Biography
Moscow Matrona is one of the most famous and revered Orthodox saints. From birth, she had a gift of the miracle. After her life, people began to pray to the Matron and ask her help, her house had pilgrims all the time. But now the flow of believers who want to touch the holy relics does not dry. People come to the Pokrovsky women's monastery for thousands of kilometers, because before the death of the Matrona promised that he hears and see everyone who would appeal to her, and would help.Childhood and youth
A girl in the village of Sebino Epifanic County of the Tula province was born. Her parents are Natalia Nikitichna and Dmitry Ivanovich Nikonov - they lived to be restricted, at that time they had three children. Therefore, premenhenev for the fourth time, Natalia decided to give a child to the shelter, as she understood that they would not feed another kid.
But before childbirth, a woman was given a dream in which a bird fell on his chest with a person's face, but without an eye. In the morning, Natalia Nikitichna regarded saw that God would help them, and changed his mind to give the child.
This dream turned out to be a touch - the daughter was born blind, she had no socies, and the eyelids were tightly tightened. Parents immediately understood that they had a special girl. On the chest at the infant they found a convexity in the shape of a cross. And during the baptism, a miracle happened at all: when the father lowered the girl in the fog, the column of fragrant mist rose above it. Batyushka immediately said that the child holy.
As the mother of Matrona told, in infancy she even on Wednesdays and Fridays refused to eat breast milk, as if he had observed the post. These days she basically slept.
With local children, the girl of the general language did not find, they called her and offended, could and nettle could not even push the ditch, after which they laughed at how blindly chosen from her. Therefore, the Matrona spent more time at home and in the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, who stood nearby.
Holy Fell
In 8 years, the girl began to take people - heal and predict the future. First, people came to her from the village, they asked for health, she managed to raise the prayers to raise patients. The girl squeezed relief to grieving. But for his help money Matron did not take. As a gratitude, she was brought to her products. So the girl became the breadwinner in the family.
Soon they learned about it in the whole district, and people reached for her home from all sides. Being blind, Matron saw a lot and knew. She described the cathedrals and temples, which were abroad, their interior decoration. The woman was illiterate, but could "read" the name of the streets and houses of houses.
She saw the future. Once the girl told Mother that a strong fire was coming, but she ordered a mother to stay, although he said herself that she would go. As a result, the day after the conversation in the village there was a fire in which there was not one house burned down, but the dwelling of Nikonov was not injured.
Together with the daughter of the local landowner, Lydia Yankova Matron traveled a lot, Lida took her with him on pilgrimage trips. So they visited many holy places. They also were in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, and the Kronstadt Cathedral, where the Matrona with John Kronstadt met was also visited. There he asked to spread the parishioners and called the girl to himself, saying that it was
"It is a shift - the eighth pillar of Russia."At 17, Matrona had denied legs, the girl was never able to walk. The next 50 years she lived "Sidia". She predicted this fate in advance, but believed that this is the will of God.
The legend has been preserved about how a woman came to her and told about a paralyzed husband, she was tearfully asked the Matronushka to help him. But the holy said he should come to her himself. The woman repeated, they say my husband cannot walk, how will he come. What Matron replied:
"Let in the morning go to me crawling. For hours to three passing. "As a result, plenty of it to her 4 kilometers, and came out of the Matrona on his legs.
Matrona saw not only the future of concrete people, but also countries. She predicted the tragic events of 1917. She said that everything will be looted and ruined, and temples including, everyone will leave their lands. These events touched on the Matron itself.
Her brothers with the onset of the authorities of the Bolshevik became convinced communists. Of course, the Orthodox sister, to which people go with a solid flow, was for them "Belm to the eye". Of course, they were afraid for themselves, what kind of relationship throws a shadow on them.
Therefore, Matrona was forced to leave the native village. Together with Lida Yankova they went to Moscow. Some believe that the rural holy holy and Matron Matron disappeared at this moment. In the capital, Matrona was waiting for the danger - persecution, denunciations, lack of registration.
