Faith in supernatural forces leads a person to spiritual enlightenment. What is spirituality? This is a religious worldview, knowledge and reverence for the traditions of the faith of one's people. For most people living in Russia, Orthodoxy is a religion, so every believer should know the basic concepts in their religion. For example, the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church, saints, prayers and commandments.
The hierarchical ladder of the clergy
Who is an archimandrite? The meaning is to be found in the description of the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church. Orthodoxy is divided into light and black clergy. The light clergy are the lower clergy, spiritual representatives (priests, deacons) who serve parish churches and have the right to marry and have children. The black clergy are the higher clergy, monks who have taken a vow of celibacy. These include metropolitans, bishops, archimandrites and hieromonks. Only a man can receive a spiritual rank in Orthodoxy.
Who is the archimandrite?
According to the modern encyclopedic dictionary, archimandrite is the imperative title of a large monastery for men. This title can be obtained not only by the abbot, it can also be given to a monk for specialchurch merits the vicar of the Lavra. If the rector of a theological seminary has distinguished himself by his faithful and long service to the Church and God, then he can be titled archimandrite. This dictionary is the largest pre-revolutionary universal encyclopedic collection of words. It was created with the support of shareholders F. A. Brockhaus and A. Efron.
Appeal to Archimandrite
Often, people who believe and visit churches have to turn to church clergy. How to contact the clergy? As in others, the spiritual realm has its own standards of decency. Church etiquette - the rules of behavior, courtesy, courtesy, permissibility, developed over centuries of history on the basis of moral Christian ways.
In Orthodoxy, each clergy is addressed according to their rank, but there are several common forms of address. There is an Orthodox tradition - this is an affectionate appeal to a priest, for example, father. Basically, they address him that way, or they say that if there is a conversation about him.
Besides this colloquial form, there is another - more strict and official, for example, Father. When a priest is mentioned, they usually say Father rector, Father (name). It is considered bad form in Orthodox etiquette to combine the rank and name of a priest. A possible, but rare, combination of "father" and the surname of the priest. Of course, in the environment of the temple, the clergy are addressed to "you". In spite ofpossible intimacy between speakers, in front of other people, this phenomenon is not ethical. Specifically, to the archimandrite? To the archimandrite - this appeal sounds like this: "Your High Gospel, father (name)".
Archimandrites of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra
Archimandrites are righteous people who lead parishioners on the true path. Their knowledge, faith and philosophy make even a deeply unbelieving person think.
It is impossible not to mention the first archimandrite of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra - Eleutherius of Illyria. He was born into a noble Roman family, Christianity was instilled in him by his mother. At the age of twenty he was appointed Bishop of Illyria. During the reign of Emperor Hadrian, Saint Eleutherios and his mother were executed for their bold sermon about Christ after the torment. Eparch Koriv, who beheaded the holy martyr, believed in Jesus and was also executed.
Platon (Levshin) - Church figure, preacher, teacher, writer. The life of Peter Georgievich as a black clergy began in 1758. That year he was tonsured a monk, becoming Plato, at the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. After that, he taught theology, then became the governor of the Lavra. His sermon attracted the attention of Catherine II, who appointed him teacher of the future Emperor Paul the First and court preacher. Plato distinguished himself by transforming the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. The period of his ministry is the spiritualization of the educational and upbringing system.
Books of the Archimandrite
Archimandrite Platon is known not only as a zealous preacher and educational reformist, but also as a writer. His main work is "Reduction of Russian Church History". She came out in Moscow in 1805. This is the first scientific critical study. Plato created it on the basis of chronicles, archives and memoirs. Even in the 21st century, the significance of its uniqueness is great. Thanks to this book, the reader can refresh his view of Russian history, trace the role of the Church in its development, and also better understand the colorful character of the Russian people and the Russian state that has developed over the centuries.
Result
Archimandrite is the calling of a person who could approach the divine essence, who must bring religious enlightenment to the masses. The ex alted path is thorny, it is full of trials, they can be overcome only by those who are steadfast in spirit, on whose shoulder lies the hand of the Lord's support.
