Ephraim of Novotorzhsky, reverend (life). Venerable Ephraim of Novotorzhsky Ephraim of Novotorzhsky relics
Most Eph-rem of No-vo-Torzh-sky, os-no-va-tel of Bo-ri-so-Gleb-skogo-mon-sta-rya in the city of Torzh -ke, was originally from Hungary. Together with his brothers, Saint Mo-i-se Ug-ri-n (commemorated July 26) and Saint Ge-or-gi-e , he left his birth, perhaps for the reason of persecution of the right-to-glorious ones. Arriving in Rus', the brothers entered the service of the Rostov prince Saint Boris, son of the equal of -so-great Prince Vla-di-mir. In 1015, on the river Al-te, together with the holy prince Bo-ri-s, Eph-re-ma’s brother Ge-orgy died. The killers cut his head in order to remove the golden mane he was wearing around his neck. Mo-i-sei managed to escape by escape, and he joined the ranks of the mo-na-khov of Ki-e-in-Pe-cher-sko-mo-na-sty- rya. Eph-rem, who was astonished at that time, apparently, in Ro-sto-ve, having arrived at the scene of the murder, he found a ho-lo- Woo brother and took her with him. Having left his service at the prince's court, the Most Reverend Eph-rem retired to the Tver-tsa River in order to conduct private life there. a new foreign life. After several mo-nos settled near him, he built a monastery in 1038 in honor of the holy princes of the Stra-hundred-bearers Bo-ri-sa and Gle-ba. The brothers took him as theirs. Near the mo-no-sta-rya, located not far from the trade route to Nov-go-ro-du, a It is a country-but-near-them house, where the poor and the poor lived without pay. The Most Reverend Ephraim died in great old age, his body was buried in the state he had arranged for him. on-st-re, and in the coffin, in accordance with his order, there was the same-on-the-head of his brother, Saint Ge -orgy. The mighty powers of the pre-excellent Eph-re-ma were established in 1572.
Prayer to St. Ephraim of Novotorzhsky
Oh, glorious Lord, saint and God of the flock of Christ gathered here for you, kind shepherd and mentor, venerable and God-bearing Father Ephraim! Accept this wretched thing of ours and the small prayer brought to you out of love and do not despise us, sinners, who require your help and intercession. Behold, we, who are your representative in your shameless needs, call upon you with undoubted faith to intercede, but you, who have great boldness towards the Lord and His Most Pure Mother, be a man of prayer, powerful and intercessor for all those who come to your Divine temple, honest ones, with diligence And those who touch your multi-healing relics with fear and reverence, hear us, O Holy One of God, and look with a merciful eye on the people who stand before your celibate tomb. For truly, even though after your departure you were separated from us in the flesh, yet you remained with us in spirit, and so did all things to us that are useful to those who earnestly ask through your prayers. You can give me taxes. Stretch out your holy hands, O our good and great intercessor, and do not cease to pray for our country and for the people who call upon you piously for your help in every place. Save all Russian cities and countries from foreign invasion, internecine warfare, harmful winds and from all destructive evil. Deliver us all from all troubles and sorrows. As if by you, the many-turbulent, short-lived sea of this life has sailed safely, let us reach the desired Heavenly refuge and glorify the All-Holy, Equally Equal and Consubstantial Trinity , Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Canons and Akathists
Akathist to the Holy Venerable Ephraim, Novotorzhsky Wonderworker
Kontakion 1
Chosen miracle worker, glorious servant of Christ, quick helper and warm prayer book for all who with faith and love ask for your intercession, we praise you with love, Reverend Ephraim. You, as if you have boldness towards the Lord, with the blessed Arcadius, pray for the salvation of us who sing to you: Rejoice, wonder-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Ikos 1
You appeared as an angelic imitator, O venerable and God-bearing Father Ephraim, who lived angelically on earth, and left us an image of spiritual perfection. For this reason, for the sake of glorifying you with incorruptibility and miracles, Christ God, Who now stands before Him in the eternal glory of the Kingdom of Heaven, but from us who honor you, hear the following singing: Rejoice, for through love for the sake of your Lord you have forsaken all earthly pleasures. Rejoice, for you have despised all the good of this world for Christ’s sake. Rejoice, for you have found imperishable wealth. Rejoice, for you have loved the good and easy yoke of Christ. Rejoice, for you lived in the flesh as though you were bodiless. Rejoice, for you have immaculately preserved honest and God-loving purity. Rejoice, for through the narrow gates you ascended into the space of the Kingdom of Heaven. Rejoice, for you have deservedly received the honor of being equal to the angels. Rejoice, for you have received an unfading crown from the Lord. Rejoice, for you are glorified in heaven and on earth. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 2
