Carved icon of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. The proximity of individual traits
Icon of the Holy Rhinestone Apostles Peter and Paul - Dar of the Temple of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Program "The spiritual and moral culture of the younger generation of Russia" S.V. Medvedeva. On the work icon of the end of the 18th century, the Apostle Peter is depicted with a bundle of keys, which means a combination of church sacraments, which are symbolic keys from the kingdom of heaven: "You are Peter, and on this stone I will create the church my church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it; and let you give you The keys of the kingdom of heaven: and that they will tie on the ground, it will be connected in heaven; and that they will allow on Earth, it will be allowed in heaven. "(MF: 16,18)
Particle of the relics of the Holy Rhinestone Apostles Peter and Paul The Temple gained on the day of the great consecration of the throne on October 11, 2009. Himself of the Power - a skillful ancient handmade, the relics were previously kept in the Vatican stares; Brought and transferred to benefactors on the day of the consecration of the temple.
Particle of relics and icon of the righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov. Icon - a gift to the temple of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The relics of sv. The righteous Feodora Ushakov The Temple gained in April 2010. They were delivered by the parishioner Alexander Demidov from the Sanaksar Monastery.
The righteous feodor of Ushakov is known as an invincible fleet, but more military merit was decorated with an extraordinary mercy, deep faith and love for Orthodoxy. This glorious fleet was distinguished by the exceptional honesty and openness of the soul. He jealously performed his military duty and at the same time he was merciful to all people: his subordinate shore, as the Zenitsa Oka (for all the time of military service, did not exceed a single sailor!), Generously thorotsed many in need. Holy Righteous Feodor Ushakov holds a squat with a comforting inscription in his hand: "Do not despair! These terrible storms will turn to the glory of Russia. "
He freed the Greek island of Corfu, where the relics of St. Spiridon Trimifuntsky are and where a few years Flotodets was a governor-general. Grate Greeks erected a monument in the center of Kerkira.
Icon "Celebration Blessed Virgin Mary "Port Arthur
Dar of the temple on the day of the great consecration of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. On the icon, the Mother of God with the savage is unpreigned in his preching hands is like a swift of the leader of the Russian man. The Mother of God, as in ancient times, the power of the face of his son is trampled by earth swords fighting against the Holy Rus.
The Virgin Keeps in the hands of the fellow of Christ the Savior. Blue Chiton symbolizes the divine mystery and purity God's Mother, dark cherry top robes - the color of her celebration and greatness. The footsteps of Our Lady are pouring naked double-edged swords. On the right side of the preching face of the Virgin, the ArchReart Mikhail is depicted, and with the left - Archangel Gabriel. Over her, the angels hold an expensive crown, crowned with two crossed rainbows with a cross. Even above, the impregnated forces support the clouds on which the Lord Savaof sends.
Icon in our temple is a symbol of the spiritual communication of the Fleet traditions and the church. Russian sailors from the origin of our fleet and holy and adequately protect the fatherland and the foundation Orthodox faith. They are pride of Russia and an example of new generations and, I want to believe, the guarantee of future victories.
Particle of the relics of Rev. Seraphim Sarovsky.
The particles of the relics and icon of St. Nectarius of the Eginsky
On November 22, 2012 on the day of the memory of St. Net, the Eginsky, the grace of God and on the prayers and petition of the pious family of the parishioners, the temple found a particle of the relevance of the Eginsky Wonderworker and from now on through his non-reinforcements, he serves help to everyone who appeals to him with faith and warm prayer. A particle staying in the temple is the largest particle in Russia.
Absumbays Feodosia from the monastery on the island of Aegina with great love refers to Russia and Russian orthodox people. It became an important reason for the transfer of the relics of the saint nectaria. At the initiative of the Mother Igness, the icon paintings of the monastery wrote an image of SVT. Neticaries specifically for the temple of the apostles Peter and Paul Sestroretsk. Icon is consecrated on the relics of the saint. The fragrant particle of the relics of St. Nectarius was transferred to a modest Larz. The substrate was the wax easter seal from Jerusalem from the coffin of the Lord.
The saint nectarians lived and lazed on the Greek Island of Eagina at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. Signed by the Greek Orthodox Church to the face of the saints (the canonization took place in 1961), the saint nectaries, both in life and for blissful awaits, turned the glory of a great intercession and a prayer officer for all distinguished and worn 
misfortunes. He suffered a lot of sorrows and died from hard and painful illness, he, after the presumption of his own, is an assistant for those who are no longer anyone and nothing to hope on earth - hopeless patients, doomed, it would seem that inevitable death ...
The daughty reverence of the Holy, as an assistant and an intercession at cancer began with the wonderful healing of the priest, who also worn the name of the nectarians suffering from this ailment and, despite the brutal suffering that continued to work on the construction of the church. Once a saint nectarian appeared to complete his wish to complete his godly work, in order to take prayers in this temple to God together with parishioners, I cried and hugged the patient, saying: "Rejoice, Choo! You were tested by the disease, but the Lord gives you healing and The whole world recognizes about this miracle! " The priest nectarians inspired by this phenomenon successfully completed the construction of the temple, and this case really received a worldwide publication.
