Peter and Fevronia. Saints Peter and Fevronia Presentation on the theme of Peter and Fevronia

This is how the “Tale” describes the approaching death of the prince and princess: “At the time when the venerable and blessed Fevronia, named Euphrosyne, was embroidering the faces of saints in the air for the cathedral church of the Most Pure Mother of God, the venerable and blessed Prince Peter, named David, sent to her to say: “ O sister Euphrosyne! It's time to die, but I'm waiting for you. To go to God together." She answered: “Wait, sir, until I breathe air into the holy church.” He sent for the second time to say: "It won't be long for your husband to wait for you." And for the third time he sent to say: “I’m already dying and I can’t wait any longer!” At that time, she was finishing embroidering that holy air ... And, having prayed, they both gave their holy souls into the hands of God on the twenty-fifth day of the month of June ... Their common coffin, which they themselves ordered to be carved from one stone, remained empty in that same city cathedral church of the Most Pure Mother of God. But the next day, in the morning, people saw that the separate coffins in which they laid them were empty, and their holy bodies were found in the city cathedral church of the Most Pure Mother of God in their common tomb ... "

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If, unfortunately, everyone knows about the day of February 14 in our country, then very few people knew about the day of the eighth of July. But this is precisely our "Valentine's Day", and to be precise, this day in Orthodoxy is considered the day of memory of Saints Peter and Fevronia.

And these saints patronize precisely loving people and strong families. And it is very joyful that in 2008 this day became a public holiday, and they called it very beautifully - "The Day of Family, Love and Fidelity."

Who were Peter and Fevronia? According to the Lives of the Saints, Prince Peter ascended the throne of Murom in 1203. A few years earlier, he had contracted leprosy, from which no one could cure him.

In a dream, it was revealed to the prince that the peasant maiden Fevronia could do this.

The prince fell in love with Fevronia for her piety, wisdom and kindness and vowed to marry her after the healing. Fevronia cured the prince and married him.

The couple carried love and loyalty to each other through many trials. They became famous for their piety and mercy.

Peter and Fevronia died on the same day and hour on July 8, 1228, having previously taken monastic vows with the names David and Euphrosyne. They just didn’t bury them together, contrary to the monastic rules.

They put each in a coffin in different churches, but in the morning they found the coffins empty. And their bodies ended up in a common coffin.

People decided that someone had moved the bodies at night, and again they were separated, this time tightly locked. But the next morning, the bodies of the spouses were together in the same coffin.

Therefore, they buried them, Peter and Fevronia, together.

The Russian Orthodox Church canonized Peter and Fevronia as saints. The story of their love is described in detail and colorfully in the famous old Russian "The Tale of Peter and Fevronia".

Before the revolution in Russia, the holiday in honor of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom, personifying marital love and fidelity in Russian culture, was celebrated very widely.

Today this tradition is being revived. At the initiative of the inhabitants of Murom, the pre-revolutionary traditions of celebrating the day of Peter and Fevronia were restored in the city, which were then supported by many other cities of Russia.

With the blessing of the late Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II, in 2004 a nationwide program "In the family circle" was created.

In 2008, the day of celebration in honor of the patrons of marital love and fidelity received official status.

The organizing committee of the all-Russian holiday Day of Family, Love and Fidelity was headed by the wife of the President of Russia Svetlana Medvedeva.

Here is what she said, answering questions from one of the newspapers: “I think this holiday is especially significant for women. A woman should naturally strive for humility. Its purpose is to keep peace and love in the family. Of course, today's couples are more inclined towards equal relationships. But all the same, love, mutual understanding and respect remain the main ones.

“This story of happiness excites any woman's heart, and men's too. Since childhood, we all knew the saying “They lived happily ever after and died on the same day” and dreamed about it. So it was said about them - about Peter and Fevronia.

“I have always lived according to the principle “do not create an idol for yourself”, but in family relationships, the example of my parents, grandparents was important to me. Everyone in my family, and my husband’s relatives too, lived in one, happy marriage for many, many years.

