in 2006. Among its graduates are St. Joasaph, Bishop of Kodiak, canonized by the Orthodox Church in America, and educator of Alaska; Hieromartyr Andronik, Archbishop of Perm, and other devotees of piety.

In the 19th – early 20th centuries, such outstanding workers in the field of Christ worked in the Yaroslavl diocese as Archpriests Rodion Putyatin and Aristarkh Israelev, and church composer Priest Vasily Zinoviev.

The holy righteous John of Kronstadt repeatedly visited the Yaroslavl diocese, founding two monasteries there.

During the years of godless persecution, the Lord received into His monasteries a host of new martyrs and confessors of the Yaroslavl land, among whom was St. Agathangel, confessor, Metropolitan of Yaroslavl; Hieromartyrs Seraphim, Archbishop of Uglich, and Benjamin, Bishop of Romanovo-Borisoglebsk. The names of Saints Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), Athanasius (Sakharov) and St. Seraphim of Vyritsky are also associated with the Yaroslavl land.

The Yaroslavl and Rostov diocese was created in 991. Established as Rostov and Suzdal, it has had its current name since 1788. Unites parishes and monasteries of the Yaroslavl region.

There are about 300 parishes and 18 monasteries in the diocese; 298 clergy (including 267 priests, 31 deacons).

Archbishop Kirill of Yaroslavl and Rostov

Date of birth: May 15, 1961 Date of consecration: March 15, 1998 Date of tonsure: October 25, 1980 Angel Day: June 22.

• Born in the village of Verkhnechusovskie Gorodki, Perm region, Chusovsky district, into a working-class family. In 1978 he graduated from high school.
• On October 25, 1980, the rector of the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir, Archimandrite Alexy (Kutepov; now Metropolitan of Tula and Belevsky), was tonsured a monk with the name Kirill.
• On October 26, 1980, Archbishop Serapion (Fadeev) of Vladimir and Suzdal ordained him a hierodeacon, and on May 6, 1981, he was ordained a hieromonk.
• In 1986 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary in the correspondence education sector.
• From October 26, 1980 to May 6, 1981, he served in the rank of hierodeacon at the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir.
• From May 6, 1981 to June 1, 1982 – cleric of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Alexandrov, Vladimir Region.
• From June 1, 1982 to March 19, 1984 - rector of St. Nicholas Church in Kirzhach, dean of churches in the Kirzhach district.
• On April 7, 1984, Archbishop Serapion (Fadeev) of Vladimir and Suzdal elevated him to the rank of archimandrite at the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir.
• From March 19, 1984 to June 10, 1987 – rector of the Holy Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir, secretary of the Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal, dean of the churches of the Vladimir district.
• From June 10, 1987 to July 7, 1989 – rector of the Theodore-Tiron Cathedral in Chisinau, secretary of the Metropolitan of Chisinau and Moldova, dean of churches in the Chisinau district.
• From July 7, 1989 to October 9, 1995 – cleric of the Tula diocese, secretary of the Metropolitan of Tula and Belevsky, dean of the churches of the Tula city district.
• From October 9, 1995 to January 1, 2000 – rector of St. Nicholas Church (on Rzhavets) in Tula.
• From March 15, 1999 to March 15, 2000 - rector of the All Saints Cathedral in Tula.
• Since October 1, 1998 – rector of pastoral courses at the Tula diocesan administration; on March 7, 2000, pastoral courses were transformed into the Tula Theological School, and on October 6, 2001, the school was transformed into the Tula Theological Seminary with a 5-year term of study.
• On February 26, 1998, by decision of the Holy Synod, he was elected Bishop of Bogoroditsky, vicar of the Tula diocese.
• On March 15, 1998 he was consecrated Bishop of Bogoroditsky.
• On July 19, 2000, by decision of the Holy Synod, he was elected Bishop of Tula and Belevsky.
• On October 7, 2002, by decision of the Holy Synod, he was appointed to the Yaroslavl and Rostov departments.
• On February 25, 2003 he was elevated to the rank of archbishop.
• Bishop Kirill is a member of the Local Councils of 1988 and 1990.

Education: 1986 – MDS.

Awards

• Church: 2010 – Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 1st degree; Order of the Holy Equals. Book Vladimir three degrees; Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh II degree; Order of St. Blgv. Book Daniil of Moscow II degree; Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, II degree; Order of St. Apostle Stamp of the Alexandrian Orthodox Church.

• secular: 2011 – Order of Honor; Order of Friendship.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' congratulated Archbishop Kirill of Yaroslavl and Rostov on the 30th anniversary of his priestly consecration

His Eminence, Most Reverend Kirill, Archbishop of Yaroslavl and Rostov

Your Eminence! Christ is Risen!

I cordially congratulate you on the significant dates in your life - the 30th anniversary of your priestly ordination, as well as on the upcoming 50th anniversary of your birth.