Seeing your brother George, killed with the noble prince Boris, you kept the head of your brother, as if you had perceived a treasure of great value, and looking at her, the vanity of the blessings of this world, and you thought about your hour of death. Having left the world and all that is good, you were a monk and lived for one God, singing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
With an enlightened mind from above, you instructed your spiritual children to truly please God, and you kindly accepted those who wanted to struggle with you for salvation, Reverend Father Ephraim, a good mentor of the path of salvation. Take us therefore under your father's protection, and through your prayers help us to inherit eternal salvation, so that we may praise you: Rejoice, to those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the words of the eternal life of the proclaimer. Rejoice, those who seek the path of salvation for the guide. Rejoice, wise leader of the kingdom above. Rejoice, good helmsman overwhelmed by passions. Rejoice, great helper in the piety of those who labor. Rejoice, thou skillful teacher of the unwise. Rejoice, warm primate of the whole world. Rejoice, zealous and God-pleasing prayer book for our souls. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 3
By the power of the Lord, who makes wise for salvation, enlightened, you found a high mountain, like the place of God’s chosen monastic settlement: on it you created a monastery for the glory of the God-glorified passion-bearers Boris and Gleb, zealous for the ascent from faith to faith, and from virtue to virtue you gathered, together with by you sing in Trinity to the glorified God: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having you, Father Ephraim, a quick helper of good faith in people, in adversity and sorrow they prayerfully call on you for help, and abundantly accept the gifts of God's goodness through your prayers from the Bounteous God, they cry out to you out of warm love: Rejoice, you are faithful to those who pray faithfully to you. Rejoice, you have preceded our many requests by fulfilling them. Rejoice, skillful and free physician of the sick. Rejoice, favorable consolation for those who mourn. Rejoice, gracious encouragement to those who are discouraged. Rejoice, banisher of choked passions. Rejoice, liberator of those possessed by demonic violence. Rejoice, speedy helper of the helpless. Rejoice, God-wise leader of the monks. Rejoice, you have a sizable regiment of spiritual warriors. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 4
Unshaken by the storm of passions and unrest of the multi-rebellious world, you led your soul into a quiet refuge of salvation, O Reverend Father: for you despised all the good and red things of the world, and thought of yourself as a stranger in the world, you distributed your property to the poor, and you loved hospitality. Having become like Abraham, you now remain in his bosom in the Kingdom of Heaven, singing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard the shepherds of Christ's Church, how you have greatly erected a monastery, and you have gathered the monks there, sanctifying you to be an archimandrite, rewarding worthy honor with your work, and thereby challenging us to praise you with these titles: Rejoice, faithful servant of the Lamb and Shepherd. Rejoice, immaculate leader of the Altar of the Lord. Rejoice, God-wise leader of the monks. Rejoice, teacher of true humility. Rejoice, ascetic of perfect patience. Rejoice, filled with tearful tenderness. Rejoice, honest repository of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, chosen dwelling of the Most Holy Trinity. Rejoice, affirmation of piety. Rejoice, praise to Orthodoxy. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 5
Having beheld the godly star, Reverend Father Ephraim, your disciple Arkady, shining brightly in teaching and life, following the dawn of your bright life, and holding on to you like a lamp, brought to the impregnable light, reaching the incomprehensible God, and rejoicing, crying out to Him together with you: Alleluia .
