Priest Peter from Lukino, Nizhny Novgorod region

There are times in every person's life when everything seems complicated, dark and confusing. Relationships with friends and family become tense. I want to break out of this circle, breathe a breath of fresh air, see a ray of light showing the right path. Elders, healers of people’s souls and bodies, come to the rescue.

Eldership in Russia is not something new for a long time; it has been known for more than a century. However, people who have received divine power never cease to amaze and create miracles. One of these is Father Peter from the Nizhny Novgorod region, from the Intercession Convent. Today, thousands of pilgrims flock to him to receive a blessing for some important matter, enlightenment, peace of mind or healing of complex bodily ailments.

We learn about the old man’s biography, interesting facts about his life and worldview from this article.

Biography

Since 2010, Father Peter has been the abbot of the Intercession Convent, which is located in the village of Lukino, Bogorodsky district, Nizhny Novgorod region. The monastery has an official website, which provides information about its clergy. However, it should be noted that information about Father Peter is rather modest.

He was born in 1939. In the world his last name is Kunitsyn. Place of birth not specified. According to the elder himself, he is from an orphanage and has no education other than spiritual education. The future priest began his religious path in 1992, when he was ordained to the rank of deacon.

A year later, he took monastic vows, and in 1995, Father Peter underwent the rite of ordination to the priesthood.

Elders in Ukraine

For a long time, eldership in Orthodoxy has been a special institution of spiritual guidance. There are still people living in Russia and Ukraine who have the gift of clairvoyance. Not all monks accept visitors, but some of them can still be visited. Holy modern elders in Russia who are alive at this time:

• Father German is the rector of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Archimandrite is an amazing person with a kind heart. The Lord endowed him with the gift of casting out demons. There are known cases when those possessed by evil spirits were brought to him with their hands tied. Father Herman read a sermon and then saved people from their illness with the help of a special lecture.
• Father Blasius is Schema-Archimandrite of the St. Paphnutiev Borovsky Monastery. Possesses God's gift of insight. Unfortunately, at the moment he does not accept or profess.
• Archimandrite Peter (Kucher) - served as confessor in the Bogolyubsky Monastery. Retired since 2010. On the portal “Orthodoxy and the World” you can find Peter’s (Kucher) answers to questions from parishioners.
• Schema-Archimandrite Eli (Alexey Nozdrin) is a city elder, is the confessor of Patriarch Kirill, and serves in Optina Pustina. Due to health reasons, he receives believers extremely rarely.
• Archimandrite Hilarion is the rector of Klyuchevskaya Hermitage (Turgenevo village) in Kazan. As a child, he had a prophetic dream in which it was said that he would become a monk and live until the 21st century. Lay people say that the archimandrite is able to save people from alcoholism and drug addiction.
• Father Ambrose (Yurasov) is the confessor of the Vvedensky Convent in the city of Ivanov. Endowed with insight. You can get an appointment with the archimandrite. Despite the fact that Ambrose leads a righteous lifestyle and is a clergyman, he is a very modern person. His sermons can be found on social networks, and he has repeatedly participated in radio broadcasts of the Radonezh station.
• Father Adrian. Lives within the walls of the Pskov-Pechersky Monastery. Unfortunately, it no longer accepts people, which the believers greatly regret. According to the laity, there are only a few people like Father Adrian.
• Valerian Krechetov is a priest of the Moscow Diocese, a writer. Serves and confesses in the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Akulovo. You can find out what schedule is currently in effect and meet with him. Krechetov’s books are a real storehouse of wisdom.
• Father John (Mironov). Serves in the city of St. Petersburg, in the temple in honor of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice”. The priest has been engaged in spiritual work for more than 50 years; thousands of people from all over Russia turn to him for help. The website pravoslavie.ru presents many conversations with the priest.
• Father Peter is a clergyman endowed with foresight. Lives within the walls of the Pokrovsky Convent (village of Lukino, Nizhny Novgorod region). Groups of people often gather in Moscow, making a pilgrimage to this monastery, and at the same time visiting Sechenovsky Corner, which is located nearby. The priest pays attention to each parishioner.
• The perspicacious Stefan is the rector of the Church of the Apostle John the Theologian in Ryazan. A detailed biography of the elder cannot be found in the public domain. But those who made the pilgrimage claim that he is truly a seer from God.
• Archpriest Vasily Izyumsky. He conducted services in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Besedy. Endowed with the gift of healing people.

There are not many clergy on the territory of Ukraine endowed with the gift of clairvoyance. These include:

• Alypiy (Pogrebnyak) - Archbishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, retired since 1997.
• Elder Seraphim. Lives in Svyatogorsk Lavra. An amazing personality, there are many grateful reviews about him. You can contact him by first specifying the appointment schedule.

In addition, you can visit the Pochaev Lavra. It is located in Western Ukraine (Ternopil region, Pochaev). Several monks with gifts from above live there. You can talk to them without an appointment and usually there is no wait.