“We hesitated for a long time which word to put in the first place in the name of the holiday: “love” or “family”. “Of course, according to history, love is primordial. And it is clear that at the heart of the family, first of all, there should be love, but, in addition to love, the family is a great responsibility and work. And we decided to dedicate this holiday to the family, to strengthening the institution of the family.”

The motto of the holiday: "Family - the unity of thoughts and deeds." Family is the foundation of life. And we should strive to love the main thing that we have: husband, wife, children, parents - our closest people.

“The holiday comes from the Orthodox tradition and has a spiritual beginning, but today it is of a public nature and is designed to unite people of different faiths around the most precious thing that every person has - his family.”

“Protect the love of loved ones ...” These beautiful words belong to Ilya Reznik, who composed the “Hymn of the Family” especially for the holiday. There are also such lines: Family is a great kingdom of love, In it is faith, righteousness and strength. The family is the backbone of the state, my country, my Russia.

“A good song was written by Mark Tishman – in just one night. A lot has been written about love, but about the family, about how to take care of it ... This is new. And it amazes me!” Svetlana Medvedeva

Symbol of the holiday The symbol of the holiday - chamomile - did not appear by chance. The purest and most delicate summer flower. And there is nothing more beautiful and refined than a wedding bouquet of daisies!

Since 2008, Patriarch Alexy II blessed at the Divine Liturgy on July 8 in all churches to read special petitions for the well-being and strengthening of love in the families of believers, for the spouses to renounce "all cowardice, pride and pride", for the Russian people to be numerous and blessing the Lord's would be inherited in him from generation to generation.

The Public Committee for Awards at the “International Center “Family” and the “Folk Club “Family”, guided by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation “On holding the Year of the Family in Russia in 2008”, issued a “Commemorative medal of the holy noble princes Peter and Fevronia, Murom wonderworkers” with motto "Loyalty Mercy Feat".

In the morning in Murom, thousands of suns scattered, sparkled on golden crosses - they probably sparkled like that eight centuries ago, when Peter and Fevronia got married in the walls of the ancient Murom Kremlin.

As for a wedding, with flowers and gifts, believers went to the Holy Trinity Monastery. Families arrived from all over Russia, from abroad - English, German and even Arabic are heard.

By the middle of the day in Murom, even a few working enterprises and institutions declared a day off - so great was the desire of the townspeople to join the holiday. Saints Peter and Fevronia have been honored here since time immemorial.

The sculptural compositions "Holy Blessed Peter and Fevronia of Murom" will be installed in ten cities of Russia, from Vladivostok to Yaroslavl.

There are few holy couples. Peter and Fevronia are one of the first to be canonized as saints.

Over the 8 centuries that have passed since their life, the people have composed legends and traditions about their loyalty and love.

So let's celebrate this day as a day of happy and true love, and try to live in such a way as to become at least a little like these people.


The Saints Peter and Fevronia










PRAYER to the holy noble Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia About the greatness of the servant of God and the wonderworkers of the future, the faithfulness of Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, the city of Murom, the intercessor and guardian, and for all of us, zeal for the Lord of prayer! We resort to you and pray to you with strong hope: offer up your holy prayers for us sinners to the Lord God, and ask His goodness for all that is beneficial to our souls and our bodies: faith in the right, hope for the good, love is not hypocritical, piety is unshakable, in good deeds prosperity, pacification of the world, fruitfulness of the earth, well-being of the air, health of the body and salvation of souls. Intercede from the King of Heaven, the Church of Saints and the entire power of Russia, peace, silence and prosperity, and for all of us a prosperous life and a good Christian death. Protect your Fatherland and all Russian cities from all evil; and all the faithful people who come to you and worship with your holy relics, overshadow the grace-filled action of your God-pleasing prayers, and fulfill all their petitions for the good. Hey, miracle workers of the saints! Do not despise our prayers, which are offered to you today with compunction, but wake up intercession for us to the Lord, and make us worthy of your help to improve eternal salvation and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven: let us glorify the inexpressible love of mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity worshiping God, in ages of ages. Amen.








