Surname, name, patronymic: Gorodetsky, Nikolai
Rank: Metropolitan
Church affiliation: Russian Orthodox Church
July, 1882 photo courtesy of Bp Seraphim (Tsujinaga) of Sendai
Flavian (Gorodetsky, Nikolay, Metropolitan of Kiev and Galich. Born on July 26, 1840 in the family of a nobleman of the city of Oryol. In the fourth year after his birth, he lost his father, and in the 10th year, his mother. His early education was provided at home by his aunt. Secondary education — at the Oryol gymnasium, which he entered directly at the fourth grade level in 1853. Upon completing the gymnasium, he entered Moscow University's law faculty, where he began studying jurisprudence with great zeal. The deep religious feeling instilled in him from a tender age, induced him to abandon worldly pursuits and, in the fourth year, to decide to devote himself to the Church as a monk. Withdrawing from this course, he walked 90 versts on foot to the St. Nicholas-Speshinsky monastery, which accepted him as a novice and appointed to obedience in the kitchen and refectory. On December 10, 1863 he entered Moscow’s St. Simeon Stavropighial Monastery as a novice. On December 23, he was blessed to wear a stikhar’ (altar server’s robe). He fulfilled the manual labours with deep Christian humility and then was appointed to higher obedience in a temple, where, as a sacristan he was obliged to keep the temple and its
utensils, to wipe a dust and to sweep away rubbish. In 1866 it(he) has acted(arrived) the private(individual) secretary to archimandrite Guriyu appointed(nominated) by the prior of Russian ambassadorial Church in Rome. The same year on February, 17th was postrizhen in a nunhood, and on February, 18th it is imposed in ierodiakona. Owing to a break of the relations of Russian government with a papal court yard archimandrite Gury and ierodiakon Flavian have left Rome and managements of the ß»áß«-preobrazhenskiy monastery have directed to Naples, and therefrom in a Kazan where archimandrite Gury has been appointed(nominated) to faculty of bishop Cheboksarkogo, vikariya the Kazan diocese, with the assignment(order) to it(him). Here per 1867 ierodiakon Flavian has been enlisted in number of the named monastery and on April, 9th it is imposed in ieromonakha. On February, 15th, 1868 it is moved at own will to Simferopol in number of brotherhood Taurian arkhierejskogo houses where executed the numerous duties assigned to it(him) by the spiritual heads. In 1871 performed duties of the inspector of classes and zakonouchitelya Taurian eparchial female school where gratuitously taught geography and was the confessor at arkhierejskom the house. On April, 16th, 1873 it is certain by the prior Bakhchsarai Uspenskogo a monastery. On June, 6th the same year it is appointed(nominated) by a member of the Beijing mission. With apostolic jealousy within ten years it(he) here passed(took place) the missionary service. First of all it(he) with eagerness has borrowed(occupied) in studying of the Chinese language, both colloquial, and written. Then, on behalf of the chief of mission, has taken the trouble translation(transfer) into the Chinese language of prayer books and books of the religious-moral maintenance(contents), making at the same time and the independent compositions useful to business(affairs) of mission. It(he) has much worked and at a putting in order left to it(him) archimandrite the Palladium of materials for the Chinese-Russian dictionary subsequently published. Besides these works, having familiarized with the Chinese customs and beliefs, it(he) conducted conversations with pagans-Chineses. On January, 2nd, 1879 has been appointed(nominated) by the chief of the Beijing spiritual mission and it is erected in a dignity of archimandrite. Owing to its(his) vigilant works and diligence, divine service began to be made in the Chinese language. The orthodox flock in China began to increase every year. In 1882 archimandrite Flavian was in Japan at bishop Nikolay for representation of one Chinese to rukopolozheniyu in a sacred dignity. The ten years' missionary service full of everyones nevzgod and deprivations, has tired, however the self-denying worker, and it(he) asked from the Most holy Synod of necessary rest. Per 1884 after returning to Russia Laurels have been enlisted in number of brotherhood Александро-Neva. On February, 2nd, 1885 khirotonisan in bishop Aksajskogo, vikariya the Don diocese. (in BES t. I, stb. 768, year of stay on this faculty of 1880) is wrongly specified. Since June, 29th, 1885 - bishop Lyublinsky, vik. The Холмско-Warsaw diocese. Since December, 14th, 1891 - bishop Kholmsky and Warsaw. Here it(he) combated militant Catholicism, highly holding a banner of Orthodoxy. On May, 15th, 1892 it is erected in a dignity of archbishop with ostavleniem KHolmskim and Warsaw. With 1892 for 1894 was present in Over the Synod. On May, 14th, 1896 nagrazhden panagiej with ornaments. Since February, 21st, 1898 - archbishop Kartalinsky and Kakhetinsky - Ekzarkh Georgia. In same to year nagrazhden a diamond cross for carrying on klobuke also it is approved(confirmed) by a constant member Over the Synod. 