Each Wednesday at 18.00 parishioners sing Akathist to St., the sacrament of the saint rich (cobble) is committed.
Among the shrines of the temple - wonderfully leaving the image of the spirit of the Blessed Virgin. Icon was presented as a gift to the temple a few years ago, there was dark color, the figures were hardly distinguished. In the central image, it was determined that this is an image of the audit of the Blessed Virgin. The icon was placed in the altar, where she was waiting for its turn on the restoration. During his stay in the altar, the image spontaneously enlightened: the black, which covered the icon, disappeared without a trace and the image shone the pristine paints! Now the inscriptions on the nimbach apostles are easily read. The Most Holy Mother of God appeared to us their image for prayer worship, consolation, strengthening in faith. This is not the only case of updating icons in the temple. Also updated and brightened the image of the rescue of the delicious (it is located on the western temple wall under the choir), the image of the Archangel Gabriel.
Icon of the Blessed Virgin "All Communion"
Icon depicts the Mother of God in Red Porphyre, squeezing along with the baby on the royal throne (symbol of the highest power). A blessing baby on the left hand of the Mother of God. The Bog Mountains will come to the Archangel. One of them extends his hands, the other folded them crucifably on the chest.
The Mother of God on this icon is the freezing queen and mistress of all the genus Christian.
In Russia, the listings from the icon of the Mother of the Mother of the Mother "All Communion" appeared relatively recently. Itself miraculous icon The XVII century is located in the Afonov Watoped Monastery. When people began to notice that before the icon was miraculously healed from cancer, was made in 1993 the first list for Greece. Rumors about healing, of course, instantly reached Russia. Paper postcard icons appeared, but they were so little, and the trouble was so great that the sharp need arose in the icon itself. Inka Monastery, fulfilling the request of Russian believers, wrote a list with a miraculous icon, which arrived in Russia by plane by registered flight. It happened in 1996. Confirmation that the icon is miraculous, literally for the first time months of her stay in Moscow. Icon began to plant a gracious world for the feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, and then for the holiday of introduction to the temple of the Most Holy Virgin.
Icon located in our temple is consecrated on miraculous image In the Watopedic Monastery in the year of bringing to Russia the belt of the Blessed Virgin. In 2011. Before getting into the temple, the image of the Allzaritsa did a multi-kilometer path in the hands of the parishioners, pilgrims on the holy mountain, on the Athos Mountain trails and roads, and then an airway from Greece to our city.
Iver Icon of the Mother of God Given the temple on the day of his sanctification by the sisters of the Konstantino-Elenin Monastery. Icon written in Athos in 2002.
Crucifixion - Cross of Christ. The crucifixion is made in ancient Russian traditions of the XV - XVI centuries Dmitry Kasimov, a parishioner of the cathedral Vladimir Icon God's mother.
Icon of Sestrian Saints - New Martyrs of St. Nicholas (Clementieva), Archbishop Sestroretsky and Presbyter Grigory Serbarinova Written for funds collected by parishioners. Icon was brought to the temple for prayer worship on December 31, 2014.
In the morning of the last day of the year, the solemn cathedral ministry of Divine Liturgy was committed. Everyone who prayed on this day in the temple, understood that the service, and the day it was special, similar to that, except for the day on October 11, 2009, when a great sanctification of the temple was committed. On this Sabbath day, the glorification of the nominarians of Sestroretsky was made, the glorification of the National, for the official glorification of the church was accomplished ten years ago.
The Liturgy served the clerics of the temple and guests - Archpriest Gennady Belovolov, the abbot of the Leushinsky compound and Archpriest Vyacheslav Harinov, the abbot of the temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "all the mournful joy", which is on a high street. At Leushinsky Compounds, the life appearance of the Holy Martyr Nicholas, compiled on the basis of archival documents and family leishes by the granddaughter of St. Natalia Ivanovna Semenova. In the Temple of the Icons of the Mother's Mother of God "All Morning Radom" for ten years since 1912 served as the abbot of Archpriest Gregory (Serbarinov). The temple has created a museum of new homewomen, where personal belongings are collected, books, documents of Presbyter Grigory Serbarinov. In the temple there is a wonderful saint icon.
The world is controlled by the fishing of God. In this we were convinced once again on that Sabbath day on December 31. In the temple, Ieromona was served by Jeremiah from the Great Ustyug - the city, where the Archpastor service of St. Nicholas (Klelenaeva) was held. Father Jeremiah arrived in St. Petersburg on business. I went on the day before in the Temple of the Leushinsky Compound and, having learned from the Father Gennady Belovolov about the event, which should be accomplished in Sestroretsk, could not come to our temple. So the sister saints gathered in one day in the temple as many non-random people.
After the end of the liturgy before the newly written way, a festive prayer was made with the reading of akathist (also written specifically for this day) to the Holy Martyr Nicholas (Clemetyev), whose memory is performed on the last day of the year.
