In the XV century, the island of the Upper Talab Archipelago was the
island of lake pirates from the Talab tribe. It was here that Dositheus, a
disciple of St. Euphrosynus of Pskov, went. In the taiga strip of the island,
he built a cell, now a memorial cross stands in its place, and began to
communicate with his dangerous pirate neighbors. The righteousness of Dositheus
changed the inhabitants of the island: they repented and stopped piracy. Most
of the Talabs became artisans, merchants and fishermen, the most powerful and
strong became warriors, and a few people became monks and, together with
Dositheus, founded a monastery in honor of the Apostles Peter and Paul.
“Elder Dositheus not only preached to
the robbers, but, communicating with them, listened to their legends, passed
from mouth to mouth, learned their rituals and customs. And he spoke to them
within the framework of their tradition and introduced into the Talav legends,
sung in the manner of hymns, the concepts of faith, Christian freedom and
Truth. Thus, in the 15th century, the Code of Dositheus appeared, according to
which people lived on the islands until the middle of the 20th century.
Understanding the peculiarities of island life, even taking into account
environmental issues, the Monk Dositheos combined them with the Orthodox faith,
and this is the best missionary sermon. Faith + people's experience + their
culture and customs + nature - it turned out to be an amazing Christian
community. (from an interview with the first editor, co-founder of the magazine
"FOMA" Vladimir Gurbolikov)
The Church of Peter and Paul,
originally built by the Monk Dositheus and his disciples and then repeatedly
rebuilt, is the main asset of the island. Its oldest building is located
underground: in the cave church, the former robbers, standing around the monk,
took part in the service. At all times, visitors to the Upper Island have
admired the view of Lake Pskov, which was also called the sea (the opposite
shore is not visible from here), from the high shore of the island. And on the
tops of the fir trees you can see the nests of gray herons.
……………
Venerable Dositheus of
Verkhneostrovsky, Pskov
Memorial Day: October 8/21, on the
3rd Week after Pentecost - in the Cathedral of the Pskov Saints)
... The Monk Dositheus - a disciple
of the Monk Euphrosynus of Pskov, founder and abbot of the Peter and Paul Upper
Island Monastery on the Upper Island (modern Belov, one of the Talab Islands on
Lake Pskov); According to legend, the island at the time of the founding of the
monastery there was covered with impenetrable forests and served as a haven for
robbers.
... The life or probable memory of
Dositheus is unknown. He is named in the Life of St. Euphrosynus of Pskov
Spasoeleazarovsky, compiled around 1547 by the Pskov priest Vasily (Varlaam),
along with other disciples of St. Euphrosynus - the founders of monasteries,
St. Savva of Krypetsky and Hilarion of Gdov: honorable abode to the glory of
Christ to live in monastic rank ... I say the wonderful Father Dosifius, who
created the monastery honestly of the holy apostles Peter and Paul for
cohabitation of monastic brethren in Christ in the desert over the Great Lake,
on the island that calls the Upper ”(Okhotnikova V. I. Pskov hagiography XIV
-XVII centuries: Research and texts, St. Petersburg, 2007. Volume 2: Lives of
St. Euphrosynus of Pskov, Savva Krypetsky, Nikandr of Pskov, p. 164).
... In 1470, Dositheus founded the
Peter and Paul Upper Island Monastery on the Upper Island (Belov Island), on
Lake Pskov, in which he was abbot.
... Dositheus went to the desert, to
the Upper Island, which was famous for its robbery history, since the forests
here were impenetrable. Tradition says that the first inhabitants of the
monastery were among the robbers. It was necessary to possess great meekness
and humility in order not only to be able to live among these people, but also
to turn them to repentance, to be able to melt evil hearts.
The monastery, founded by Dositheus,
was named in honor of the supreme apostles Peter and Paul. On the shores of
Lake Pskov there are more than ten churches named after the supreme apostles.
...Under the altar of the Peter and
Paul Church there is a cave church in which Dosifei Verkhneostrovsky prayed,
and where his holy relics, not yet found, lie under a bushel.
... The Peter and Paul Monastery was
first mentioned in the charter of Grand Duke Vasily III Ioannovich to hegumen
Konon, dated February 16, 1510 (Vostokov A.Kh. Description of Russian and
Slovenian manuscripts of the Rumyantsev Museum. St. Petersburg, 1842. P.
87-88).
... In 1584 (according to other
sources, in 1616), the Verkhneostrovsky monastery was assigned to the
Pskov-Caves monastery in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in
1703 it was burned by the Swedes, the church in the name of the holy apostles
Peter and Paul (the time of construction is unknown) was destroyed. By 1710,
the monastery was restored, the newly erected stone Peter and Paul Church of
the monastery was consecrated on October 6, 1710. Until 1764, the Peter and
Paul Monastery was assigned to the bishop's house, in 1764 it was abolished,
the Peter and Paul Church was turned into a parish. In 1862, a vestibule and a
bell tower were added to the temple, in 1901-1906, a chapel in the name of
Dosif was attached to the northern side of the temple.
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