The abbot of the Raifa Monastery, Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov), died. How they said goodbye to the governor of Raifa: “You managed to sow faith in the powers that be

... tatarstan-mitropolia. Common crawl en Can a monastic childhood be happy? The cross: a novice's recollection Archimandrite Vsevolod, the abbot of the Raifa monastery in Kazan, died. The boy in the jacket He was the sixth child in a family where children were raised by one mother. But Archimandrite Vsevolod always emphasized: “I had a happy childhood.” In a family where there was no prosperity, there was love and care for each other. The first Kazan school, where he was the secretary of the Komsomol organization, circles and sport sections, normal Soviet childhood. But once a boy in a bologna jacket, walking along Bauman, saw the open doors of St. Nicholas Cathedral and quietly entered them. The temple struck with decoration, silence and some kind of mystery. The priest, who at that time was in the cathedral, talked to the boy, led him to the altar, and invited him to come again. So the future archimandrite Vsevolod began to visit the church. Naturally, they learned about it at school. Naturally, they put pressure on him, explaining that only “sick people” go to church. He smiled and stood his ground. By the way, now in the school museum there is a photograph of him and visitors are told about him with pride. After graduating from the seminary

Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov)

23.01.1959 - 20.08.2016

On the morning of August 20, 2016, at the age of 58, the abbot of the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery, Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov), died suddenly.

Archimandrite Vsevolod (in the world Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Zakharov) was born on January 23, 1959 in the city of Kazan. He grew up in large family The mother alone raised six children. From childhood, he carried the obediences of an altar boy and subdeacon. After graduating from high school, in 1977 Vyacheslav entered the Moscow Theological Seminary. In 1981 he was ordained a priest. He began his pastoral ministry in the Kursk diocese as rector of the Exaltation of the Cross Church in the village of Cherkassky-Porechny, Sudzhansky district. “A young, talented, educated person did not consider it shameful to go to serve in a remote village. In a very short time, he managed to create a real community, living with one heart and one soul with his shepherd. Thanks to his hard work, the provincial village was resurrected, and the church came to life,” Metropolitan Feofan of Kazan and Tatarstan tells about the beginning of Fr. Vsevolod’s pastoral ministry.

In 1985, Father Vsevolod moved to the Kazan and Mari diocese, where he was appointed rector of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in the city of Zelenodolsk. He began to actively restore the spiritual life, created a children's Sunday school. In 1989 he took monastic vows with the name Vsevolod, then was elevated to the rank of hegumen.

In 1991, for the first time, a priest visited the ruined Raifa monastery, where at that time there was a special school for minors. Seeing the ruined monastery, he turned to ruling bishop Kazan diocese with a request to send him to revive the monastery. Metropolitan Feofan once again recalled this desperate act for those times: “Many were surprised at this and are still amazed. What boldness one had to have, what love for the Church, what deep faith, in order to set out so firmly to restore this monastery from the ruins!” The very next year, 1992, Father Vsevolod began restoration work.

During the years of management of the Raifa monastery by Archimandrite Vsevolod, it has become one of the most important spiritual centers of the Tatarstan Metropolis, attracting many pilgrims. With his energy, combined with love and works of mercy, he attracted the hearts of many people, including those who professed another faith. In Tatarstan, many recognize his merit in strengthening interfaith peace in the republic, in establishing good and constructive relations with the local Muslim community. In this regard, in his farewell speech, Metropolitan Feofan mentioned that "together with the Orthodox believers, our Muslim brethren also grieve."

In 1993 Father Vsevolod was elevated to the rank of archimandrite. In 2007 he graduated from the Moscow State and municipal government under the President of the Russian Federation.

The deceased father, the governor, was honored with a painless, shameless and peaceful death in his office in the Raifa monastery, which he ruled for a quarter of a century.

On August 21, they said goodbye to the newly deceased at the monastery. The Divine Liturgy and the funeral service in the cathedral in honor of the Georgian Icon of the Mother of God was led by Metropolitan Feofan of Kazan and Tatarstan.

Bishop Methodius of Almetyevsk and Bugulma, who began his monastic career in this monastery under the guidance of Fr. Per Divine Liturgy the archpastors were co-served by the abbots and abbots of the monasteries of the Kazan diocese, the clergy of the Tatarstan metropolis and the brethren Raifa monastery, offering prayers for the repose of the newly deceased brother. Everlasting memory the late Archimandrite Vsevolod.

Hieromonk Elijah (Kazantsev)

On August 21, 2016, a funeral Liturgy and a monastic funeral service were held at the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery for the deceased Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov), the abbot of the monastery, who died the day before.