To the throne holiday on July 12, 2013 over the entrance to the temple was open mosaic image of the saints of the River Apostles Peter and Paul, patrons of the temple and the city of Sestroretsk. Mosaic panels are performed on the ancient technology of "direct set" from pieces of multi-colored and gold smalts, natural stones, such as marble, travertine, granite. The work was performed by a group of masters under the leadership of the artist-mosaicist M. Bogdanova. Mosaic means assembled by individuals and organizations.
On the mosaic - the words of the Apostle Paul: "We are now alive of Esma, you are standing about the Lord."
Christian iconography knows a lot of variations of the image of the St. Saint. The first images are found in the period of the origin of this divine art. The apostles, loyal student of the Savior, were more likely to appear in scenes from the Gospel on the reliefs of tombs or frescoes. The icons of St. Peter and Paul are mercifully assist repentable atheists, Orthodox, lost faith, as well as those who came to Christianity from another religion. They support people in the beginnings of a noble act.
History of the appearance of a saint face
The apostles came to faith in various ways, but the grand loyalty and love for the Lord elevated their names and united fate. Preaching together, they revealed many people from Godlessness and sin.
Apostles Peter and Paul
Peter was the son of a simple fisherman and saw all the events from the life of Christ subsequently. The apostle branched three times to the Savior's teachings, but every time he returned with repentance. Paul originally hated Christians, killed and pursued the unfortunate, and, being a great speaker, introduced a misconception. However, he soon changed rage on fiery love.
The most famous image of great disciples of Christ has Eastern Slavic origin and was created in the middle of the XI century. The icon is considered an early sample of Russian easel painting, it is kept in the collection of the Novgorod Museum.
The legend states that the canvas with two apostles brought Prince V. Monomakh from Corsun (Chersonesos). Academician V. Lazarev suggests that the miraculous icon was written in Novgorod, since it was in this city that the sacred lines of significant sizes were created. The author of this work of church art consider the Byzantine Master, who was inspired by the frescoes. After the time after creating the icon decorated with gold-plated silver.
- The image of the saints three times exported from his native Novgorod: In the XVI century, the King John IV did, during the Second World War, the German troops were painted, and in 2002, Russian restorers were completed. However, the icon has always returned to its original place.
- The sacred image was written on five canvases from the linden, which were fastened with curly knaps, as evidenced by traces on the reverse side. The update of the icons was made by Russian masters in the XVI century, in the middle of the 20th century it was covered with special wax. In the period from 2002 to 2008. The canvas were freed from the salary and corrected the mistakes of past restoration work.
- At the form of the Great Apostles are presented in full growth, the semi-afters of the Messiah is located on top. Peter's heads and Paul are somewhat rotated, in the hands of the first there is a tree of a cross, a holy scroll and keys from the heavenly kingdom, the second is a book. Icon is well preserved, from the original colors of the XVI century. Fragments of robes and background remained. However, the initial painting of the limbs of Paul and Peter is completely lost.
Help emanating from the canvas
Jesus personally elected merciful Peter and eloquent Paul so that they continue missionary activities and sermons. The apostles have gained the gift to distribute God's Word, and at the end of the life path together adopted a martyrdom for their Lord. They were honored in all branches of Christian faith in all branches.
Icon of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Icons and frescoes with images of Peter and Paul are found everywhere in many temples of the world.
- In the Petropavlovsky Cathedral of Moscow, Orthodox believers will find not only the images of the faithful student of the Messiah, but also their miraculous remains that were brought from Rome.
- A similar temple where the saint cans is stored is located near St. Petersburg, in the city of Sestroretsk, as well as in Novotroitsk, which is in the Orenburg region.
Petropavlovsk icon is considered a miraculous and gives healing from various deads of flesh and mind.
The people asking for the Great Apostles, who are active distributors of the Word of God, that the sincere faith united in the soul of people and never left them. Prayer helps simple laity, easy to temptation, to become righteous and cleaned by thoughts.
Tip! The saint can be treated both individually and two at the same time. Peter contributes to those who want to get closer to the very essence of religion, and Paul helps in the affairs of education and blesses in their studies.
Other images
Images, where saint's faces are combined, researchers are attributed to a special group.
Ancient icon depicting the reverend students of the Messiah Peter and Paul was created in Novgorod and is considered a miraculous. Mercy saint, hearing plenty of ordinary laity, inspire a strong faith in their hearts and help get rid of disadvantageous passions. The people extremely honored Paul and Peter, praises their missionary activities and the courage, which allowed them to bring their lives to the truth altar.
Icon Peter and Paul XXI century
IN Orthodox church celebrate July 29 (July 12, according to the old calendar). On this day, a post, called Petrov, ends. To answer the question of what the icon of Saints Peter and Paul, I will plunge a little in the history of the New Testament. The holiday dedicated to the two Great Saints Peter and Paul is known from the early Christianity, he was noted in the Roman Empire. According to legend, the disciples of Christ Peter and Paul took martyrdom in one day, namely July 29.
History of Peter and Paul
Peter was brother first his name was Simon, and he was a fisherman. Poor, but the pious young man became one of the main pillars of the Christian faith. He immediately went for the Lord, as the Great Fate was waiting for him.
