MATERIALS PERTAINING KIRILLO-CHELMOGORSKY MONASTERY’S HISTORY (the work of priest F. I. Gur’ev, XIX century) Cover Image

МАТЕРИАЛЫ К ИСТОРИИ КИРИЛЛО-ЧЕЛМОГОРСКОГО МОНАСТЫРЯ (сочинение священника Ф. И. Гурьева, XIX век)
MATERIALS PERTAINING KIRILLO-CHELMOGORSKY MONASTERY’S HISTORY (the work of priest F. I. Gur’ev, XIX century)

Author(s): Alexander Valerievich Pigin
Subject(s): History
Published by: Петрозаводский государственный университет
Keywords: monasteries of Obonezhje; priests knowledgeable about the local history; hagiography

Summary/Abstract: A little-known work compiled by Kargopol clergyman F. I. Gur’ev in 1840–1850 is researched and published. It is dedicated to the history of Olonets Kirillo-Chelmogorsky monastery. Preserved in two manuscripts, the work will be instrumental in the research and study of the local clergy activities. The source contains a number of unknown facts from the history of the monastery and its parish, which was organized on its territory and functioned in the XVI–XIX centuries. The names of the abbots are listed, and valuable information on churches, icons, books, monastic charters, and the worship of St. Cyril of Chelmogora is provided