Awards

Despite the fact that the sacred path of the abbot of the Intercession Monastery is relatively short, he already has a number of awards.

• The first was awarded in 2004. This is a legguard - an element of liturgical vestments in the Orthodox religion. It is a rectangle of fabric with the image of a cross, which is worn on a long ribbon near the right hip. The loincloth symbolizes the “sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” and is given to priests for their zealous service to the Church.
• In 2006, Father Peter was awarded the pectoral cross. Until the 18th century, only bishops could wear it. However, today a pectoral cross (which is worn on the chest, that is, on the chest, on top of the robe) is given to every priest for conscientious service to God.
• In 2011, the abbot of the Intercession Monastery was awarded a club. This is a board with a cross on it. It completes the liturgical vestment and is worn on a ribbon at the right hip, while the loincloth hangs over the left. Symbolically, the club means the edge of the towel with which Jesus Christ wiped the feet of his disciples.

Pokrovsky Monastery

Even before the 1917 revolution, the Intercession Church was built in the village of Lukino. However, during historical events it was destroyed and closed. Only in 2000, a female monastic community was formed at the temple, which, by order of the Synod, was transformed into a monastery in 2006. The abbess today is Abbess Gabriela (in the world of Sukhanov). The services are conducted by Father Oleg and Father Peter.

Lukino in Russia is considered a special place marked by God. All the shrines in the monastery temple stream myrrh. This fact, combined with the wonderful gift of Father Peter, attracts pilgrims here from all over Russia.

Reception

The elder lives in a small cell at the monastery with an area of ​​only 8 square meters. Here he receives the suffering. The elder now gives personal audiences on special occasions. More often, parishioners approach the abbot openly near the church after a morning or evening service.

Father Peter from Lukino (Nizhny Novgorod region) is not a magician or a psychic; he does not heal with herbs, tinctures or any magical passes. Only wise words, insight and a stick are his tools. The latter is perhaps of particular interest. Pilgrims often call it the sacred staff. As soon as Father Peter touches a person’s sore spot with it, the illness soon goes away. Sometimes, in order to bring some sense to non-believers, he “beats” this stick on the head (“drives away demons”). It does not cause pain, since it is light and hollow, but the wise words and instructions of the elder after this reach the ears and consciousness of those suffering.

Father Peter from Lukino does not charge anything for the reception, but grateful pilgrims bring food, sometimes money, which goes towards the maintenance of the monastery.

Information for pilgrims[edit]

For all questions regarding accommodation and meals for pilgrims, please call 8 (999) 078-30-92. Free food and accommodation for those wishing to work in the monastery. Meals and overnight accommodation for excursions are provided by prior arrangement.

You can get to Elder Archimandrite Peter only by appointment: on weekdays after 14:00; on Saturday - only for one pilgrim group (by appointment, call: 8 (999) 078-30-92)), there is no reception for private individuals - only for small or large groups; There is no reception on Sunday.

Rituals

You need to understand that visiting an elder is not an entirely ordinary event. It requires special preparation. So, if pilgrims arrive at the Intercession Monastery during Lent, then reception to Father Peter is possible only through unction. This sacrament is performed by another priest - Oleg. His legs are partially paralyzed, but he is so devoted to serving God that after the ritual he literally remains wet.

In other cases, confession and communion are sufficient. All this is a kind of ritual of a parishioner’s entry into the Orthodox faith, his deeper immersion in the atmosphere of religion, understanding and awareness of his path. Some sufferers, thanks to these sacraments, are already receiving relief and answers to the questions that torment them.

There is also a ritual of ablution, which is performed in two sources. The first is the Intercession of the Virgin Mary, the path to which lies through the forest. There are two fonts at the source: men's and women's. The ceremony is performed accompanied by prayer chants.

The second source - Joy to all who mourn - is also miraculous. The water in it has healing properties. It relieves the symptoms of radiculitis and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The source is located near the Intercession Monastery in Lukino.

In the Nizhny Novgorod region, Father Peter is widely known, so almost everyone here can tell you how to get an appointment with the abbot. There is no entry. Everything happens on a first-come, first-served basis. In order not to get confused, the photo of Father Peter can be seen above in the article.

Reviews for help

On Sunday, Father Eli held a service in the Moscow region (Peredelkino district). Then he approached people and gave instructions. Many thanks to him and good health! Helped my husband and I a lot. We arrived for the first time and got in right away.

Victoria

I was lectured by Father German. It helped in one go. In my temple they said that only he can help. There are no more priests in Moscow with such power.

glad

I went to Father Valerian Krechetov for confession and communion. Now it’s already difficult for the priest to conduct confession, but he conducts services and communicates with people. He often visits the Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. This is next to the Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary. During Lent, he can almost always be found in church.

Tatiana

Interesting Facts

The elder is almost 70 years old; only for the last eight years has he been receiving pilgrims: healing, giving spiritual advice. He already has many miracles in his collection. However, Father Peter himself does not attribute them to himself. He says it is a group work of God and believers who turn to Him with an open mind.