Previously called Savle, and the genus was walking from Veniamin Knee. He was from a noble family and was a Roman citizen. At first he was a Yary of the persecutor of Christians, and then became a faithful student of Christ.
The Apostle Peter became the elected apostle of God and his greatest confessor, he began to feed the souls of believers Christians with his preaching, and the beginning of Orthodoxy was laid with him. On the feast of Peter and Paul glorify people who were ordinary sinners, but turned into saints.
The image of the icons of Peter and Paul says that if we cannot have a strong faith like the Apostle Peter and Paul and do wonders, thanks to which they paid in their faith of people, they will try to learn at least the deepest humility and non-estate repentance.
The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul are most often portrayed together with each other holding the church or less often embracing. Orthodox icon of Peter and Paul enjoys deep respect, because portrays the Barrier Apostles, which have a special role in the Christian faith.
Canonical image
The Holy Apostle Peter on the icon is depicted as a wise old man with a short beard, sometimes with curly hair. His outerwear is always golden in color, bottom clothes dark blue or blue-green. He blesses his right hand or holds the keys of the kingdom of heaven. In his left hand, he keeps a scroll with text or evangelical words: "You're Christ, the Son of God Living" (Matt.16: 16).
The Holy Apostle Paul on the icon is depicted with a high forehead, a bit of lys, with dark hair, with a wide beard. Usually he keeps a scroll, sometimes in the form of one book or as 14 rolls associated with each other. His outerwear has a brown or dark purple color, and the chiton is light, blue or blue-green.
What helps Icon Peter and Paul
Before the apostles, Peter and Paul, on the icon, they pray for the most part about things related to faith, because they were active distributors and preachers of Christianity. Even now they can help strengthen in faith and become more righteous simple people. Prayer can be performed to each holy individually and to two immediately, if you contact someone in this, nothing terrible in it, even it is possible to more competently differentiate prayers depending on the purpose.
If the emphasis is on the image of the icon of Peter and prayer to this apostle, then it is often referred to asking them to establish themselves in faith, as well as fishermen, which holy contributes to it. In turn, the Saint Paul on the icon serves as to which they appeal in order to receive blessings and help in studying. After all, Paul was a deeply formed personality and is unclearly considered an assistant in various affairs related to learning and education.
As such icon Peter and Paul is considered miraculous and can give healing. Sincere faith is capable of making wonders, that is why it is not necessary to excessively strictly limit themselves. Request the icon is permissible in virtually anything as part of the Orthodox faith.
History of saints
The story of each of these saints is a unique story about faith and devotion to Christ. They had a completely different way to faith, but at the same time became one of the most revered saints. As a rule, the icon of the Apostles Peter and Paul is almost every temple.
Peter for many years was a fisherman and met Christ when he did, so to speak, his own professional activities. He became a follower of the Savior and eventually entered the number of twelve apostles, and after the resurrection preached in various countries.
Paul, in turn, for many years, was an opponent of Christ and Hulle his faith. Nevertheless, after the Savior appeared to him miraculously, Paul believed and became the apostle. Although it is not among the NE 12, no 70 apostles, he is considered the first apostle - such is his special title.
As a result, each of them was executed in Rome on one day in 67. It is because often the apostles Peter and Paul are depicted on the icon in each other's arms. They are coming up with cheeks, just as Christ is pressed to his own mother on the icon of lunizing, where it is symbolized by the desire of the soul to the spiritual world, and not just the relationship of the adult and the child.
Apostles in turn symbolize the unity of people in the church and uniting faith
They also symbolize opposite characters, because Peter was essentially a prostate, which sincerely believed, and Paul was an educated person, and he believed with all the power of his mind. Such is the meaning of the icon of Peter and Paul and if you look at what such an image helps, then you need to note the help of a holy image in the ability to edit another person on the right path.
If someone from the loved ones deviated from faith and got off the way (in the metaphorical sense) should contact this image that can help you unite with another person on the basis of common faith.
Prayers in front of the icon of the apostles Peter and Paul
Two first apostles. Two pillars of the Christian faith. Two such different personalities, two such different ways to Christ, they agreed in a single ministry and are not considered for the first one, for their contribution to the foundation of the Christian faith invaluable in the history of Christianity, which has changed the spiritual appearance of humanity, which raised the plank of moral categories to a new level, which can be achieved Only a great personal zeal. To the throne, the Lord was asked in one day, but although they were executed in different ways - Peter crucified, Paul is a truncated by a sword, their life and death - evidence that it does not matter what the difference in the properties of nature, social status and even the original worldview exists between people who unequivocally and voluntarily decided to follow the Lord. They come to Christ each with their unique way as the only, domicile top of being, Alfa and Omega of all things.About the Preslav of the Apostoli Petra and Pavel, the souls for Christ who betrayed and the blood of your Furi to Furiously! Hear the chad of your prayer and frustration, the heart crushed now brings. Beha is a lawless abundance and one for the sake of troubles, Items with clouds, fell, barely, and you can't come to the wolf of the wolf, and it is more likely to frighten the legacy of God doringe. About stronger! Introduce our gentlemen, not by the Spirit from us, but do not tell you at the end of the LUVE OF THE GOD, but a strong intercession of your us, yes, it raises the Lord of all of us, your prayers for the sake of your sake, and you will destroy the manuscript of the immense sins of our blessed The kingdoms and marriage of the Lamb of their own, hersal honor and glory, and thanksgiving and worship, forever. Amen.
