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The Antonievo-Siisky Monastery of the Archangel Diocese will publish the book "Spiritual Mission on the Conversion of Samoyeds to the Christian Faith in the Nineteenth Century" Антониево-Сийский монастырь Архангельской епархии издаст книгу «Духовная миссия по обращению самоедов в христианскую веру в XIX веке» print version July 14, 2017 13:36 The Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery of the Archangel Diocese prepares for publication the book "Spiritual Mission on the Conversion of Samoyeds to the Christian Faith in the Nineteenth Century." This edition is a story about the abbots and inhabitants of the monastery who preached Orthodoxy among the Nenets (Samoyeds) on the Arctic coast of the Arkhangelsk North. The collection consists of two parts: in the first abbot of the monastery hegumen Varlaam (Dulsky) narrates about the conversion of the Nenets in the tundra from Mezen to the Urals, in the second part of the monastery the priest Hieromonk Basilid (Lagutin) tells about the development of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago and enlightenment of the local inhabitants. Founded by the Monk Anthony in 1520, the Holy Trinity Siya Monastery, even during the lifetime of the saint, became the influential spiritual and economic center of Pomorie. The monastery had fish and salt fisheries on the coast of the White Sea up to the throat: Nenox, Luda, Una, Ruchi. Together with economic activity, temples were built, and spiritual and educational work was conducted. In the 17th century, the hegumen Theodosius attempted to send missionaries to the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya to build a monastery on the island. In December 1824, a mission for the spiritual enlightenment of the Nenets (Samoyed) of the Arkhangelsk Gubernia and their conversion to Christianity was formed under the project of Bishop Neophyte (Dokuchaev-Platonov). The mission was headed by Siya Archimandrite Veniamin (Smirnov). From 1825 to 1830 he baptized more than 3,000 people. During his stay in the Samoyed tundra, Archimandrite Veniamin studied the Nenets language, made many ethnographic observations of the life of the local population, compiled the "Grammar of the Samoyed Language", "The Lexicon of the Samoyed Language," translated into the Nenets language of the catechism, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, The mission had a mobile church with picturesque icons and bells. For missionary works Archimandrite Veniamin was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir III degree. In 1827, Archimandrite Anastassy (Klyucharev) went to the Nenets tundra to "inspect the place for building churches in the Samoyed nomad camps". Two years later, the construction of three stationary temples was started there. In 1829, the leadership of the commission "on the construction of Samoyedic churches" was entrusted to the rector of Archangel Michael Platon (Agrikoliansky), Archimandrite Platon (St. For seven years he served as a dean of these churches and preached the Word of God to "idolatrous samoyeds." Archimandrite Anastassy (Klyucharev) and Platon (Agricolian) were awarded the Order of St. Anna's third degree. At the end of the XIX century on the Arctic archipelago New Earth, the priest of the Siya Monastery, Hieromonk Jonah (Platonov) preached. The publication of the book requires 170 000 rubles. The monastery asks to respond to those who are not indifferent. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a Slavic-Korean spiritual and educational center will be built in Moscow. For the construction of the Zaikonospassky Stauropegic Monastery, a site was set up in the south-west of Moscow at the address: Profsoyuznaya, ow. 65. June 12, 2017 began preparatory work for construction, new gates were installed and painted, the site was weeded and cleaned of debris. On June 17, the first moleben was held on the site, which was performed by priest Alexander Son. Currently, the center is being designed. In the near future a temporary chapel will be installed on the site. *** In 2001, under the patriarchal courtyard of the Church of the Savior of the Holy Face (now Zaikonospassky Monastery), with the blessing of the ever-memorable archimandrite Peter (Afanasyev), the Slavic-Korean Orthodox Society was established. In 2016, the Government of Moscow transferred to the Zaikonospassky Monastery a rent-free lease near the Russian-Korean Cultural Center. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, a spiritual and educational center with a temple of St. Innocent of Moscow will be built on it.