You walked the path of priestly service under the guidance of the ever-memorable Metropolitan Serapion. Years later, the Lord vouchsafed you to accept the grace of the bishopric, entrusting you with the administration of first the Tula and then the Yaroslavl diocese.

Having visited Yaroslavl last fall, I saw many restored and newly built churches and monasteries. It is gratifying to testify that you are doing a lot for the development of parish life, spiritual education and enlightenment, and the moral education of the younger generation. You make special efforts to ensure that “the Word of God grows and spreads” (Acts 12:24).

In consideration of your diligent service and in connection with the dates being celebrated, I consider it fair to present you with a memorial panagia.

Through the intercession of the Mother of God and the prayers of all the saints who shone in the land of Rostov-Yaroslavl, may the Lord send you strength of strength, His gracious help and success in further labors for the glory of the Holy Church.

May the risen Lord keep you in good health for many years to come.

With love in Christ,

KIRILL, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL Rus'

Shrines

• The life-giving cross of the Lord in Godenovo.

The life-giving cross of the Lord was miraculously revealed to the shepherds of a nearby village in a swamp, 55 versts from the city of Rostov. Having seen the life-giving cross of the Lord above the impassable swamp in the middle of an indescribable pillar of light in the air, the shepherds, with the blessing of the bishop, began to build a church at a distance of a mile from this place. However, the foundation of the church they made by God’s will moved to the place of a miraculous phenomenon, over which the life-giving cross again shone. And they heard a voice from him: “In this place you will build my church.” That same night, after a strong storm, part of the swamp turned into a dry hill, where the church was built. After this, the revealed image of Christ’s crucifixion became visible and accessible to everyone. The past centuries preserve the history of many miracles and grace-filled healings from this shrine. Currently, the life-giving cross is in the Church of St. John Chrysostom in the village. Godenovo not far from the place of his appearance. And in the Sahota swamp, a temple is now being revived from ruins and a monastery is being created.

• Icon of the Mother of God “Goalkeeper” - Uglich (June 23);

• Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, venerated in Yaroslavl (1588) (July 8);

• Korsun Icon of the Mother of God (October 9);

In the Yaroslavl diocese, two revered copies of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God are known.

• Tolga Icon of the Mother of God.

The icon appeared in 1314 near Yaroslavl under the following circumstances. Bishop Prokhor of Yaroslavl (in schema Tryphon), having made a tour of his diocese, was returning from the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery along the Sheksna and along the Volga to the cathedral city. 7 miles from Yaroslavl, the travelers stopped for the night at the right, elevated bank of the river. At midnight, the bishop woke up and saw a bright light penetrating into his tent. He went out and on the opposite bank of the Volga, where the Tolga River flows into it, he saw a pillar of fire and a bridge going to it across the river. Having crossed to the other side of the river, the bishop saw an icon of the Most Pure Virgin and Child. The icon stood high above the ground, so it was impossible to reach it with your hands. The bishop prayed for a long time with tears in front of the icon of the Mother of God and after the prayer, forgetting his staff at the icon in his excitement, he returned across the bridge.

All his companions were in deep sleep and knew nothing about what had happened. The bishop remained silent. When they began to prepare for their further journey, the bishop’s staff, which had been placed in the tent the day before, was missing. Then Lord Tryphon realized that God wanted to make known the miracle he had seen, and he told his companions about everything. Those accompanying him crossed the river and found an icon of the Mother of God standing among the trees in the forest, but not in the air, but on the ground. Next to the icon stood the bishop's staff.

The messengers returned with the rod to Bishop Tryphon, and then he and all his companions went to the icon and recognized in it the very one that he had seen at night, crossing the river on the mysterious bridge. Bishop Tryphon began to cry and fell to the ground in front of the icon. Everyone who was with him also cried in joy and tenderness. It was immediately decided to build a church without returning to Yaroslavl. Lord Tryphon himself began to cut down the forest with his own hands and clear a place for the church; The bishop's companions also worked.

On the same day, rumors about the miraculous appearance of the icon reached Yaroslavl, many people came running, and everyone began construction. By noon the small church was finished, and by the evening of the same day it was consecrated. The sick who were present during the construction were healed. On the same day, the construction of the monastery was decided. The monastery and the icon were named Tolga after the place where it appeared on the Tolga River. The Tolga Monastery existed until 1926, after which it housed a colony for juvenile delinquents. The miraculous Tolga Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken to the Yaroslavl Art Museum and only in August 2003 was returned to the revived Tolga monastery.

Day of celebration: August 21 (August 8, old style).

Saints

• Saint Agathangel (Preobrazhensky)
• Saint Demetrius of Rostov
• Leonty, saint, bishop. Rostovsky
• Cyril, saint, bishop. Rostovsky
• Isaiah, saint, bishop. Rostovsky, miracle worker
• Hieroconfessor Agafangel, Metropolitan of Yaroslavl and Rostov (†1928)
• Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (†1925)
• Saint Theodore, first Archbishop of Rostov (†1394)
• Saint Theodore, in the world John, is the son of Stephen, the elder brother of St. Sergius of Radonezh.