From early morning, hundreds of people gathered at the Raifa Monastery to say goodbye to Father Vsevolod. Upon arrival at the monastery of Metropolitan Feofan of Kazan and Tatarstan, the funeral Liturgy began. Vladyka was co-served by Bishop Methodius of Almetyevsk and Bugulma, as well as monks of the monastery in holy orders and the clergy of the metropolitanate.

The service was held in the Cathedral of the Georgian Icon Mother of God on the territory of the monastery. During the Liturgy, dozens of people approached the coffin with the body of Father Vsevolod with flowers in their hands to say goodbye to him. At the end of the service, everyone who wished to partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ.

According to preliminary estimates, more than a thousand people took part in the service.

Before the beginning of the monastic funeral service for Archimandrite Vsevolod, Metropolitan Theophan addressed the audience with an archpastoral word.

The head of the Tatarstan Metropolis noted that he called up Father Vsevolod a few days ago on his way to Naberezhnye Chelny and Nizhnekamsk. The abbot of the monastery, according to Vladyka, was, as usual, cheerful and ready to fulfill any obedience with monastic humility. The bishop also dwelled on what a bright life path Father Vsevolod had passed. He spoke about his fate, about his role in the formation of the Raifa Monastery and about how he was loved by all those who had ever had the honor to communicate with him:

"Did you manage to find the right words to the parishioners, was able to gradually gather the brethren, managed through his ministry to sow faith in the mighty of the world this. The leadership of the Republic has always noted your good intentions. I know how highly the leadership of the Republic spoke of you and still speaks highly of you. Mintimer Shaimiev spoke about you many times. He visited here, loved the monastery, loved you, supported your initiatives. Rustam Minnikhanov also spoke a lot of kind words about you. Almost all leaders of our country have been here. And they brought love, warmth and understanding out of this monastery.

At the same time, Muslims also spoke with love about Father Vsevolod. Being recently in Nizhnekamsk, the Supreme Mufti of the Russian Federation Talgat Khazrat Tadzhuddin asked Metropolitan Feofan to accept sincere condolences, expressing the regret of the entire Islamic world about the sudden death of the archimandrite.

“Your death was truly Christian. After serving the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, you went to work. The next day, when I came to my office, I felt bad. The ambulance didn't help. Obviously, the Lord so ordered to take you from this sinful earth at the moment when you were in glory. You were loved, respected, appreciated. God, like a ripe fruit, gave instructions to the angels to take you away. We believe that the Lord will take you to his abode for your good deeds, for your sincere service, for your love. We will pray for you, and you pray for us there,” the archpastor noted. After that, the head of the Tatarstan Metropolis called on everyone to pray, while he himself began to perform the rite of the monastic funeral.

Representatives of the leadership of the Republic took part in the mourning events: Yury Kamaltynov, Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, came to say goodbye to the abbot of the Raifa Monastery; Head of the Office of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Asgat Safarov; First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin and many others. Special mourning wreaths were prepared from the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tatarstan.

After the funeral, Archimandrite Vsevolod was buried at the Raifa cemetery under a three-meter stone cross.

Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov), the abbot of the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery, died suddenly on August 20, 2016.

His Reverend stood at the origins of the revival of the Raifa monastery - he began its revival in 1992.

The Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism expresses condolences to the brethren of the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery on the sudden death of its rector, Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov).

Brief information

Vyacheslav Zakharov was born on January 23, 1959 in Kazan in a large family (one mother raised six children). He went to church from childhood, carried the obediences of an altar boy and subdeacon. After graduating from the Kazan high school No. 1 in 1977 entered the Moscow Theological Seminary. In 1981 he was ordained a priest in Kursk.

He began his pastoral ministry in the Kursk diocese as rector of the Exaltation of the Cross Church in the village of Cherkasskoye-Porechnoye, Sudzhansky district. In 1985, he was transferred to the Kazan and Mari diocese, and was appointed rector of the church of the Primate Apostles Peter and Paul in Zelenodolsk. He actively began to restore spiritual life, created one of the first children's Sunday schools in the USSR.

In 1989, he took monastic vows with the name Vsevolod and was elevated to the rank of abbot.

In 1991, for the first time, he visited the ruined Raifa Monastery, where at that time there was a special school for juvenile delinquents. He began the restoration of the monastery in 1992. In 1993 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite.

