Biography of Cyril Turovsky

Born in the city of Turov in the current Minsk province, the largest Old Russian thinker and writer, the Orthodox saint. He lived all his life in Turov, a small city on the river. Pripyat, the center of the Turovo-Pinsk principality. A native of a rich family, he received a wonderful theological education, in addition, specially studied eloquence. There is little information about his life.

In the manuscript prologues, his life was preserved - the canonical church biography: “This blessed Cyril was born and grew up in the city of Turov. The son of wealthy parents, he did not like, however, wealth and the perishable glory of this world; But first of all, he tried to comprehend the teachings of divine books and achieved their perfect knowledge. ” He received a good home education, later comprehended the Higher Sciences and Arts from Greek teachers.

He skillfully owned figurative folk and Old Slavonic languages, knew the Byzantine culture deeply, especially poetry and eloquence. Early became a novice of one of the Turov monasteries. In the year he accepted tonsure in the Turovo Borisoglebsky Monastery. After that, as the author of his life writes, "striving for more feat, he went into the bolt to the pillar and lived there for some time, working in a post and prayers, wrote many divine scriptures here." Kirill Turovsky was the first famous “Polpnik” in Rus' in the monastery cell to completely indulge in thoughts and prayers.

There, he not only contemplated the world of God and prayed: the young novice moved the library rich at that time and wrote his first works there. The theological works of Cyril brought him fame and he, at the request of the prince and citizens, was ordained in the bishop of the city of Tours. According to the Ipatiev Chronicle, this happened in the year. In the year, Cyril was a member of the church cathedral, condemning Bishop Theodore, who occupied the Vladimir-Suzdal department and tried to separate from the Kyiv Metropolis.

Wanting to devote himself to the writing of theological works, Saint Cyril left the Turovsky department and began to lead a secluded lifestyle. During this period, he wrote “Words” for the entire annual circle of master's holidays, some of which were preserved to our time. The literary heritage of contemporaries called Cyril Turovsky "Russian Chrysostom." The author of the solemn "words", teachings, prayers, canons preserved about 70 works.

One of the first enlighteners in Belarus. The literary skill of St. Cyril was highly appreciated by contemporaries and descendants: his “words” and teachings are part of many collections, including the solemn, along with the works of Byzantine theologians and preachers.

According to one version, the author of the “Words of Igor’s Regiment”, although most historians are recognized as unlikely. Monuments in Turov, Gomel and Minsk were erected to Kirill of Turovsky, his name is the Minsk Theological Academy. Along with St. Efrosinya Polotsk, is one of the most revered Belarusian saints. The parable of the human soul and the body of others.

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