In Prosh-Fisher-fisherman, Savle, who has become the first apostles, Peter and Paul, who meets with Christ, there was an incredible spiritual coup, the instant transformation, which is possible only to God occurred.
Apostle Peter
Peter is in Greek, Kifa - Aramaic. And from the other language, this name is translated as "stone, rock". Fisherman Simon, a favorite student of Jesus, got his nick when the Lord told him: "I tell you: you are Peter, and I will create a church for this stone, and the gates of hell will not overcome it; And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and that you will tie on Earth, it will be connected in heaven, and that they will allow on Earth, it will be allowed in heaven "(MF. 16; 18-19). Simon Peter first defeated Christ unconditionally, on the question of him that the disciples think about him, without hesitation, he answered that Jesus was "Christ, the Son of the Living God" (MF. 16; 16). Then, from the very Lord Peter received his nick, in which missionary destination of all his future fate was concluded.
He accepted Christ with all his heart before the memorable issue of Jesus about him, from the moment he was called. The Evangelist Luke has described in detail the event of the vocation of Peter (LC. 5; 2-11), from this description immediately shows the impressionability and emotionality of his personality. When Christ ordered Peter, then she was still a Galilee fisherman Simono, and others who caught the fish and came to the sea from catching with empty boats and throw the network, then Simon at first, with distrust says that they caught all night, but they did not catch anything, but they didn't catch anything, And calls Jesus - a mentor. However, it will obey and when he comrades will soon return to the networks that broke away from the catch, in boats, full of fish, then he is already full of another, an elevated feeling and expresses him according to his immediate nature: "Simon Peter fell to the knees of Jesus and Said: Get out of me, Lord! Because I am a sinful person "(Luch. 5; 8) - So he felt his little, nothingness, the fear of staying next to God, and then call him -" Lord! ", And the Lord, knowing everything about the future of all and Total calls by Simon Peter with all the unnecessaryness that Simon feels in himself, follow him and become his student ...
An impatient and impetuous, hot-tempered and childish is a figurable, Peter was deeply loyal to Christ, His faith was deprived of doubt - he decided by he, seeing how the Lord went on the water, go after him (MF. 14; 25-30). Yes, the wind rose, and he was frightened, cut off and began to sink, but he tried! After all, there is no reason to Peter together with Jacob and John Zeyadeyev, designed together with him, Jesus took the Mount Favor, so that they were seeing his transformation, and he, with the last hotness, exclaimed: "Lord! Good here to be ... "(Matt. 17; 4). And in the grave night in Gethseymania, the same three were with him, but only Peter stood up, raised the sword and the slave's ear compartment from those who came to take the Savior.
However, again, in the impression of a temporary feeling dictated by the human instinct of self-preservation, Peter turned out to be capable of instant renunciation, but then - on the subsequent full and absolute deepest repentance.
He was destined to go through the renunciation of three times (Luch. 22; 55-62) - Christ predicted him during a farewell conversation with his students: "Lord! Why can't I go for you now? I put my soul for you! " - asked Peter, and the Lord replied: "I put my soul for me? True, truly I tell you: does not make a rooster, how they will donate from me three times "(Lux 13; 37-38). But Peter, who was the first to confess Christ as a living God, in essence, renounced not from Christ and not from faith in him. At that moment, he denied himself from himself, because he was crying bitterly, when, after that a memorable cock, the crude, the Christ appealed to death and glanced silently on Peter, and he remembered the words of the prevention of the Lord ...
Most of all shame it does not happen when we are punished. Most of all shame when they forgive. When punished - here you can be offended, and say that, they say, the punishment of disproportionately, or "I didn't want it, it happened." In short, there is a loophole, how to temper, otherwise to pacify your shame at all, to agree with the conscience. When goodbye - you stay with your shame one on one, and then he is merciless. Three times after their resurrection and the phenomenon, the students of Peter asked the students with the sea: "Simon Ionin! Do you love me?" And three times answered Peter Lord: "So, Lord! You know that I love you! "And three times the Lord spoke to him:" Pasi of the Libeles of My "," Pasi Sheep "(in. 21; 15-23) and those three times forgave him.
