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Dedicated to the memory of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg

In Kirovohrad Regional Art Museum was a review of the movie " Blessed Xenia of Petersburg " dedicated to the life of St. feat .

Holy Blessed Xenia was born in the first half of XVIII stolittia a family of pious and noble parents. Upon reaching adulthood Ksenia G. combined married to court chorister , Col. Andrei Fedorovich Petrov, and lived with her husband in St. Petersburg. But not long destined to a young couple to live together : Andrew F. died, leaving a widow Ksenia G. twenty -sixth year of her life.

This unexpected blow so much struck Xenia G. so influenced a young widow , she once seemed to have forgotten all earthly , human , all the joy and fun, and as a result many people seem to like crazy, so that the lost mind.

Xenia strongly distributed all his possessions to the poor and freed from all earthly duties selected a difficult path of foolishness . She is dressed in a suit man, and assures everyone that Andrew F. does not die , and the death of his wife Xenia G., and then never responded when it was called Ksenia G., and always responded willingly when it was called Andrei Fedorovich.

Homeless Xenia had. Mostly she wandered all day in St. Petersburg in the church of St. Matthew the Apostle , where at that time lived in small wooden huts wealthy people. Strange costume poor , barely shod women had no place of residence, it allegory conversation , her humility , lack of anger often give evil men , and especially urchin drive and courage to sneer at Cathedral. Blessed are all reproach meekly endured .

With time oddities blissful used . She began offering warm clothes and money, but Xenia would not agree to exchange his rags and his life took place in a red blouse and green skirt or vice versa - a green blouse and a red skirt. Obviously , these were the colors of the military uniform of her husband. Alms she also tried , but has only to good people "king on horseback " ( featuring penny rider) and immediately gave this " king on horseback " in the same poor , as she herself .

Another time workers who were building a new stone church in Smolensk cemetery began to notice that night, during their absence, with the building , someone puts on top of the church being built , whole mountains of bricks. Long wondered this working. Long wondered where does the brick. Finally decided to find out who could it be gratuitous , a tireless worker who every night is for them brick. It turned out that it was God's servant, Blessed Xenia.

With its great feats and patience during the life of the Lord glorified his uhodnytsyu . Slave of God's gift of insight Ksenia won the hearts and future. Teach people the truth , Blessed Xenia often opened and mystery those who attended it . Grace of God so lit Xenia , even those to whom it is setting, or who consumed the food to be happy and successful in business. And traders, cab drivers , all tried to help her , especially welfare visited those most blessed Xenia give anything.

At the seventy- first year of life on earth died . Her body was buried at the Smolensk Cemetery. And many signs of God's mercy began to take place at her grave. It 's grave to this day is one of the shrines of St. Petersburg , which attracts many pilgrims.

Watching a movie on the life of St. Xenia of Petersburg has caused great interest among ordinary museum visitors , as well as those interested in the life of the Blessed.

 

 

 

Anatoly Kimnatniy - Head of Department

Kirovohrad Regional Art Museum -

Petro Ossovskyi Picture Gallery