Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia

Pyotr and Fevronia
Pyotr and Fevronia

The Day of Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia is also known as Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness, officially introduced in Russia in 2008. The Orthodox patrons of marriage Pyotr and Fevronia inspired the artist Alexander Prostev to illustrate their story. According to the Life, Prince Pyotr Muromskii entered the throne in 1203. A few years before that, he was afflicted with leprosy, from which no one could cure him. In the dream, the prince discovered that the daughter of a beekeeper Fevronia can heal him. Fevronia lived in a peasant village in the Ryazan land.

young Fevronia
young Fevronia

Prince loved Fevronia for her piety, wisdom, and goodness, and vowed to marry her when healed. The girl cured the prince but he did not keep his word. Then again he was defeated by the disease and Fevronia cured him once again. And this time the duke married the girl.

Young Prince Pyotr
Young Prince Pyotr

However, when Peter inherited reign after his brother, nobles did not want to have a simple girl to have a title of princess and demanded that the prince divorced. But he chose to voluntarily relinquish power and wealth, and departed with his wife in exile. But in Murom turmoil began, the boyars called Prince back. Prince and Princess returned, ruled long and earned the love of the people.

Saint Fevronia
Saint Fevronia

In old age, they took vows in different convents with the names of David and Euphrosinya, prayed to God to die the same day, and to be buried together in a coffin with a thin partition in the middle. They died each in his cell the same day and hour – July 8 (old style – June 25) 1228.

Saint Peter
Saint Pyotr

But people have recognized the wicked to burry the monks in one coffin and have broken the will of the dead: their bodies were placed in the different realms. But the very next day they were found together. Twice their bodies were carried out to the different churches, but twice they miraculously were found side by side. And the spouses were buried together in the city of Murom at the cathedral church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.

Dream of Prince Pyotr
Dream of Prince Pyotr

Since that time the history of the spouses of Pyotr and Fevronia is the embodiment of the unquenchable love and loyalty and every year on 8 July the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Saints Peter and Fevronia. Peter and Fevronia of Murom were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547. Their relics are now in the Holy Trinity monastery in Murom.

Meeting of Pyotr and Fevronia
Meeting of Pyotr and Fevronia

Prince didn't keep promise to marry Fevronia
Prince didn’t keep promise to marry Fevronia
Repentance of Prince Pyotr
Repentance of Prince Pyotr
Dream of Prince Pyotr
Dream of Prince Pyotr
Asking for forgivness
Asking for forgivness
Fevronia bride
Fevronia bride
Wedding of Prince Pyotr and Fevronia
Wedding of Prince Pyotr and Fevronia
Envy of boyars wives
Envy of boyars wives
unity of souls
unity of souls
whispering boyars
whispering boyars
What God has joined together, let no man put asunder
What God has joined together, let no man put asunder
Exile of Prince Pyotr and Princess Fevronia
Exile of Prince Pyotr and Princess Fevronia
Princess Fevronia comforting Prince Pyotr
Princess Fevronia comforting Prince Pyotr
Pyotr and Fevronia
Pyotr and Fevronia
Murom asks the prince and the princess to return
Murom asks the prince and the princess to return
Return to Murom
Return to Murom
Family - a small church
Family – a small church
Gospel reading. Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Gospel reading. Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Prince Pyotr - the construction of temples
Prince Pyotr – the construction of temples
Princess Fevronia - helping people
Princess Fevronia – helping people
Autumn leaves. Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Autumn leaves. Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Saints Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia. Conversation of souls at a distance
Conversation of souls at a distance
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia Going into eternity
Going into eternity
Moment of death. Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Moment of death
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia died on the same day and hour
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia died on the same day and hour
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Saints spouses Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia
Russian Saints Pyotr and Fevronia

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