Zelenetskii Martiri

When he was ten years old and he finished studying Chasoslova began Psalms, his parents died. Brought up his priest Boris, the spiritual father of all his family, who, having taken vows with the name Bogolepov, restored the outskirts of the ancient Holy Trinity Monastery and became its abbot. This also acted and Mina, who became a monk named Martiri his assistant. During these years, St.. Mine dream twice is an icon of the Blessed Virgin on the pillar of fire. Since then caught fire in him the desire of a solitary life, but on this he had not told anyone. Finally, one honored in the town of Simpleton said he hour has come to become a hermit. Sv. Martiri secretly left the monastery and, together with another zealot pustynnicheskoy life by digging a cave on the shore of Lake Forest, began earnestly. Soon, his companion did not notice the monk, leaving him alone. Sv. Martiri had to endure heavy fighting with demons and severe disease. Later he moved to the Tikhvin Monastery. Some time later, the Reverend once again retreated to the woods and settled on a high place of astounding beauty, characterized by its bright green of the surrounding dark forest - why and founded a monastery called the Holy Trinity Zelenetskii. Lived to a ripe old age Venerable. Martiri. He dig his own grave, placed there the coffin and spent many hours in prayer and tears. Having communed the Holy Mysteries of Christ, Venerable. Martiri died, leaving the instruction brethren.

Memory of the Venerable. Martiri notes March 1 / 14 and 11/24 November.