(From the author. Once, for a long time, in a conversation with my first confessor about what will happen to us when we all appear at the last court, he said: "We will be forgiven. We will still be forgiven, but as it will be ashamed ..." then, Reflecting on his words, I realized that hell is not just scary pictures in the style of Bosch. True hell burns not from the outside, but from the inside. This is a limitless, unbearable shame before God, a murderer shame before who knows everything about you and always you She sees. Who is clean and the merciful is so much that to deceive the confidence of giving himself to crucify themselves for the moral imperfection of past and future generations, and in person themselves among them, it is felt as those who have committed by you grave from betrayal. No wonder they say: "burn from shame", "blushed from Shame, as if we were splashing in the face. "When we were ashamed, we" throws in the heat to Spains "- an expressive folk word. It is divine nobility and indescribable words the greatness of the all-friendly, merciful Lord makes spiritual flour shame such that, surviving and surviving and x, you after you will never be able to return to the repetition of the provinity. Divine forgiveness cleans, for all spiritual and moral misconduct in front of him is the same straw, which is stated in the Holy Scripture, that it burns, leaving the best best that you have, and this flame will become the Favorosky light transfiguration in the eyes of the Lord.)
And here Vera Petra fasten, hardened to the hardness of the rocks precisely through his renunciation and the completeness of the subsequent repentance. And then, precisely as a result of heart burning and perfect sincerity, Peter through his impeccable faith received the necessary words and arguments, becoming a magnificent preacher who was able to convert three thousand people on the first day of her apostolic ministry after the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, fulfilling, The words of Christ about him: "I tell you: You are Peter, and I will create a church for this stone, and the gates of hell will not overcome it" (MF. 16; 18). A little later, after healing chrome, he drew 5,000 people at once! His apprenticeship as a preacher was not taken from the Book Wisdom: what was she had a student, whose teacher was the one whom we call God-word? In the book "Acts" in chapters 1 - 12 described in detail about the paths and preaching of the Holy Apostle Peter, his wonders and ministry. The strength of his faith was so great, so diligently he soared the Holy Spirit with his acts that even the shadow of the Holy Apostle healed the patients who were under her senai (Acts 5; 15).
After turning on his apostolic paths of many and many, Peter came with the sermon in Rome, where he was captured, but had the opportunity to run and took advantage of it. According to the book "Acts", Grandson Herod of the Great, who ordered to beat the babies to destroy both the Baby of Christ, Herod Agrippa, the first, in 42 he began to persecute Christians. He concluded Peter into custody, but the Angel of God on the prayers of Christians for the Apostle appeared and freed him, after which Peter left unnoticed.
However, historical sources claim that the apostle Peter was captured and executed under the emperor Nerno, who was especially angry after the Apostle drew his two wives into Christianity. However, the legend retained the episode on how Peter, who had the opportunity to secretly escape from the dungeon, met on the Appieva Road of Christ, and the famous "Kamo Saddha" novel took place between them? - "Quo Vadis?" Polish writer Gerchi Senkevich dialogue. "Quo Vadis, Domine? (Where are you going, Lord?), - asked the old apostle. "Before Peter's ears, a sad, gentle voice:" Once you leave my people, I go to Rome, to a new crucifixion. " The apostle lay real estate in dust for a long time, then got up and went to Rome ...
It was the 64th, and in the opinion of other researchers, 67-68 from the Nativity of Christ. When, for Peter, concluded in the Materinean dungeon, the warriors came to lead him to the execution on the Vatican Hill, where Nero's circus was, he asked them after the crucifixion to turn his cross down his head. He believed that inadvertently likes the crucified Christ and should remain an adopted head under his feet, because she did not forgive her triple renunciation. The feeling of guilt remained under it all his life, and his apostolic diligence was every minute to redeem the redemption of weakness, which he succumbed to the night after parting with him in the Garden of Gethsemane. So he went to God - down his head on an inverted cross, fulfilling another Lord to prevention about him: "When you were young, I was presented myself and went where I wanted; And when you build up, then you will shoot your hands, and the other I pretend you, and will behave where you do not want. This was said, giving to intelligence, what the death of Peter will glorify God. And, saying this, he says to him: Go for me "(in. 21; 18-19). After the execution of Christians, headed by the Sacred Martyr Climent, Roman buried him here at the Vatican Hill.
The fact that the historical memory of generations unmistakably retained information about the place of restoring the Holy Apostle, was confirmed by archaeological data: during the excavations of 1939-1941 under the Cathedral of St. Peter in the Vatican among the remains of the Ancient Roman cemetery, they found a slab on which in Greek was cut: "Peter Here, "but the relics did not turn out, obviously, they were reburied. For a long time, the group of archaeologist Margarita Guarducci was engaged in search, and finally, the remains identified by scientists as the relics of the Holy Apostle Peter were found. In 1968, Pavel VI announced that research was finished and according to their results, the grave of the Holy Apostle Peter can be considered detected.
Apostle Paul
It was completely different was the beginning of the path of the Holy Apostle Paul. Prior to this, Sawl, originally from a notable Jewish family of knee of Veniaminov, received his name, apparently, in honor of the biblical king Savla. Paul is his second name, he began to be called after meeting Christ. Brought up in the family of pious Pharisees living in Tars, the city in the Greek province of Kilicia, he inherited Roman citizenship, and with him all the rights and privileges of the Roman citizen. There is an assumption that he could be as part of Sanhedrin, who decided the fate of the immediate followers of Christ, living with him at the same time, and in the age there was a somewhat younger Jesus.