ARCHIMANDRITE VSEVOLOD (ZAKHAROV),

FIRST VEGOCINE OF THE REVIVED RAIFA BOGORODITSK MEN'S MONASTERY

His Reverend Archimandrite Vsevolod (01/23/1959 - 08/20/2016)(in the world, Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Zakharov) was born in the city of Kazan in a large family, where the mother alone raised six children. He went to church from childhood, carried the obediences of an altar boy and subdeacon.

After graduating from Kazan secondary school No. 1, in 1977 he entered the Moscow Theological Seminary.

In 1981 he was ordained a priest in Kursk.

He began his pastoral ministry in the Kursk diocese as rector of the Exaltation of the Cross Church in the village of Cherkasskoye-Porechnoye, Sudzhansky district. In 1985 he was transferred to the Kazan and Mari diocese, and was appointed rector of the church of Sts. Peter and Paul in the city of Zelenodolsk, TASSR. He actively began to restore spiritual life, created one of the first children's Sunday schools in the USSR.

In 1989 he took monastic vows with the name Vsevolod and was elevated to the rank of hegumen.

In 1991, for the first time, he visited the ruined Raifa Monastery, where at that time there was a special school for juvenile delinquents. He began the restoration of the monastery in 1992.

In 1993 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite.

Archimandrite Vsevolod has a higher legal education. In 2007 he graduated from the Moscow Academy of State and Municipal Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.

• He is an Honorary Academician of the Asia-Europe International Academy
• Has the title of honorary member of the Academy Humanities(academic)
• Member of the Academic Council of the Volga-Kama State nature reserve
• Member of the Public Council of the Republic of Tatarstan
• Knight of the Order of Friendship
• For the strengthening of friendship between peoples, he was awarded diplomas of international public organizations(UNESCO and others)
• For his great contribution to the organization of spiritual and moral and aesthetic education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan and personal merits in strengthening law and order, he was awarded the medal of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia "200 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia", June 2002
• October 2005 On behalf of the President of Russia, the vicegerent of the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery, Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov), was awarded the medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" for a significant contribution to the development of the city
• Member of the encyclopedic publication "Pride of the city of Kazan", timed to coincide with the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the city of Kazan
• Awarded with a diploma of the republican competition "Philanthropist of the Year", 2007 on behalf of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan M.Sh. Shaimiev
• November 2007, Kazan. Awarded a certificate of conferring the title of "Guardian of the Protected Islands"
• He is an honorary citizen of Zelenodolsk municipal district Republic of Tatarstan
• For a great contribution to the improvement of the spiritual and moral and aesthetic education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as in connection with the 50th anniversary, he was awarded a diploma from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan
• A letter of thanks from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan R.N. Minnikhanov. “On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan and on my own behalf, I express my gratitude to you for your significant contribution to the spiritual and moral revival and strengthening of interethnic and interfaith peace and harmony in the republic ...”, January 2009
• A letter of thanks from the President of the Republic of Tatarstan M.Sh. Shaimiev in honor of the 50th anniversary of his birth. “...Your indefatigability in deeds in the field of spiritual creation and charity, pastoral activities are widely known outside the Raifa monastery. On this significant day, I wish you good health, long life and new achievements for the benefit of the Church, believers and the entire multinational people of the Republic of Tatarstan”, January 2009.
• A letter of thanks in honor of the 50th birthday from the Minister of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tatarstan A.Safarov. “... Your whole life is a moral, spiritual feat of serving the Christian faith, tireless work on the transformation and purification of many human souls. It is impossible to overestimate your personal contribution to the revival from the ruins of the Orthodox shrine - the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery, which today is rightfully considered one of the centers Christian religion in Russia… your education, wisdom and high moral potential rightfully earned you sincere respect and authority in our republic and beyond…”
• For outstanding services in strengthening Orthodox and spiritual traditions and for his personal contribution to the revival of Orthodoxy in Russia, he was awarded the Order of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky II degree
• In consideration of diligent pastoral labors and in connection with the 50th anniversary of his birth, he was awarded the Order of the Russian Orthodox Church Reverend Sergius of Radonezh II degree.
• For the great contribution of the abbot of the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery, Archimandrite Vsevolod, to the preservation of interethnic and interfaith harmony in the Republic of Tatarstan, on February 10, 2010, the head of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan - Chairman of the Assembly of Peoples of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin presented father Vsevolod with a letter of thanks and a commemorative medal of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.
• In connection with the 55th anniversary of his birth, he was awarded the medal of the Primate Gury of Kazan. the award was presented by the Governor of the Tatarstan Metropolis, Metropolitan Anastassy of Kazan and Tatarstan.
• In connection with the 55th anniversary of his birth, he was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor", which, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov, was presented by the head of the President's Office Safarov Asgat Akhmetovich. Let us add that for the first time in our republic a clergyman has been awarded this worldly award.
• In consideration of his work for the benefit of the Holy Church, on December 24, 2015, the abbot of the Raifa Monastery was awarded the anniversary medal of the Russian Orthodox Church “In memory of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir.” The medal was established by the Decree of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on November 6, 2014 in memory of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, Enlightener of the Russian Land.