• So, they brought to the abbot a young man who fought in Chechnya, was wounded and became deaf in one ear. The soldier's relatives tearfully asked Father Peter in the Nizhny Novgorod region to help. After long prayers, the abbot approached the guy from behind and hit him on the back of the head with his staff. The patient's hearing returned. The elder himself explains this miracle this way: during prayers he holds a stick in his hands. It is charged with divine power and then bestows healing.
• Not only ordinary people, but also metropolitan deputies come to Father Peter for help. Of course, their names are not disclosed, but the fact of such visits is confirmed by the elder himself.

• Father Peter was married, but his wife died. After this, the elder had a dream that his mission was to help the suffering. So he came to the monastery.
• At first, when the monastery was just being restored, the abbot served alone. There was a lot of work; a person was needed for the position of sexton. A group of pilgrims arrived from Europe, among whom the elder noticed a guy. He did not drink or smoke, was resilient and disciplined. After his third visit to the Intercession Monastery, Father Peter persuaded the young man to stay and made him his assistant.
• The abbot has no special education, but the elder is called perspicacious - a wonderful gift was given to him from above. Father Peter tirelessly reads spiritual literature and books about other healers. He says that you need to develop and constantly grow spiritually, even if you have some abilities.
• At the end of 2021, a film about the Intercession Monastery in Lukino (Nizhny Novgorod region) was released. Father Peter is given a large part in it. The directors showed the elder’s conversation with the head of the pilgrimage group. The abbot shared information about himself and answered spiritual questions.

Actual information

Great elders are the same people. No person has yet been able to live eternal life in the material world. Everyone leaves sooner or later. Unfortunately, some clergy passed away not so long ago:

• On February 2, 2021, Archpriest John Slugin, who served as a cleric at the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Moscow, died. He was 77 years old;
• On October 13, 2021, Elder Naum from the Trinity-Sergius Lavra departed to God. Reviews of the clergyman were passed from mouth to mouth, many people dreamed of meeting him. The priest was one of the most revered elders of the Orthodox Church;
• On February 20, 2021, Archimandrite Kirill passed away. At the time of his death he was 97 years old. The memories of people who were lucky enough to meet the elder formed the basis of the book. The editor of the publication was clergyman Viktor Kuznetsov;
• On December 1, 2021, after a long struggle with the disease, Archimandrite Dionysius (Shishigin) died. Father was devoted to service until his very last days. He not only met people personally, but also transmitted sacred knowledge in his articles. His works can be found on major Orthodox resources. One of the most important creations of the archimandrite is the work “Patriarch Pimen and His Time,” to the writing of which he devoted part of his life;
• Archimandrite Jerome (Shurygin), whose last years were spent in Chuvashia, departed to the Lord on August 28, 2013, on the day of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. But even now extraordinary phenomena are associated with it. People who came to his grave noticed that real miracles began to happen to them. Everything they sincerely asked for came true. The grave is located in the city of Alatyr, where pilgrims often visit it. The archimandrite was a resident of the Assumption Pskov-Pechersky Monastery for more than 40 years;
• And pilgrimages do not stop at the burial place of the Saransk elder Theophan. Father Theophan was a very bright and sympathetic person; everyone who knew him during his lifetime loved the holy father. He was a confessor at the Makarovsky Ioannovsky Theological Monastery in Mordovia. Now people come to the elder’s grave, as before, for advice, help and healing. They say that miracles began to happen more often.

Blessed memory of the great elders, whose whole life was service to God and people. But those who need help should not despair. In Russia and Ukraine, those endowed with the gifts of the Lord are still alive and faithfully fulfilling their duty. Not one of those who turned to these wise people for support has yet regretted their decision.

However, it is worth thinking about the words of the old nun Matrona. She argued that before going to the elder, she should pray to the Lord to give him the correct answer to the question. One way or another, the future depends not only on the orders of the sages, but also on whether these advice will be followed.

Address

In Russia there are more than five dozen settlements with the name “Lukino”. Only in the Nizhny Novgorod region there are two of these. The Intercession Monastery is located in the Bogorodsky district, on the street. Ulybysheva, 10a.

You can get to the monastery from the Novokosino station (Moscow). The journey from there will take approximately 8-9 hours. Or you can take a bus from Nizhny Novgorod, but increasingly, pilgrims join groups and get to Lukino by car.

How to get there[edit]

Directions:

By bus or train to Nizhny Novgorod. From there, take a bus, trolleybus or minibus to the Shcherbinki-2 stop, from which buses and gazelles go to the city of Bogorodsk every 15 minutes from 8:00 to 19:00. In Bogorodsk, at the bus station or at the “Center” stop, you can take the bus or gazelle “Bogorodsk-Lukino-Alistevo”: 6:30, 11:20, 14:25, 17630.

Address:

603022, Nizhny Novgorod region, Nizhny Novgorod, Oksky congress, 2A

Tel.:

8 (83170) 4-57-63,

Email:

Official site