Tarsza is a city that at that time was the center of culture and education along with Athens and Alexandria. Scientists write that the apostle clearly possessed, in addition to the ideal knowledge of the Torah - Pentateuch, and the knowledge of other sciences: in its writings, the knowledge of Greco-Roman literature, philosophy, history, rhetoric was traced in accuracy and imagering formulations. He, apparently, fluently owned Latin as a Roman citizen, Greek - as a resident of the Greek city, Aramaic - as the majority of educated Jews, and the fullness of theological formation received in the apprenticeship, the famous Rabbi of the Great Maulic, which is mentioned in "Acts" in connection With the liberation of the apostles of Peter and John in Jerusalem (Acts 5; 34-35). He speaks himself: "I am Jewyanin, born in Tars Kiliykiy, brought up in seven city with the legs of the Hamalian, carefully instructed in the Oetological Law" (Acts 22; 3). Obviously, Savel Paul was going to become rabbi: according to "Acts", chapter 18; 3, the Holy Apostle knew how to sew tent tents, it was necessary to feed himself. Because Rabies were not supposed to take money for their service, I had to learn to some kind of craft and make money.
According to the book "Acts", Pharisay Sawl scored a letter to the Damascus to Damascus in Jerusalem from the Sadukian high priest and from there to give Christian Damascus to Penalties (Acts 9; 1-2) in Jerusalem. On the way to Damascus, the light gave him the light, lit up for three days, and he heard his voice: "Sawl! Sawl! What do you drive me? He [Sawl] said: Who are you, Lord? I am Jesus, whom you drive "(Acts. 9; 4-5). Three days Sawl did not see, did not drink and did not eat. For these three days, which became for him the days of fasting, and there was a complete repentance in it. During that time, the Lord was living in Damascus with a pious Christian Analyan and said where he was to appear in Savle to heal and baptize him. Ananya, who knew Saul as an irreconcilable persecutor of Christians, reminded Christ about this, but the Lord stopped Anania, saying that he was now Sawl Paul - "My elected vessel to exploring my name between the peoples and the kings and the sons of Israel" (Acts 9; 15 ). Anany followed the command of the Lord, did everything that he ordered. And Sawl was clear, although in this, of course, a direct connection between spiritual insight and physical - so deeply was his shock from a personal meeting with Christ.
So the Holy Apostle Paul received his appointment - the name of the Lord to turn the Jews, especially convinced Pharisees, as Christ was repeatedly done. The Apostle Paul, a scribe, Pharisay, could speak with the people of Israel in the categories that were inflicted with him, and he himself was a living example of the converted Jew, which was important in the missions prepared by him by the Lord. No wonder he speaks of himself: "The Jew from Jews, according to the teachings - Pharisay, according to Jealousy, the sadness of the Church of God, the truth is definite. But that for me there was an advantage, then for the sake of Christ, I walked a vanity. Yes, and I read a vanity for the superiority of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, the gentlemen of mine "(Phil. 3; 5-8).
Jealousy in the preservation of the law of an unchanged constant, sincerity in the persecution of Christians, the conviction was rightly allowed to consider himself a great righteous. Where did the self-confidence of Sawa after the meeting with the risen on the way to Damascus?! Sawl, Pharisay, from his youth of his strict jealous of Torah's locks, was aimed at fulfilling all the "legends of the elders," but it was he who was prescribed to finally tie the law of the Old Testament, called the "DeTeomer to Christ" with the New Testament. Here he writes about himself in the message to the Philippians: "For him, I refused everything, and I read everything for Sor, to acquire Christ and Found in Him on the righteousness, which is from the law, but with Toy, which through faith in Christ with the righteity of God by faith; To learn it, and the power of the resurrection of him, and participate in His sufferings to comprehend the resurrection of the dead "(Phil. 3; 8-11). So the Holy Ramar Apostle Paul with the words "... Found in it with his righteousness, which is from the law, but with Toy, who through faith in Christ with the righteousness of God for faith ..." claims that the Lord himself said in Nagorny Sermons: "Not Think that I came to break the law or the prophets: I came to break, but to execute "(Matt. 5; 17).
Of the 28 heads of the book "Acts" of the New Testament, twelve are devoted to the writings of the Apostle Peter, but the rest of sixteen is a detailed story about the apostolic travels of St. Paul, his exploits, the diligent writings on the creation of the Christ Church and the suffering moved on the roads of serving God. Even more we learn about it from the fourteen of his messages to peoples, the lands of which he visited in the three missionary travel, based on new and new communities, and once visiting, no longer left his father's concerns. And this is understandable, because we know a lot about Peter from a four-day, while Paul was called by Christ after the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles and the creation of the Holy Apostle Peter the foundations of the Church of Christ in Jerusalem (Acts 2; 1-13). He was now called the second name - Paul, Paulus - "Junior, Little", and spoke of himself as a "smallest of the apostles", which "is not fitted with the apostle, because he drove the Church of God" (1 Cor. 15; 9). And both Peter carried a whole life in himself the feeling of an unreserized guilt for her triple renunciation, and Paul suffered for Christ with a joyful humility and a guy heart, remembering every hour about his past of the persecutor of the followers of Christ, in which he was loved and accepted and accepted all the mind and All soul. As stated in the History of the holiday: "An image of the appeal of the sins of both apostles of your apostles has given: ovago, rejected you during passion and revealed, ovago is the same preaching of your resistant and belief ..."