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The story was written in the middle of the 16th century. writer Yermolai-Erasmus. The priest was given the task of writing an essay about the saints of Murom - Prince Peter and his wife. This life was supposed to be included in the complete all-Russian collection of lives - "The Great Menaion of the Cheti" (monthly readings)

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The heroes of the story are historical figures: Peter and Fevronia reigned in Murom at the beginning of the 13th century. But in the "Tale ..." only names are historical, around which a number of folk legends were created. At the council of 1547, Peter and Fevronia were canonized, that is, canonized as saints. But the work was not included in the collection

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The author tries to solve contemporary problems: 1. how a ruler should treat his subjects; 2. who are the boyars and peasants; 3. how evil comes into this world, is it possible to fight it; 4. does evil have its servants?

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Genre originality of the story

Fairy tale? Life? Story?

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TALE - a genre of oral folk art, a story about fictitious events, which depicts the victory of good over evil, embodied folk ideas about beauty, justice, human dignity.

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LIFE - a biography of people declared saints by the Christian church.

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STORY - an epic genre that is intermediate between a story and a novel, in which a number of episodes from the life of a hero (heroes) are presented.

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Fairy tale ending. The first part is similar to a fairy tale about a hero - a snake fighter, the second - to an everyday fairy tale about a wise maiden. There is a fairy-tale hero snake-tempter. Good conquers evil. Peter defeats the snake. There are riddles that often have to be guessed by the heroes of fairy tales. Cunning tasks-tests (Peter's task to sew a shirt from a bundle of flax and Fevronia's task to make a loom from a log). Magic helpers (for example, Agric's sword). Constant epithets (“crafty serpent”, “wise maiden”). fairy traits

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The author glorifies the saints, creating ideal images. (Peter - pious, saint; Fevronia - saint, reverend, blessed). The love of heroes for God, the veneration of the heroes of the Bible. Miracles that heroes do. Unusual death and posthumous miracles. There is a word of praise to the saints. The story uses vocabulary typical of spiritual literature: blessed, doing alms, the commandments of the Lord, loving children, etc. FEATURES OF LIVING

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1. Specific places of action are indicated: the city of Murom, Ryazan land, the village of Laskovo. This gives the story credibility.2. The heroes of the story are real people.3.Details.4. The personality of the peasant woman comes to the fore. 5. The theme of social inequality. 6. The story of the boyars rushing to power, who killed each other in civil strife.

Features of the story

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The genre of "The Tale ..." does not find any correspondence either with the historical story or with the life. The presence of poetic fiction, dating back to the traditions of a folk tale, the author's ability to generalize various phenomena of life, allows us to consider "The Tale ..." as the initial stage in the development of the genre.

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Cancer with relics

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    In 2008, on July 8, a wonderful holiday appeared in Russia - the All-Russian Day of Family, Love and Fidelity. This beautiful summer day was chosen for the holiday not by chance - for more than 780 years, the Orthodox have been honoring the memory of the holy noble princes Peter and Fevronia of Murom on July 8 - the patrons of family happiness, love and fidelity. Among the people, July 8, the Day of Peter and Fevronia, has long been considered happy for love and is simply created for weddings.

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    Opening date: July 8, 2009 (the day of memory of Peter and Fevronia of Murom). Place of installation: on Pervomaisky Boulevard between the Kazan Convent and the Yaroslavl registry office. Sculptor: Konstantin Chernyavsky. The monument to Peter and Fevronia in Yaroslavl is a three-meter bronze sculptural composition with figures of Saints Peter and Fevronia holding a dove in their hands - a symbol of the family hearth and peace. The monument in Yaroslavl was erected as part of the nationwide program "In the Family Circle". YAROSLAVL