Ikos 5
Seeing you, Reverend Father Ephraim, your holy disciple Arkady, like an angel of God clothed in venerability and holiness, in your youth was jealous of your difficult life, and with virtues you became a perfect husband in spiritual labors. In the same way, now, together with you, the Throne of the Almighty stands before the Throne of the Almighty in eternal glory; with him, pray to the Creator for the salvation of us sinners, singing to you: Rejoice, rule of faith and piety. Rejoice, image of chastity and abstinence. Rejoice, decoration of the fasting face. Rejoice, shining star in the host of saints. Rejoice, shepherd and teacher of monks. Rejoice, intercessor and patron of the living in the world. Rejoice, for you loved the narrow and sorrowful path more than the long one. Rejoice, for through this path you brought your beloved disciple Arkadia to Christ. Rejoice, for you dedicated the immaculate sacrifice of the holy youth to the Sweetest Jesus. Rejoice, for with him you have inherited heavenly glory. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 6
Preaching the word of God to your brethren, Father Ephraim, you taught everyone by your word and life, silence, brotherly love, hospitality, humility, fasting, prayer, and the fear of God, which is the beginning of heavenly wisdom, overshadowed by it, you did not change your rules until your venerable old age. monastic, laboring tirelessly in day-night prayers and chanting to God who strengthens you: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Rise up to us, like a guiding star, your abstinent fasting life, reverend father: for you did not grieve for food, which would not place us before God, you did not care about kindness with a vestment, preferring to gracefully adorn your soul with virtues. For this reason, you are glorified by incorruption and miracles from the hero of Christ, but from us you receive this song of praise: Rejoice, true follower of the Gospel of Christ. Rejoice, do not do evil things that perish, but lead to eternal life. Rejoice, more than being filled with the grace of God than with bread. Rejoice, filled with water from the source of the life-giving word of God. Rejoice, watered with a stream of saving tears. Rejoice, thou clothed in the robe of salvation. Rejoice, thou clothed with incorruptible clothing. Rejoice, before your death all passions were mortified by abstinence. Rejoice, before you were killed, sin was dead. Rejoice, before the common Resurrection of all, glorified by the Lord through incorruption. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 7
Although you were faithful to be an imitator of the Lamb of God, who took away the sins of the world, you adopted His meekness and humility, our Father Ephraim, you endured all sorrows and insults without complaint, knowing that eternal salvation is redeemed by temporary sorrows, and you achieved perfect dispassion, in which you sing still on earth there is a worthy and righteous song of the angels to the Almighty: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
You showed yourself to be a truly wondrous victor in the passion of the flesh, O Reverend Father Ephraim, you extinguished all the kindled arrows of the enemy of human salvation with fasting and tearful prayers, and in the flesh you passed through angelic life without stumbling, strengthened by God’s grace. We also cry out to you: Rejoice, you who have eradicated all voluptuousness within yourself. Rejoice, thou who wisely subdued thy flesh to the spirit. Rejoice, you who took up arms at all-night vigils against the temptations of the enemy. Rejoice, by fasting unremittingly you have curbed every unclean desire. Rejoice, having been cleansed from all defilement by unceasing prayers. Rejoice, having dedicated everything to God. Rejoice, for having cruelly preserved the ways of the Lord for the words of the Lord. Rejoice, thou who sowed with tears, that thou mayest reap everlasting joy. Rejoice, having acquired spiritual perfection through vigilant sobriety. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 8
You thought of being a wanderer and a stranger in this unstable world, Reverend Father, and of seeking the coming city of Heavenly Jerusalem, you lifted up all your thoughts to him, placing your mind on the divine, and you crucified your flesh with passions and lusts, singing sweetly , as in the tympanum, in the mortified body, a victorious song to Christ God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
You have put on all the armor of God, as a warrior of Christ, having girded your loins with truth, put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod on your nose for the preparation of the gospel of peace, you have received the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, with which you were able to Thou shalt defeat all the slander of the evil one. Help us too, Reverend Father, with your prayers, to resist the temptation of the enemy, and to imitate you in conquering our passions, so that we call to you: Rejoice, having trampled down soul-destroying pride with holy humility. Rejoice, who extinguished the flame of perfect rage with meekness. Rejoice, you who waste your wealth on the poor and hate your love of money. Rejoice, having endured all kinds of annoyances and insults without anger. Rejoice, for through unceasing prayers you have driven away despondency from yourself, and have achieved joy in the Lord. Rejoice, for through abstinence and vigil you have kept your soul and body chastely. Rejoice, for you have not corrected every virtue through laziness. Rejoice, for you have received victorious honors from Christ God from above. Rejoice, you who were enriched with gifts from the Lord of miracles during your life and after your death. Rejoice, rest incorruptibly in the fragrance of the holy thing. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 9
You hated all carnal pleasure, most blessed Ephraim, and you loved one God with all your heart: in the same way, the Lord loved you, and glorified miracles, giving us a prayer book favorable in the presence of His goodness. We humbly pray to you, when the imams appear before the Righteous Judge, beg Him for us, that He may not remember our iniquities, and grant us the blessed fate of standing at the right hand and crying out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The centuries of multiplicity are not sufficient to utter all your deeds and miracles, God-wise Father Ephraim: for the kindness of your life truly surpasses human praise. However, we, overcome by love for you, dare to humbly praise you with the following song: Rejoice, holy, unflickering lamp of the Orthodox Church. Rejoice, the Russian country has an indestructible fence. Rejoice, fertile fertilizer for the Tefer region. Rejoice, God-given protection for the city of Torzhok. Rejoice, your monastery is affirmed and praised. Rejoice, wonderful beauty of the monastic faces. Rejoice, everlasting consolation for the Christian race. Rejoice, those who love and honor you as the mediator of salvation. Rejoice, lead sinners to correction. Rejoice, known propitiator of the Heavenly King. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 10
To save us from eternal destruction, beg the Most High Creator, God's servant Ephraim, and do not deprive us of your holy help at the hour of our death, when fierce sorrows will embrace our sinful soul, and the spirits of evil spirits will confuse us with their ghosts: then a zealous intercessor will appear to us, with your prayers delivering us from their slander, and making the angels worthy to see and sing with them to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
Having found you, Father Ephraim, a wall of intercession and a prayer book favorable to God, we earnestly send thanks to the Heavenly Father for all His good deeds, which you have abundantly shown to us, and to you, our representative, we offer the chant: Rejoice, servant of the Lord, marvelous in miracles. Rejoice, chosen one of Christ, tireless in labor. Rejoice, kindly servant of the Most High Householder. Rejoice, good and faithful servant of the King of kings. Rejoice, strong intercessor of the offended. Rejoice, safe haven for the orphans and the poor. Rejoice, good healer of mental and physical ailments. Rejoice, eternal joy known to us as an intercessor. Rejoice, reconciler of sinners who repent with God. Rejoice, our heavenly patron. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 11
We sing songs of praise to you, Reverend Father Ephraim, and with love we fall before the rank of your holy and multi-healing relics, glorifying your patient life, your high silence, unfeigned humility, unceasing prayer, perfect abstinence, and the God-loving purity of your soul and body: you, all-blessed , help us to imitate your virtues, so that we may sing to our Creator in a godly manner: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
You were a lamp of good deeds during your life, reverend father, a radiant lamp of God’s grace appeared even after death, shining miracles and healings flowing from your incorruptible relics, even after five hundred and ninety years, like a precious treasure, found whole and fragrant from the depths of the earth. . For you, the one glorified by the Lord, bringing gifts of spiritual songs, we tenderly call: Rejoice, incorruptible, fragrant and beautiful flower. Rejoice, holy one who flourished in the corner of Jesus' paradise. Rejoice, you illuminate the darkness of our souls with the light of your miracles. Rejoice, you who graciously heal our bodies from various diseases. Rejoice, skillful physician of the wounds of sin. Rejoice, joyful comforter of sorrowing hearts. Rejoice, formidable punisher of those who offend. Rejoice, vigilant guardian of your abode. Rejoice, you who have until now invisibly contained the rod of superiority within her. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 12
You received the grace of great miracles from the Lord, Reverend Father Ephraim, and according to your heritage you were named a miracle worker: for not only during life, but also after death, you surprise everyone with the greatness of your miracles, and strive for the praise of the omnipotence of Christ, singing for you to the Supreme miracles to the Creator, and saints to the Most Holy Word: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
We sing of your valiant deeds, O valiant warrior of Christ, our Father Ephraim, we bless your blessed death, and prayerfully celebrate your holy memory, diligently singing to you: Rejoice, for you lived holy and righteously on earth. Rejoice, for truly you were an earthly angel and a heavenly man. Rejoice, for your memory is with praise, and your dormition is with the saints. Rejoice, for the gates of heaven have been opened to you, and you have entered into the joy of your Lord. Rejoice, for Christ, the Giver of Life, has accepted your soul into the heavenly village. Rejoice, for your body on earth has been glorified by incorruption and miracles. Rejoice, for with the incorporeal powers of the mountain you silently sang the thrice-holy hymn to God. Rejoice, for with the prophets and angels you triumphantly. Rejoice, glorified with the saints and martyrs. Rejoice, thou crowned with the venerable and righteous with the crown of immortality. Rejoice, miracle-worker of Ephraim, reverend our father.
Kontakion 13
O venerable and God-bearing Father Ephraim! We pray to you, and we ask you: listen to our praiseworthy singing, brought to you with zeal, and with your disciple Arkady, pray to the Lord God, the creator of all creation, that He may forgive us our sins, voluntary and involuntary, and make us worthy of His Heavenly Kingdom, crying out to Him: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos, and the 1st kontakion.
Prayer to the Holy Venerable Ephraim, Novotorzhsky Wonderworker
O sacred head, great and wonderful miracle worker, Our Father Ephraim! We humbly resort to you, your quick helper and zealous prayer book for us, and we prayerfully ask you: do not forsake us, sorrowful and burdened with many sins, with your help and gracious intercession. Do not forget us, your children, most sacred father, but remember us ever in your heavenly, God-pleasing prayers at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity, where you stand with the angels and all the saints, and seeing all our needs and troubles, as if we are overwhelmed by passions and are not imams, boldness to the Creator, ask His is about pardon and salvation. In the same way, we offer you as a propitiator before the Lord, and through you we hope to receive the mercy of God and the forgiveness of our sins from the Almighty, and to inherit eternal salvation, and let us glorify and sing the greatness, and the grace and love for mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your fatherly intercession, now and forever and ever. Amen.
Reverend Ephraim, The Novotorzhsky Wonderworker was from Hungary (Ugrin “from the Ugrian lands” - stichera at Great Vespers in the service of St. Ephraim). Probably, St. Ephraim left his fatherland and arrived with his brothers, Moses and George, as a result of the persecution that occurred there against the Orthodox from the Latins, and entered the service of the Rostov prince St. Boris, son of the Great Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir.
In 1015 on the river. Alta (in the current Poltavtava province) St. Boris was killed by Svyatopolk the Accursed and together with him the brother of St. Ephraim was beheaded. George, and Moses escaped (See about him in the Kiev Patericon). Ephraim, who was absent at that time, when he learned of the death of Prince St. Boris Vladimirovich and his brother Theory, came to the bank of the Alta River, found the body of his beloved brother George and took with him his head (which, according to the will of St. Ephraim, was placed in his coffin and is still with his relics). Leaving the court service and the princely court, Rev. Ephraim decided to lead a monastic life, solitary, and on the high bank of the river. Tver (where Torzhok is now) settled. In 1038, when several people who loved the silent life settled near him, he built a temple in honor of the new passion-bearers, the first Russian martyrs, St. princes Boris and Gleb. Not far from the monastery, a hospice house was built, where gratuitous maintenance was provided to the poor and wanderers (on the site of this charitable institution, a new monastery was built in the name of St. Simeon the Stylite, now converted into the parish church of the village of Semenovsky, near Torzhok, on Dorogoshchi). Rev. Ephraim was elected by the brethren to the rector of the Novotorzhskaya Borisoglebsk monastery that he founded; in some lists of the life of St. Ephraim is called an archimandrite, but this is incorrect, since archimandrites appeared in Russia no earlier than the 14th century. (Probably, St. Ephraim was called an archimandrite because at the discovery of his relics the abbot of the Boris and Gleb Monastery was an archimandrite). Rev. Ephraim died at a ripe old age on January 28, 1058. The relics of St. Ephraim were opened on June 11, 1572; Now they rest openly in a gilded silver shrine. The celebration of St. Ephraim was established under the Moscow Metropolitan Dionysius and at the same time a service was compiled for him *) The Life of St. Ephraim, they think, was compiled earlier than the 16th century, but it (during the pogrom of the city of Torzhok by Grand Duke Mikhail Yaroslavich) was stolen and lost. In the Iconographic Original under June 11 about the teacher. Ephraim is noted that he is “in the likeness of gray hair, brada, like Nikolin, on the head of the schema, monastic vestments, in the hands of the church” (Filimonov, 58-256) On the icon of the Tver Saints, Ave. Ephraim is depicted in the schema, blessing with his right hand, and in his left hand holds a five-domed temple. In the Novotorzhsky Boris and Gleb Monastery, St. Ephraim is celebrated: January 28 - the day of his death; June 11 - in memory of the opening of his relics (when there is an all-city religious procession from the city Transfiguration Cathedral, before the liturgy, and after the liturgy - the carrying of the relics around the monastery cathedral (Vorisoglebsky) church; - September 15 - on the day of the transfer of the relics of St. Ephraim from the Boris and Gleb Cathedral to the warm Vvedenskaya Church and on May 1 - the day of their transfer from the Vvedenskaya Church to the cold (Borys and Gleb) Cathedral. In 1900, at the request of Tver Archbishop Demetrius, the Holy Synod (dated September 26, No. 8831) allowed the annual religious procession on September 1, from the Boris and Gleb Monastery and the churches closest to it in Torzhok, to be performed with the icon of St. Ephraim, to " St. Semyon", i.e. to the former monastery church in the present village of Semenovsky, on “Drogoshcha”. In the churches of Torzhka there are ancient, locally revered icons of Ephraim. In the Church of the Presentation the ancient image of St. Moses Ugrin, brother of St. Ephraim (July 26).
Troparion of the teacher. Ephraim, tone 1: “Having been enlightened by divine grace from above, reverence, you have accomplished the feat with much patience in temporary life. Moreover, having poured out miracles of grace to all who come with faith to the relics of your relics, most blessed Ephraim, for this reason we call: glory to him who gave you strength: glory to the one who crowned you: glory to the one who works healing through you.”
EFREM NOVOTORZHSKY
Archimandrite (born January 28, 1053), a Hungarian by birth, arrived as a young man in Rus' with his two brothers, and they all entered the service of the prince. Boris Vladimirovich Rostovsky. One of the brothers, George, was killed on the river. Alte in 1015 with his sovereign, whom he tried to protect. Another brother - the future Moses Ugrin of Pechersk - managed to escape. St. Ephraim was saved by an accidental absence; returning to the place of the murder of St. Prince, he found only the severed head of his brother. Taking her with him, he retired to the bank of the river. Tvertsy, founded a monastery and hospice, and after the glorification of St. the passion-bearing princes Boris and Gleb - the church in their name. The monk died in 1053, and according to his will, his brother’s remains were buried in his grave. In 1572, the remains of both brothers were found incorrupt, and so on. Ephraim was canonized.
Memory of St. Ephraim is celebrated on January 28/February 10 and June 11/24 (transfer of relics).
Source: Encyclopedia "Russian Civilization"
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The Monk Ephraim, as his life tells us, was a Hungarian by birth and was the brother of St. Moses Ugrin (+ c. 1043; commemorated July 26/August 8), as well as George, the beloved and devoted youth of the holy Prince Boris (comm. May 2/15 and July 24/August 6). Leaving his fatherland, the monk and his brothers entered the service of Saint Boris. When on July 24, 1015, the prince was killed by assassins sent by Svyatopolk the Accursed, and the brother of St. Ephraim George was beheaded by them for the sake of the golden hryvnia placed on him by the holy prince, St. Ephraim, who was absent at that time, came to the bank of the Alta River and looked for the body of his murdered brother. But he found only one chapter of George and took it in order to bequeath it later to put it with him in the same tomb. Soon after that, the monk left the world and settled in a secluded place on the banks of the Tvertsa River, not far from the town of Torzhok or from the place where it arose. At his own expense, the Monk Ephraim built a hospitable house here and took upon himself the feat of love of hospitable people, common among the pious and poverty-loving people of Ancient Russia. When the relics of the holy passion-bearers Boris and Gleb were discovered and a church-wide celebration was established for them, in 1038 the monk built a temple in the name of the martyrs of Christ and founded a monastery with it, in which he labored until a very old age. The monk died on January 28, 1053.
The honorable relics of St. Ephraim were found on June 11, 1572. Novgorod Archbishop Leonid, returning from Moscow to Novgorod, then visited the Boris and Gleb monastery for prayer. He asked the abbot and the brethren where the relics of the miracle worker were placed. When they showed the saint’s tomb, the archbishop ordered the coffin itself to be opened. Then those present saw the saint’s body incorrupt and felt a fragrance. After this, in the 80s of the 16th century, a local celebration of St. Ephraim was established. Currently, the memory of the saint of God is revered throughout the church.
The Lord glorified St. Ephraim with the gift of miracles. Of the many recorded miracles, we will convey only two of them.
The former Tsar of Kazan Ediger, who accepted the name of Simeon in holy baptism, received Tver and Torzhok as an inheritance from Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Frequently visiting the Boris and Gleb monastery, he began to reverently venerate St. Ephraim and decided to build a cypress shrine for his relics. But he entrusted this task to a careless craftsman, who dropped the tree into the reliquary and crushed the bone of the saint’s leg. At this very time, the miracle worker appeared in a dream to the abbot of the monastery, Misail, and spoke about the master’s negligence, showing an ulcer on his leg, and asked him to tell King Simeon to change the master. Misail hurried to Simeon, and the pious king not only fulfilled the will of the saint, but also decorated his temple with holy icons and church utensils.
During the time of Ivan the Terrible, Dementy Cheremisin and Zamyatnya-Zavoplyutsky were sent to Novgorod with the royal treasury. Cheremisin wanted to transport the treasury with water against the flow of the Tvertsa River; but he himself traveled by land, instructing Zamyatne to accompany the treasury. The royal servants brutally robbed people and monasteries along the way. So they collected a lot of property. Having reached the Borisoglebsk monastery, Zamyatnya demanded from the brethren people and a lot of supplies for the royal treasury. The brothers were forced to borrow money in order to pay off with it. But when Zamyatnya sailed along Tvertsa, burdened with the monastery’s wealth, he dropped money into the water, and suddenly fell mortally ill. They let Cheremisin know. He was horrified, ordered his sick comrade to be carried to the monastery, and himself accompanied him. Prayers for the holy martyrs were served here; both cried about their sins and returned the silver taken from the monastery. Then the old man appeared to the sick man; Having reproached him for the plunder of the monastery, he had mercy and granted him healing.
Troparion, tone 1
Having been enlightened by divine grace from above, reverend, with much patience in temporary life you accomplished the feat. In the same way, you exude miracles of grace to all who come with faith to the race of your relics, most blessed Ephraim, for this reason we call: glory to Him who gave you strength, glory to Him who crowned you, glory to Him who works healing through you.
Kontakion, tone 8
Like the revealed Russian star, today shining with miracles, you appeared, Reverend Father Ephraim. Therefore, do not stop praying for your flock, preserve your fatherland, the city and the people who honor you with faith and diligently flow to your honest relics, and cry out to you with a loud voice: Rejoice, God-wise Ephraim, our father.
Prayer
O glorious servant of the Lord and God gathered here for you of the flock of Christ, kind shepherd and mentor, venerable and God-bearing Father Ephraim! Accept this poor prayer of ours and this small prayer brought to you from the love of your soul, and do not despise us, sinners, who require your help and intercession. Behold, we, the representative of you in the needs of the shameless one who has acquired, with undoubted faith we call on you to intercede, but you, as you have great boldness towards the Lord and His Most Pure Mother, be a prayer book, a helper and intercessor for all who come to your Divine temple with diligence, honest and those who touch your multi-healing relics with fear and reverence, hear us, O Holy One of God, and look with a merciful eye on the people standing before your healing tomb. We know, in truth, that even though after your departure you were separated from us in the flesh, you remained with us in spirit, so that you can give us taxes through your prayers, even if they are useful for salvation, for those who earnestly ask. Extend your venerable hand, O good and great intercessor, and do not cease to pray for our country and for the people who piously call for your help in every place. Save all Russian cities and countries from foreign invasion, internecine warfare, corrupting winds and from all destructive evil. Deliver us all from all troubles and sorrows. As we are guided by you, the many-turbulent, short-lived sea of this life has sailed safely, we will reach the desired heavenly haven and glorify the All-Holy, Equally Honorable and Consubstantial Trinity, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Venerable Ephraim of Novotorzhsky, founder of the Boris and Gleb Monastery in the city of Torzhok, was originally from Hungary. Together with his brothers Saints Moses Ugrin (July 26) and Saint George he left his homeland, perhaps due to the persecution of the Orthodox.
Arriving in Rus', the brothers entered the service of the Rostov prince Saint Boris, the son of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir.
In 1015, Ephraim's brother George died along with the holy prince Boris on the Alta River. The killers cut off his head to remove the golden hryvnia that he wore around his neck. Moses managed to escape and became one of the monks of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery.
Ephraim, who was apparently in Rostov at that time, arrived at the scene of the murder, found his brother’s head and took it with him. Leaving service at the princely court, the Monk Ephraim retired to the Tvertsa River in order to lead a solitary monastic life there. After several monastics settled near him, in 1038 he built a monastery in honor of the holy princes and passion-bearers Boris and Gleb. The brethren elected him as their abbot. Near the monastery, located not far from the trade route to Novgorod, a hospice house was built, where the poor and wanderers were kept free of charge.
The Monk Ephraim died at a very old age, his body was buried in the monastery he had built, and in the coffin, according to his will, the head of his brother, Saint George, was placed. The relics of St. Ephraim were found in 1572.
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Russia. XIX.St. Efrem Novotorzhsky. Icon. Russia. XIX century Tver Art Gallery. |
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Russia. XVIII.Cathedral of Novgorod Saints (fragment). Drawing (drawn from the icon/image, except for the signatures of saints in halos, mirrored). Russia. XVIII century. Postnikov, 1899, tab. LXIX. Retouched. |
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