So, under the emperor, Nerno, as we have already spoken, by one sources in 64, according to others - in 67-68 years from R.H., the holy of the first-line apostles were taken and executed in one day. Peter, as we have already said, are crucified on the Vatican Hill, and Paul, because he was a Roman citizen and it could not be betrayed a shameful death on the cross, beheaded on the Osti road outside of Rome. At the place of restoring his remains, the mournful students set a memorial sign. Later, the Equal to the Apostles Tsar Konstantin Great at this place erected the Church of San Paolo-Fori-le-Mura.
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI announced that scientists were investigated by Sarcophagi under the San Paolo-Fory-le-Moore altar, and according to carbon analysis, the remains of the remains concluded in it can be dated between the I and II centuries from R.Kh. The autopsy of the sarcophagus has not yet been done, it was unsafe for the preservation of the remains, the transmission did not give anything - the thickness of the stone was too large, so the studies were carried out using the probe. In the sarcophaga, they found traces of expensive linen fabric of purple, from which the roman elite robes were manufactured, fabric particles blue color, Pure Gold plate and pieces of red incense. What a notable Roman was buried under the altar christian churchAnd the burial time made it possible to confirm that the remains in the sarcophagus are really honest relics of the Holy Apostle Paul.
Meaning icon
The Holy Rhinestone Apostles Peter and Paul icon painters with antiquity are often depicted together, although their lives were not bound by earthly relationship. However, they associated their relationship other, above all blood ultrasound - the spiritual fraternity in Christ, the faith, which all members of the Church are connected, being brothers and sisters in Christ. Apostles Peter and Paul are truly the pillars of the apostolic ministry. A simple fisherman, thrice rejected by Christ per minute of weakness, three times they were forbidden, laid down with their hot preaching the basis of the Church of Christ, and the Pharisees who drove Christians, but later that he had believed that in the history of Christianity he was hardly the wise father Church, on the messages of which for two millennia for two millennia christian Mira. Therefore, they are captured together: in early iconography, it is more often frontal, face to us, and from the XVI century - with the faces facing each other. A bundle of keys in the left hand of Peter, the road staff in the hand of Paul and the book with his written works in the other - they cannot be confused. In addition, the most ancient frescoes with their images were preserved, according to which the foundations of the canonical tradition of writing their faces in Orthodox iconight were laid.
"Dam's approval of your church, Lord, Petrov, Hardness and Pavlov Mind," says in the elector of the holiday. "Petrova Hardness" is the courage in confessing Faith: "Pasit God's flock, what you do not care for him, but willingly and godly, not for vile, but from zeal, and not dominant over the heritage of God, but feeding an example flock; And when the shepherdler appears, you will receive a disappointing crown of glory "(1 Peter. 5; 1-4) - writes the apostle in the first Cathedral Message.
"Pavlov Mind" is the wisdom of the apostle, which has already served as a source for all the millennium, inspiring and boldly the spiritual and moral life of believers. Hieromona Simeon (Tormachinsky) says that "... probably you will not find a smarter person in human history than the Apostle Paul, except that the Wisdom Solomon could compare with it. It is enough to read the messages of the Apostle Paul to make sure that he really has the "mind of Christ", "and the Vladyka Filaret Moscow writes:" If you do not want to learn and show yourself in Christianity, then you are not a student and not a follower of Christ - not for you Posted by Apostles, - You are not what all Christians have been from the very beginning of Christianity ... "
Such different personalities, such various fate! As Metropolitan Anthony Surozhsky said in one of the sermons, Metropolitan Anthony Surozhsky said in one of the sermons on the day of memory, "Radical persecutor and the believer from the beginning met in one, a single faith about the victory of Christ - Cross and Sunday.<…> They turned out to be fearless preachers: neither flour, nor the cross, nor the crucifix, nor the prison - nothing could excide them from the love of Christ, and they were preached, and this preaching was really what the Apostle Paul calls: "Our faith - the winning world" "
Speaking about the importance of the days of memory of all Saints Orthodoxy, Vladyka Philaret says: "Measure your mentors, imitate the faith of them." On July 12, we remember the holy of the first apostles Peter and Paul, which means that they are remembered, we must and imitate them, set to inherit their apostolic ministry, with joy of testifying to the Lord Jesus Christ. How much can we imitate them? What power do you have to have for this? We have no such strength, but this is not a reason for despondency, because the Lord of Anthony says: "If we cannot achieve such a strong faith, like the Apostle Peter to walk around the waters and resurrect the dead if we cannot turn such Divine wisdom, like the Apostle Paul, in order to turn thousands of people in his words to Christ, then we will try to imitate them with non-estate repentance and the deepest humility. "
So, we tell you dear readers, about the lives of the saints, about the stories of acquiring and creating icons with faith and joy and in the hope that this is also our modest mortgage contribution to the certificate of Orthodox Christ.