Educational establishments:

• Yaroslavl Theological School. 152150, Yaroslavl region, Rostov the Great, st. Engelsa, 44;
• Yaroslavl Theological Seminary. 150000, Yaroslavl region, Yaroslavl, pl. Chelyuskintsev, 12/4; website: yarseminaria.ru;
• Orthodox gymnasium, Yaroslavl. There are 55 Sunday schools in the diocese.

Diocesan media:

• official website of the Yaroslavl diocese;
• “Yaroslavl Diocesan Gazette” (monthly newspaper);
• TV program “Candle” (State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Yaroslavia”);
• radio program “Rodnik” (State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Yaroslavia”).

Cathedrals:

• Feodorovsky (Yaroslavl);
• Uspensky in the Rostov Kremlin (Rostov the Great).

Monasteries:

• Babaevsky in the name of St. Nicholas male. 152260, Yaroslavl region, pos. Nekrasovsky, st. Volzhskaya, 11; tel. (48531) 4-23-55; governor - abbot Boris (Dolzhenko);
• Borisoglebsky on Ustye Rostovsky men's; 152170, Yaroslavl region, pos. Borisoglebsky, Sovetskaya sq., 10; tel. (48539) 2-15-41; viceroy - abbot John (Titov);
• Gennadiev in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord for men; 152491, Yaroslavl region, Lyubimsky district, village. Slobodka; rector - abbot Evfimy (Debabov);
• Danilov Pereslavl-Zalessky New in honor of the Holy Trinity for men; 152140, Yaroslavl region, Pereslavl-Zalessky, st. Lugovaya, 17; tel. (48535) 2-31-54; viceroy - abbot John (Kovalenko);
• Pereslavl-Zalessky in the name of the Great Martyr. Nikita male; 152140, Yaroslavl region, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Nikitskaya Sloboda; tel. (48535) 2-20-08; viceroy – Archimandrite Dimitri (Khramtsov);
• Rostov Spaso-Iakovlevsky Dimitriev male; 152100, Yaroslavl region, Rostov the Great, st. Engelsa, 44; tel.: (48536) 3-43-69, 3-41-75; website: rostov-monastir. narod.ru; Viceroy – Hieromonk Seraphim (Simonov);
• Uglich Voskresensky men's; 152615, Yaroslavl region, Uglich, Sovetskaya sq., 4; tel. (48532) 2-22-50; Viceroy – Hieromonk Dimitri (Gorbatyuk);
• Avraamiev in honor of the Epiphany, female; 152100, Yaroslavl region, Rostov the Great, st. Proletarskaya; abbess – abbess Miropia (Yurchenkova);
• Adrianov Poshekhonsky in honor of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary for women; 152850, Yaroslavl region, Poshekhonsky district, Adrianova Sloboda; tel. (48546) 2-19-02; abbess – abbess Damiana (Latysheva);
• Danilovsky in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, female; 152400, Yaroslavl region, Danilov, pos. Gorushka; abbess – nun Ekaterina (Gaeva);
• Pereslavl-Zalessky in the name of the Great Martyr. Theodora Stratelates female; 152140, Yaroslavl region, Pereslavl-Zalessky, st. Moskovskaya, 85; abbess - nun Mikhail (Lobodaeva);
• Pereslavl-Zalessky “in the swamp” in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker female; 152140, Yaroslavl region, Pereslavl-Zalessky, st. Gagarina, 39; tel. (48535) 7-00-10; fax 2-14-09; website nikolskii.ru; abbess – abbess Evstolia (Afonina);
• Pokrovsky Women's; 152730, Yaroslavl region, Nekouzsky district, village. Bykovo; tel. (48547) 2-12-36;
• Rostov in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary for women; 152100, Yaroslavl region, Rostov Veliky, Sovetskaya sq., 14; tel. (48536) 3-35-83; abbess – abbess Pavla (Kapitonova);
• Solbinsky in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker female; 152168, Yaroslavl region, Pereslavl district, village. Solba; tel. (48535) 7-83-48; abbess – nun Erotiida (Gazhu);
• Tolgsky Yaroslavl in honor of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos for women; 150037, Yaroslavl, Tolga metro station; tel.: (4852) 38–00–55, 38–55–65; abbess – abbess Varvara (Tretyak);
• Uglichsky in the name of St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow, female; 152615, Yaroslavl region, Uglich, st. Sharkova, 27; tel. (48532) 2-35-95; abbess – nun Magdalene (Rural);
• Yaroslavsky in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, female; 150000, Yaroslavl, st. Pervomaiskaya, 19a; tel. (4852) 72-77-51; the abbess is Abbess Mikhail (Safonova).

Website of the Yaroslavl and Rostov diocese: https://yareparhia.ru

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