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    Opening date: October 14, 2009 Place of installation: in the Preobrazhensky park of Abakan next to the Transfiguration Cathedral. Sculptor: Konstantin Zinich. The monument to Peter and Fevronia in Abakan was erected not far from the metal oak, on which the newlyweds, according to local tradition, hang locks with the names of their couple, and throw the key to the lock to the bottom of a nearby reservoir. Now this traditional wedding place of Abakan has been supplemented with a monument to Peter and Fevronia - on the wedding day, the newlyweds can ask the saints to make their marriage happy. The sculptor Konstantin Zinich tried not only to depict the holy princely couple, but to show the triumph of the spiritual principle in marriage. The monument to Peter and Fevronia is cast in bronze, the height of the bronze figures reaches 2.6 meters, together with the pedestal - about 4 meters. ABAKAN

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    Opening date: July 8, 2008 (the day of memory of Peter and Fevronia of Murom). Place of installation: in front of the building of the Murom registry office. Sculptor: Nikolai Shcherbakov. The monument to Peter and Fevronia in Murom is called "Union of love - a wise marriage." In this sculptural composition, Saints Peter and Fevronia are depicted as two kneeling figures, gently stretching out their hands to each other. MUROM

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    ARKHANGELSK Opening date: June 28, 2009 Place of installation: at the intersection of Loginova street and the Northern Dvina embankment next to the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sculptor: Konstantin Chernyavsky. The monument to Peter and Fevronia in Arkhangelsk is made of bronze and reaches a height of 3.3 meters. The sculptor depicted the scene of the return of princes Peter and Fevronia from exile back to reign in Murom. The monument in Arkhangelsk was installed as part of the national program "In the family circle". As conceived by the organizers of the project, they wanted to create a local tradition for newlyweds - on the day of marriage or wedding, come to the monument to Peter and Fevronia to bow to the patron saints of marriage and ask them for the well-being of family life.

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    Opening date: July 5, 2009 Place of installation: in front of the building of Ulyanovsk State University. Sculptors: Oleg Klyuev and Nikolai Antsiferov. The monument to Peter and Fevronia in Ulyanovsk is made of bronze and represents the young princes Peter and Fevronia with a dove, symbolizing love and fidelity. The monument in Ulyanovsk was erected as part of the national program "In the family circle". ULYANOVSK

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    Opening date: July 8, 2009 (the day of memory of Peter and Fevronia of Murom). Place of installation: on the square in front of the building of the Sochi registry office. Sculptor: Konstantin Chernyavsky. The monument to Peter and Fevronia in Sochi represents Peter and Fevronia in monastic robes under the trees, in the crown of the trees in the nest there is a family of pigeons, and under the tree sits a hare, a friend of Fevronia since girlhood. The monument is cast in bronze, its weight is 3 tons, its height is 3.2 meters. The monument in Sochi was erected as part of the nationwide program "In the Family Circle". Even now in Sochi, a tradition is emerging among young people to make a marriage proposal at the monument to Peter and Fevronia. SOCHI

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    The merciful rulers of Murom, Peter and Fevronia, left a memory of themselves as wise and kind rulers who won people's love by acts of mercy and care for the city entrusted to them. Their reign was remembered by people as the most peaceful and calm period in the history of the city of Murom. Before their death, they decided to become monks, which was also quite common in Russia.


    Peter Prince Peter (monastic David) was the second son of Prince Yury Vladimirovich of Murom. He began to reign in Murom after his elder brother Vladimir Yurievich, having taken control of the principality on December 18, 1203. He came from a pious and holy family, was brought up in the Orthodox faith and chastity in the city of Murom. Once Saint Peter fell ill with leprosy, from which no one could cure him. In a dream vision, it was revealed to the prince that the pious maiden Fevronia, a peasant woman of the village of Laskovaya in the Ryazan land, could heal him.




    Renunciation of the Principality Murom nobility opposed this. The boyars announced to the prince: "Either let him let go of his wife, who offends noble wives with her origin, or leave Murom." Therefore, Faithful to the duty of a Christian spouse, Saint Peter decided to renounce the principality. On a boat he sailed with his wife along the Oka from his native city. The prince was left with a poor means of living, and sad thoughts involuntarily came to him, but the smart princess supported and consoled him: "Do not be sad, prince, the Merciful God will not leave us in poverty."