1898-1899 - the honorary member of Spiritual Academies Kazan and ß.-Petersburg. Since November, 10th, 1901 - archbishop Kharkov and Akhtyrsky. On this faculty it(he) has stayed only fourteen months, but also for this few time has made rather much. At it(him) the eparchial orphanage has been transformed. Religious-educational activity of clergy has amplified. Have arisen propovednicheskie mugs(circles), vicarial interviews in many items(points) of city have opened, the religious-educational brotherhood is founded. It(he) attached especial significance ustavnosti, to grandeur and intelligence in fulfilment of all services church and treb. Applying cares of development of церковно-school business(affairs) in a diocese, the lord benevolently concerned and to secular school, showing touching care and care about it(her), about teaching and trained in it(her). It(he) paid attention also to the Kharkov university, participating in its(his) celebrations and making in church of university of divine service. As to spiritually-educational institutions they used its(his) special attention and goodwill. The lord promoted(assisted) improvement of educational and educational business(affairs) in them, cared of improvement of their maintenance(contents), cut down excessive expenses on their, facilitating that churches and clergy, caused ordering and severity in charge of the reporting. Often and assiduously it(he) made in their temples of divine service, present at lessons, examinations and solemn assemblies. Under its(his) offer the brotherhood in the name of over velikomuchenitsy the Barbarians has been opened(open), having for an object to render material aid poor vospitannitsam eparchial female school. Since December, 8th, 1902 - the honorary member of the Kiev spiritual academy. On February, 1st, 1903 it is erected in a dignity of metropolitan and nagrazhden by a diamond cross for carrying on mitre. Since February, 1st, 1903 - metropolitan Kiev and Galitsky also it is sacred-archimandrite kievo-»ÑþÑÓ߬«® Uspenskoj Laurels. On August, 29th, 1911 nagrazhden the right of precarrying of a cross behind divine service. Has died on November, 4th, 1915 from an asthma intimate in Kiev Laurels. It was the great hierarch of Russian Church. It(he) differed extreme kindness. It(he) helped(assisted) all, literally, nobody refused in material aid. In Kiev the certain days for reception deprived have been appointed(nominated): people was all day long flown down to it(him,them), distribution of allowances was generous. In Petrograd there were no days certain by it(him) for reception of poor, that is why, when day during a week was free from sessions in Over the Synod, the Kiev farmstead (on island Vasilevskom) where metropolitan lived, was besieged by poor. For the just life before death to it(him) it has been announced in vision the futures of destiny of Russian Orthodox Church about what in the time has been printed in the Synod newspaper " the All-Russia µÑÓ¬«ó¡«-public Bulletin " in November numbers for 1915. It(He) very much esteemed metropolitan Tobolsk Paul (Konyuskevicha) about which glorification it(he) raised(excited) the petition pred Over the Synod per 1914-1915. That metropolitan Flavian has died that day in which metropolitan Paul has passed away also is significant.
Speech at its(his) meeting in the ¬¿Ñó«-Sofia cathedral, on February, 25th, 1903. "TKDA" 1903, March, with. 1. Speech in kievo-»ÑþÑÓ߬«® Laurels on February, 25th, 1907 "TKDA" 1903, March, with. 5. " The message to pastors of the Kiev diocese ". "TKDA" 1905, October, with. 133. " Speeches at the introduction of tsars into the ¬¿Ñó«-Sofia cathedral on August, 29th, 1911 "." Prib. To "TSV" 1911, № 38, with. 1557. " A word to clergy of the Kiev diocese "." Prib. To "TSV" 1914, № 33, with. 1447. " The speech told at delivery of a staff novokhirotonisannomu to bishop Kanevskomu Vasily, to the first vikariyu the Kiev diocese on August, 6th, 1914 "." Prib. To "TSV" 1914, № 34, with. 1499. "TKDA" 1914, September-October, with. 1. " An explanation of orthodox divine service ". Materials for the Chinese dictionary. Translations(Transfers) into the Chinese language: " Instructions(Indications) of a way to the Kingdom of heaven ". Preosvyashch. Innokentiya. " A summary of Christian belief ". It is made prot. N.Volubovym.
