The Church in Russia has existed for about a thousand years. Of course, many people have been canonized during this time. These are, indeed, people with an "angelic" character: they will always help, give shelter and feed. Throughout their lives, they do a lot of good things that are exclusively beneficial to humanity. These people include Seraphim of Sarov. He lived an eventful life, full of joyful events. But, like all people, he died at the age of 78. But where is Seraphim of Sarov buried?
Biography
Seraphim Sarovsky (real name - Prokhor Mashnin) was born in July 1754 in the city of Kursk. His father was a wealthy merchant, and his mother was a simple housewife. Unfortunately, when Prokhor was little, his father passed away, leaving the child to be raised by one mother. He began to be curious about the church, prayers and services at the age of seven. At the same age, he fell from a great height, from the bell tower, but, fortunately, received no damage. Then he was tormented for a long time by a serious illness, which in those days claimed many lives. In a dream, the Mother of God appeared to him, promising that Prokhor would be healed. And so it happened - an icon was carried past the house when the procession was going on. The child touched her and recovered the next day. After this event, faith grew even stronger.
At the age of twenty-two he became a pilgrim and went to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. There he was told about a certain place where Prokhor needed to go and stay. This place was a man's monastery, where he, having obeyed the "order", remained. After ten years in the monastery he took the name Seraphim. Became a monk.
Sarov Monastery. Place of tonsure of Seraphim of Sarov
At the age of forty, he began to live in the forest in his own cell. A beekeeper built and planted plants there. There is such a fact that for several years the only food was the herb to runny. How he managed to survive by eating a plant is unknown.
But the most notorious incident that made Seraphim hunched over was that of the bandits. They learned that Seraphim's frequent visitors were people from the upper classes, and decided to check his cell, in which there was nothing of value. Having found him praying, they hit him hard with an ax in the back of his head, breaking his skull. Of course, they escaped some kind of punishment, as they were forgiven and released.
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Already at the age of fifty, Seraphim decides to take a vow of silence, which lasted three years. During this time, there was not a single spoken word. After this time, he returned to his "native" monastery. His stay there was short-lived - after a while, Seraphim decided to "shut himself up." This shutter lasted fifteen years.
After coming out of a long seclusion, he began to meet people, give advice and help. It was believed that Seraphim was able to cure any disease, be it a common cold, or an extreme stage of cancer. Once, news of the wise old man reached Alexander I, and he decided to visit him personally. The surprise was enormous. As the king himself says, he never met a wiser man. Anyone who came was greeted with a joyful smile and the words "Christ is Risen".
Seraphim-Diveevsky monastery
By his own efforts, Seraphim was able to found a convent, which is currently called the Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery. It is located in the Nizhny Novgorod region, where thousands of pilgrims come annually.
But, unfortunately, life is not eternal. Seraphim also understood this perfectly. He knew in advance the date of his death - January 1833. As he wanted - he died during prayer.
Tomb of Seraphim of Sarov
The elder believed that death during this action would bring him one step closer to God. By turning to the search engine, you can find out and even show on the map where Seraphim of Sarov is buried. But let's not waste time on this, so we will cover this issue ourselves. The burial place was the Diveyevo Monastery founded by him. This was his last wish.