    Peter was tonsured in a monastery with the name David, and Fevronia in a neighboring monastery with the name Euphrosyne. But their love, no longer united by carnal ties, did not weaken at all, and they asked the Lord to take them to himself at the same time. Their last prayer was heard: they ended their earthly journey on the same day and hour on June 25 (July 8, according to a new style), 1228, in order to receive a different, unearthly Kingdom. According to one version, they were buried, according to another, their bodies were miraculously found incorrupt in one grave. Their popular veneration began almost immediately after their death, and after some time the Church officially canonized them as saints. On the icon they are also depicted together. Almost immediately, Peter and Fevronia began to be revered precisely as the patrons of married life. Those who wanted to find a worthy companion in life turned to them for prayerful help, which was reflected even in proverbs and sayings. “What is Peter and Fevronia like” they said to a negligent husband, which meant: there is nothing to blame on your wife, what you deserve, then you have


    Return to Murom In Murom, strife of non-reconciliation soon opened up, seekers of power grabbed their swords and many of the nobles lost their lives. The Boyars of Murom were compelled to ask Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia to return to Murom. So the prince, true to his duty, triumphed over his enemies. In Murom, the reign of Prince Peter was truthful, but without harsh severity, merciful, but without weakness. The intelligent and pious princess helped her husband with advice and charity. Both lived according to the commandments of the Lord, loved everyone, but did not love either pride or unrighteous self-interest; rested wanderers, alleviated the fate of the unfortunate, honored the monastic and priestly rank, protecting him from needs.


    Wisdom of Fevronia Once the princess, while sailing along the river on a ship, ordered the nobleman, who was captivated by her beauty and looked at her with bad thoughts, to take a sip, scooping up her hand, water from one and the other side of the ship. And when he did her will, she asked: "Do you find a difference between this or that water?" "None," answered the nobleman. The saint said then: "In the same way, the nature of a woman is the same; in vain do you, leaving your wife, think about someone else's." In old age, the holy noble prince fell into a bodily ailment and took monastic tonsure (with the name David). The Holy Princess Fevronia also took the vows of monasticism (with the name Euphrosyne). They died on the same day and hour on June 25, 1228.


    Miracles Receiving new names - David and Euphrosyne, bequeathed to put them in a single stone tomb. Before her death, Fevronia sewed air with gold and wanted to finish the work, but when brother David informed his beloved sister for the third time that she was already departing, she wrapped the thread around the needle and stuck it into her work. The golden thread ceased to stretch, and Euphrosyne's earthly life ceased with it. The people of Murom were afraid to put the monastics in a single coffin. The next morning the saints were together. And they were separated again. The miracle happened again. This time the people "put them in a single coffin." "And at that hour the blind ones began to see, the temples to walk, the dumb to speak, the deaf to hear, the sick from the ailments of many, all the healing of the past."


    After the death of the blessed Prince Peter, the nobles and boyars mourned him as a father, the townspeople as their intercessor and protector, the poor, widows and the poor as their supporter and helper. The honest bodies of the holy prince and princess were solemnly escorted by all the inhabitants of the city and buried in one coffin, according to their will. The saints to this day, through their honest relics, perform miracles for the glory of God to those who turn to them with faith. In their lives, they were a model of Christian marriage, ready for all hardships for the gospel commandment of an indestructible union. And now, with their prayers, they bring down a heavenly blessing on those entering into marriage. The glorification of the saints began at the beginning of the 16th century, and at the Moscow Cathedral of 1547 it was necessary to celebrate their memory locally. Subsequently (probably from 1552) this celebration became widespread.




    Modernity In 1992, the secular authorities of the city of Murom decided to combine the Day of the city with the Day of glorification of the faithful couple Peter and Fevronya. Since then, the date of the holiday has become July 8 Murom Holy Trinity Convent, which houses the relics of Blessed Peter and Fevronya




    The ideal of conjugal love Saints Peter and Fevronia, thanks to their extraordinary life, glorifying the "union of love, wise marriage", are known throughout the world. "The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of Murom" was a favorite reading of Russian people from tsars to commoners, and now this work is called the "pearl of ancient Russian literature" (D.S. Likhachev).

     

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