" TSerk. It is conducted. " 1891, with. 403, 1892, № 20, with. 176, 1896, № 19-20, with. 160, 1898, № 9, with. 43, 1901, № 46, with. 375, 1903, № 6, with. 37, 1910, № 22, with. 240, 1911, № 39, with. 307, 1913, № 18-19, with. 179. " Prib. To "TSV" 1910, № 6, with. 242-250, 1914, № 34, with. 1499. Bulgakov, with. 1395, 1399, 1400, 1403, 1416. BES t. I, stb. 686, 768, t. II, stb. 1330, 1331, 2253, 2272, 2289. BEL t. IV, stb. 731, 732, t. X, stb. 612-618. " Russk. Palomn. " 1889, № 44, with. 521-522, 1910, № 9, with. 141, 142, 1910, № 26, with. 422, 1911, № 11, with. 162, 1911, № 39, with. 621, 1915, № 52, with. 831, 832. " Russian Inok " 1911, March, vyp. V, with. 35, 1911, October, vyp. 44, with. 76, 1915, № 21, with. 1265-1273, 1915, № 22, with. 1317, 1915, № 23, with. 1386-1389, 1915, № 24, with. 1438-1443. " Vseros. TSerk. Societies. The bulletin " 1915, November. " TSerk. The bulletin " 1891, № 40, with. 636, 1891, № 51-52, with. 816, 1908, № 27, with. 841, 1908, № 30, with. 936, 1908, № 38, with. 1191. " Pravosl. A social security. " 1899, November, with. 180, 1900, July-August, with. 16, 1905, July-August, with. 8, 1914, November, with. 4. J.M. Cunningham, A vanquished Hope passim. " The rights. A calendar " 1918, with. 22. " Ms. A calendar " 1907, with. 139. " Spirit. Vestn. A cargo. Ekzarkh " 1901, № 23-24. Iliodor, with. 104, 107. Polivanov A.A. " From a diary and memoirs 1907-1916 "., 1929, t. I, with. 1-240. Denisov, with. 783. Bagretsov " the Member Over Synod Vysokopr. Flavian, arkhp. Kharkov and Akhtyrsky and its(his) introduction on faculty of the Kharkov diocese ". With the appendix of its(his) portrait. Kharkov, 1901. " Structure Over the Rights. Vser. Sin. And Dews. TSerk. Hierarchies on 1910 ", with. 3, 24-25. " Lists of bishops of Hierarchy Vseros. " SPB, 1896, № 486, with. 72-73. "Sunday", 1900, № 31, with. 369. " Rest of Christians. " 1908, August-September, with. 59. "Field" 1892, № 47, with. 1040. " Red Archive " 1936, t. 4 (77), with. 201. " Izv. Kaz. Ep. " 1885, № 5-6, with. 89, 1885, № 14, with. 355, 1907, № 40, with. 1239, 1911, № 9, with. 271, 1912, № 41, with. 1242, 1913, № 1, with. 22, 1913, № 39, with. 1174. Teodorovich Etc. " To the fortieth anniversary pastyrstva ", ch. I, with. 107. N. Rklickij, Zizneopisanie IV, 35. A. Levitin - V. Savrov, Ocerki po istorii I, 68. P, Hauptmann, Die Katechismen der russisch-orthodoxen Kirche, 96. F. Heyer, Die orthodoxe Kirche 19, 25, 28. ZMP 1950, 1, 60 : 1911 weihte er die Nikolaj-Kirche im Pokrovskij-Frauenkloster. M Evlogij, Put ' moej zizni 91, 108, 195, 205f, 214, 235, 242, 272.
The employee Russian spiritual mission in China
6.06.1873 19 century - 1879 19 century
The chief Russian spiritual mission in China
2.01.1879 19 century - 1884 19 century
Aksajskaya
02/14.02.1885 19 century - 24.06/06.07.1885 19 century
Warsaw
14/26.12.1891 19 century - 21.02/05.03.1898 19 century
Member Over the Synod The synod the Most holy Pravitelstvuyushchy
1898 19 century - 4.11.1915 20 century
Kiev
01/14.02.1903 20 century - 04/17.11.1915 20 century