On the morning of August 20, 2016, at the age of 58, the abbot of the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery, Archimandrite Vsevolod (Zakharov), died suddenly.

On August 21, at the end of the Sunday service, the head of the Tatarstan Metropolis will lead the monastic funeral service for the newly deceased abbot of the Raifa monastery. The burial of the deceased will be made at the Raifa cemetery.

Archimandrite Vsevolod (Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Zakharov) was born on January 23, 1959 in the city of Kazan in a large family. His mother raised six children alone. The future clergyman went to church from childhood. Carried the obedience of an altar boy in the Nikolsky Cathedral in the city of Kursk and a subdeacon.

After graduating from Kazan secondary school No. 1 in 1977, he entered the Moscow Theological Seminary.

In 1981, in the city of Kursk, he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Chrysostom of Kursk and Rylsk. He began his pastoral ministry in the Kursk diocese as rector of the Exaltation of the Cross Church in the village of Cherkasskoye-Porechnoye, Sudzhansky district.

In 1985 he was transferred to the Kazan and Mari diocese. Appointed Rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the city of Zelenodolsk. He actively restored the life of the parish, created one of the first children's Sunday schools in the USSR.

In 1989, he took monastic vows with the name Vsevolod in honor of the Right-believing Prince Vsevolod of Pskov. In the same year he was elevated to the rank of hegumen. The tonsure and elevation to the rank of hegumen was performed by Anastassy, ​​Bishop of Kazan and Mari.

In 1991, hegumen Vsevolod first visited the Raifa Monastery, on the territory of which there was a special school for juvenile delinquents. In 1992, through his labors, the monastery began to be restored.

In 1993 he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite.

In 2007 he graduated from the Moscow Academy of State and Municipal Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.

Member of the Academic Council of the Volga-Kama State Nature Reserve. Member of the Public Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Cavalier of the Order of Friendship. For promoting the strengthening of friendship between peoples, he was awarded diplomas from a number of international public organizations (UNESCO, etc.). For his great contribution to the organization of spiritual and moral and aesthetic education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan and personal merits in strengthening law and order in June 2002, he was awarded the medal of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia "200 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia". In October 2005, he was awarded the medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" for a significant contribution to the development of the capital of Tatarstan. Member of the encyclopedic publication "The Pride of the City of Kazan", timed to coincide with the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the city of Kazan. In 2007, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan M.Sh. Shaimiev was awarded the diploma of the republican competition "Philanthropist of the Year". In November 2007, in Kazan, Archimandrite Vsevolod was awarded a certificate of conferring the title of "Guardian of the Reserved Islands". Honorary citizen of the Zelenodolsk municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan. For a great contribution to the improvement of the spiritual and moral and aesthetic education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as in connection with the 50th anniversary, he was awarded a diploma from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan. In January 2009, he was awarded a letter of thanks from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan R.N. Minnikhanov for a significant contribution to the spiritual and moral revival and strengthening of interethnic and interfaith peace and harmony in the republic. In January 2009, on the occasion of his 50th birthday, he was awarded letters of thanks from the President of the Republic of Tatarstan M.Sh. Shaimiev, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan A. Safarov.

For merits in strengthening Orthodox and spiritual traditions and for his personal contribution to the revival of Orthodoxy in Russia, he was awarded the Order of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky, II degree. In consideration of diligent pastoral labors and in connection with the 50th anniversary of his birth, he was awarded the Order St. Sergius Radonezh II degree.

For a great contribution to the preservation of interethnic and interfaith harmony in the Republic of Tatarstan on February 10, 2010, the head of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan - Chairman of the Assembly of Peoples of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin presented father Vsevolod with a letter of thanks and a commemorative medal of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. In connection with the 55th anniversary of his birth, he was awarded the medal of the Primate Gury of Kazan and the medal "For Valiant Labor". For the first time in the Republic of Tatarstan, this secular award was awarded to a clergyman.

In consideration of his work for the good of the Holy Church, on December 24, 2015 he was awarded the commemorative medal "In memory of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir."