is not popular these days the Christian name Cyril has a very rich history and powerful spiritual patrons.Its origin is Greek, literally means "lord" or "ruler".Men wearing this name should be aware of their patron, and remember to check out the day of St. Cyril.
Righteous named Cyril
Orthodox Church, beginning from the IV century, the saints ranked among three dozen of the righteous, and that name lived on the territory of the Byzantine Empire, the Western Roman Empire and Russia.One of the first in the personalities listed Kirill, Patriarch of the Egyptian city of Alexandria.He was glorified at approximately 451.The most famous of our fellow citizens - is Cyril of Radonezh, Father Sergius of Radonezh, to the end of the life of monastic vows, and Cyril Belozersky.St. Cyril is the founder of the idea of enlightened monks and comprehensive social ministry of the Church.
Most often boys christened called ancient Christian named in honor of St. Cyril, the enlightener of the Slavs.Every saint has a mandatory iconographic image.Day of celebration of patron saint day is called Angel.And most patron saint is sometimes called a guardian angel.The term is relative and not quite correct.This is a completely different personality immaterial essence.One of the manifestations of respect for their heavenly patron is a prayerful appeal through his iconographic image.Icon - a window into the upper world.It should contribute to the concentration of the internal man.
Carefully, fetishism
In fact, it turns out a different picture.On countless sites offered to buy the icons of the saints and the Virgin with detailed instructions on what exactly a particular way of helping.Moreover, you can find competent supposedly faithful, who will advise, to whom and in which case, you should pray.This belittles the sublime to the ordinary meaning of the icon object of religious worship.The reasons are as ignorance of the clergy, and the banal desire for profit: customers pay for results.In some temples you can see the price tag similar to the proposals in the secular sphere of services offering to serve a public prayer saint almost guaranteed result: a lost thing, about the successful search for the groom to not hurt your teeth and so on. N. This contributes to the incompetence of the believers whoidentify the holy image with drug in pharmacies.I bought paracetamol, swallowed - and it became easier.Very pernicious error that can over time lead to negative consequences.After all, the fire can not only warm, but also severely burn.It can be a lifetime to carry the huge treasure and be able to use them properly.From the huge number of icons are not added grace, but rather careless and unworthy attitude towards them can be punished.The sacred image requires appropriate reverence.You should know that any prayer before the icon can help in alleviating any trouble.
How to read the holy icon
The icon should not be against such a book or photos stored on a shelf, which you can use from time to time.If we have acquired the image of a saint, even the smallest icon requires proper reverent attitude.Honoring the holy icons, we must first study the earthly life of the archetype.It brings the inner world of a man praying with a patron saint.On the other hand, being in another dimension personality is more specifically to the microcosm of the earthly man, to show her reverent attention.
Icon patron saint
should certainly be in the house icon of his heavenly intercessor, that is the saint after whom is named the person.Do not just store somewhere in a cupboard behind the glass as a souvenir.When looking at the icon on a daily basis should be treated with a prayer to the patron saint, at least briefly.It is also preferred to attend to a close on work righteous - the patron saint of work.For example, St. Cyril, the enlightener of the Slavs, because of labors in the earthly life, is traditionally considered the patron saint of teachers and students.As well as an apologist for the ancient church, the patriarch of Alexandria, Cyril earned the fame of great preacher and writer.Icon of St. Cyril - a guardian angel and patron saint of the Orthodox theologians enjoys trembling reverence theologians.
outstanding personality of the Middle East
St. Cyril was an extraordinary figure in the church, on the other hand - a typical representative of his era.The exact date of his birth is unknown.He came from a noble Greek family.In Alexandria, there was a kind of dynastic succession in the hierarchy.The tradition was initiated by Patriarch Athanasius, whose successor was his nephew Peter.And Cyril took the chair after the death of his uncle Theophilus.According to church historian Socrates of Constantinople, Cyril enthronement was accompanied by riots in the city.Behind the throne fought many parties, including the heretics.Pacify citizens received only by the intervention of troops.St. Cyril was a very active person and obzhivshis at the department, began to claim to possess the powers of the secular ruler.Then it was imperative.The first Christian community is not only engaged in preaching among the heterodox teachings and spiritual guidance of the flock, but also carrying a huge burden of social service to the community.
In the V century the church has struggled with numerous heretical teachings.At the command of Cyril of Alexandria were closed all the parishes Novatians.Contemporaries testify that St. Cyril not only led an uncompromising struggle against heresies and the remnants of pagan ideology and different aggressive anti-Semitism.The persecution of the Jews led to clashes with the Roman governor Orestes.The authority of the patriarch of Egypt allowed the department to deal openly with the Nestorian heresy, which took in 428 of Constantinople.That initiative was called Cyril III Ecumenical Council, which approved the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Alexandria local Church he ruled for 32 years and died in the year 444.Kirill has been written a lot of dogmatic treatises.The most outstanding works are exegetical interpretation of the books of the Old Testament prophets, the Gospel of Luke, John the Theologian and the Apostle Paul.
iconographic image of Cyril of Alexandria
tradition of Christian art has ancient roots of the Syro-Palestinian origin.The icons to portray the saints in accordance with the manner of their earthly life.As a rule, a picturesque image is created at the time of the ceremony of canonization.Sometime between the repose of the righteous, and his canonization it takes place more than a decade, and the image of the icon can not quite match the portrait likeness.Unfortunately, due to the raging in the VIII century on the territory of the Byzantine iconoclastic heresy, many ancient icons have been irretrievably lost.Not preserved ancient images, which depict the great patriarch of Alexandria, St. Cyril.The icon with a modern portrays the saint in liturgical vestments corresponding to his episcopal ministry.Mandatory part of the composition is in the hands of the gospel.In accordance with iconographic tradition, emphasizing reverence for the Scriptures, the holy book does not hold an open hand, and through the fabric of clothing.
Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
Memory of St. Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria, celebrated on June 22 to the new style.However, the church has established one more reverence - January 31st.This day is celebrated the triumph of Cyril with another outstanding teacher of the Church, his predecessor at the Department of Athanasius of Alexandria.The joint celebration of the memory is defined in recognition of their achievements and exploits in defense of the dogmatic teaching of the Church.St. Athanasius and Cyril - two great representative of the Alexandrian theological school.Their writings are important not only for internal church use, but also highly relevant for sociologists, historians and psychologists.
Apostle Eastern Europe
greatest contribution to the culture of our country have two brothers, Cyril and Methodius.Saints Cyril before taking monastic vows was named Constantine.He and his brother Methodius came from a pious family of Slavic.Their father was a captain in the Greek city of Thessalonica (modern. Thessaloniki).Constantine received an excellent classical education at the court of the emperor, for which he earned the nickname of the philosopher.They glorify the unprecedented works to educate the Eastern Slavic tribes.For the effective impact of the Christian message has been compiled and put into circulation a new alphabet for the Slavic tribes who speak related languages.On behalf of one of the founders, the monument was named the Cyrillic alphabet.Slavic languages brothers were translated many liturgical books and the Gospel.To be able to commit worship kid-Slavic dialect Constantine was ordained bishop.Shortly before his death in 869, he took monastic order.
It should be noted that the clergy Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Eastern Slavic churches for more than a millennium uses the original script.And if the modern languages of kindred peoples already incomprehensible to each other, the language of worship is absolutely identical.The feat of the preaching work of Constantine-Cyril equated mind of the Church of the Apostles to exploit, so the canonization of a saint was given the title "equal to the apostles," and during the celebration on set May 24 and 27 February.Every Orthodox school in the place of honor is an icon of St. Cyril, a guardian angel and patron saint of students and teachers.
Images educator Slavs
artistic images of the great teachers are widespread.The Orthodox churches of Eastern Europe can be found authentic fresco, which depicts St. Cyril.Icon has several canonically approved harass.Constantine-Cyril often portrayed in the garb of the monk-hermit.Monastic vows he took particular rigor - schema.When co-writing two brothers Cyril Enlightenment portrayed only in monastic garb.As the saint was ordained, there are icons, where it is written in the liturgical robes of a bishop.Invariably, in the hands of the saint are either scroll to the Slavic alphabet, or an open book, often the Gospel of John from the first line of Scripture.Cyril passed away, being 42 years old.The modern tradition about that age he is portrayed.On the few remaining icons of ancient Slavic guardian angel St. Cyril appears as an old man with a rather long, forked at the end of the beard.
namesday
Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch of All Russia Kirill took the name under monastic vows.The new name be named as a sign of renunciation of the past and start a new life, the ascetic, the slave completely different ideological principles.At the same time the patron saint of the future hierarch in the monastery became an educator Slavs St. Cyril.Patriarch of Moscow shows an example of honoring its patron saint.According to the Christian canon, the day of his Angel is sure to be received Holy Communion.May 24 Orthodox world celebrates the feast of Slavonic Literature and Culture.On the day of its patron saint, Patriarch Kirill mandatory Liturgy as possible in the church dedicated to the saint.Also, every believer, named Cyril, if he really wants to honor its patron saint should be the day to take part in public worship, or at least go to the temple to light a candle.
spiritual conversation
Whether people believe it or not, the laws of the spiritual world are.An analogy can be drawn with the laws of physics.Even if people had never heard of Newton's law and constant acceleration of gravity, universal gravitation acts, and neglect it can greatly suffer.The world of metaphysics is still waiting for its explorers and discoverers, and is necessary to listen to the thousand-year experience of the church.Treatment is usually called the holy prayer.There are canonical prayers for liturgical use, which could use the believers and household.In prayer to St.Cyril of Alexandria Christians referred to as the assistant in the protection of all righteousness and piety.The preservation and dissemination of faith is impossible without preaching.The success of the speaker based on talent, comprehensive education and dedication.These are in the mind of the Church and is provided for all aspirants to enlightenment St. Cyril - a guardian angel.Prayer to the righteous Sts express request for the granting of assistance in overcoming the fraternal strife between nations and preserving the traditions of our fathers and traditions.