Her housing was not. First time lived where it will have. In one of the houses where she had to live, it was so cold that her hair came to the wall. Later, the woman settled in a fellow villagers, and the last years of life lived in distant relatives in the Moscow region.
Thanks to the gift, she always knew when the police would come to the house. But one day, even knowing about their arrival, specially remained in the apartment. When a policeman came, she convinced him that he was not going to run anywhere. But he should hurry home.
Oddly enough, he listened to the Matron, since even then many were heard about her miraculous gift. As a result, it turned out that the House of the Militiamen caught fire, and he managed to save his wife from the fire. After what happened, he flatly refused to arrest the Matron.
Daily holy accepted visitors - 40 people. But at night did not sleep, prayed before icons. A lot of stories have been preserved about her miracles. She prayed for water, which healed.
It's amazing that she helped even unbelievers in God. One day a woman turned to her, with her her sick brother-an atheist, who no longer believed in recovery. But Matron was able to heal it. At the same time, she noted that he must be a sister who sincerely believes in the power and will of God.
There is a legend that Joseph Stalin himself applied to the Matron. This is written in the book of Zinaida Zhdanova, who lived for several years side by side with the Matron. But some data from this book differ from the data given in the canonical life of the Holy.
According to the "legend," Stalin asked her about whether the Germans would take Moscow. She answered him unequivocally - the victory will be at the Russian people. And added that he would not leave the capital from the authority. Their meeting captured the artist-icon painter Ilya Pivnik on the Icon "Matrona and Stalin". In 2008, she was exhibited in the church of the Holy Equal-Apostles Princess Olga in Strelna.
Soon the actions of Hegumen Evstaphia Jacova, who posted an icon in the church, were convicted. Some even accused him of sectarianism. As a result, he buried the icon home, and soon he asked him to free him from the post of abbot. Historians consider this meeting in fiction.
Death
Matronov Moscow knew about his death in advance. Before the death, she asked to bring a father to the house. The priest was surprised when he saw that the Holy was afraid to die.A woman died on May 2, 1952. Buried the holy in the Danilovsky cemetery in Moscow. This was asked for Matron even during his lifetime. She wanted to hear the service, namely there was the temple acting in those years. Later, her grave became the place of informal pilgrimage.
In 1998, the remains of the saint were exhumated, the relics were transported to Danilov Monastery, and then placed in a special silver tomb in the temple on the territory of the Pokrovsky women's monastery.
On May 2, 1999, Moscow Matron was canonized as the local holy of the Moscow Diocese. In October 2004, its overall carbonation was held.
The holy three day of memory: May 2 - the day of her death, November 22 - her birthday and March 8 - the acquisition of the relics of the Holy Matrona Moscow.
The queues for the holy relics do not dry. People want to touch them not only in the days of memory. The petitioners are healing from severe diseases, we settle personal life, give birth to long-awaited children, find work. At the restless lamp near the power of the holy mass of gold and silver jewelry, which sacrifice grateful people for miracles, creative by Matron of Moscow.
Memory
- 1993 - the book "Tale of the Life of the Blessed Starity, Mother Matrona" Zinaida Zhdanova
- 1999 - Matrona Temple in Moscow at the intersection of Warsaw Highway and MKAD, belonging to the Pokrovsky Stavropigial Women's Monastery
- 2000 - Temple Matrona Moscow in Lover
- 2000 - Akathist Saint Matron of Moscow
- 2001 - Moscow Matrona Temple in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 2002 - the book "Life and miracles of the Saint Righteous Blessed Matrona of Moscow"
- 2003 - Temple of Matrona Moscow in Belgorod
- 2005 - Documentary Studio "Neophyte TV" "Righteous Matron Matron"
- 2007 - Temple of Blessed Matrona Moscow in Dmitrovsky
- 2009 - Book "Holy Blessed Matrona Moscow"
- 2010 - Moscow Matrona Temple in Noginsk
- 2011 - Temple Matrona Moscow in the city of Denmark Beach, USA
- 2012 - the temple of Saint Matrona in Gyumri, Armenia
- 2015 - Igor Kholkova "Miracle" documentary