ΠΡΡ ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΡΠΈΡ ΠΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½ (ΠΠ³Π°ΠΏΠΎΠ²) (1881-1979)
ΠΡΠ° ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎ-ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π°ΡΡ ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Ρ, ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π² ΡΡ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΠ³Π°ΠΏΠΈΠΉ. ΠΠ½ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΡΡ ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈΠΌ Π½ΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΠΌ, Ρ ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΠΏΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ, Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΠΈ. ΠΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½ ΡΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡ, ΡΠΏΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Π½Π° ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ΅ Π’Π²ΠΎΡΡΠ° ΠΈ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠ°Π». Π ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΡΠ΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ Π³ΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π½Π° Π²Π΅ΡΡ, Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π² ΡΡΡΡΠΌΡ, Π° Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ»Π°Π³Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Π½Π°Π»Π΅, ΠΎΠ½ Π²ΡΠΆΠΈΠ» Π² Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΠΎΠΆΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
Archimandrite Afinogen (Agapov) (1881-1979)
This book is dedicated to the Pskovo-Pechersky elder Archimandrite Afinogen, also known in schema as Agapius. He was characterized by meekness and a quiet disposition, enduring life's trials, misfortunes, and illnesses with remarkable patience. Father Afinogen humbly bore his cross, relying on the Creator's mercy and never complaining. During the most difficult years of persecution against faith, while imprisoned and later in a concentration camp on the White Sea Canal, he survived in inhuman conditions through God's grace.