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In the Makarov Monastery for Men near Saransk they don’t stop miracles on the grave of the elder and confessor of the Saransk diocese of Theophanes, and in the world of Vladimir Dankov. Crowds of people gather here to ask for healing or fulfillment of desire. Is it true in the monastery something unusual is happening, a SmartNews correspondent found out. Pilgrimages to Makarovsky St. John the Theological Monastery to the grave Elder Theophanes did not stop for a single day. People come for healing, just pray, and sometimes for spiritual advice. They say that the old man, as in life, never refuses anyone, but healings occur more and more often. – I came to today Father Feofanu, no longer counted again. Not enough words convey all the grace and peace that I receive after coming here. The elder was very kind during his lifetime, he listened to everyone, he could always be seen surrounded by people with a large bundle funeral notes. Many of the most different people. He also helps me after death, recently my son has I had an accident, they said in the hospital that there were almost no chances, and I I went to pray and Father Feofan asked me to help … and he helped! Son he’s on the mend, doctors say this rarely happens with severe wounds. But I’m sure that he will be healthy, because with us help of the father. Marina Akimova, parishioner of Makarovsky Monastery The story of the healing old man began a long time ago. Father Feofan was born in 1935, in the Penza region, in the village Orlovka Bashmakovsky district. Ordinary peasant family in order of time: father is a communist, and mother was a deeply religious person, which I tried to instill in my children. First spiritual mentor the boy was Elder Gregory, who strengthened faith in God and taught little Vladimir wear a cross. Once, having gone 30 km from the house, to the temple in the village of Bashmakovka, Volodya stayed there to work as an altar boy 20 years. After he left for the village of Kamenny Brod and stayed there for 12 years, and when the Sanaksar Nativity of the Virgin Monastery opened, he left there in the number of brethren. After he spent two years in Sanaksarah, Vladimir Dankov was tonsured into a schema with the name Theophanes. After which Metropolitan of Saransk and Mordovia Barsanuphius sent Feofan in Chufarovo to restore the Holy Trinity Monastery, there and the fame of the old man began. People came a little, asked help. But after the restoration of the monastery, Father Feofan moved to 2004 in the Makarovsky St. John the Theological Monastery. Now this monastery is known not only in Russia, but also far beyond its the limits. To the priest both before and now come even from America and Germany, not to mention the near abroad. Elder Theophanes met with many famous elders of our time. I had Nicholas’s father on the island of Zalit, went to his father Ilya Optinsky, met with father John from the Pskov-Pechersky monastery. For all years of residence in the monastery Theophanes was a high image monastic obedience, meekness, infinite love for everyone who came to him. He always took misfortune to heart pilgrims and parishioners. Thanks to his spiritual work, his popularity extends far beyond Mordovia. Elder treated thousands of people, and in October last year, help was needed to himself. The disease attacked the father of Theophanes, but despite the strong pain, he continued to receive people, said that when talking with pilgrims have the strength to live. However death to himself he prophesied himself. 
Photo from open sources – A few years before the death of his father Feofan and I had a conversation with him about people who pass away on Easter. It is believed that they fall into the kingdom of God. The elder said that he, too, will die on Easter week. I was very scared then because the holiday was not far off. But he smiled and said that not in this year. Olga Eremina, organizer of pilgrimage trips from Nizhny Novgorod Numerous parishioners and pilgrims arrived from all over Russia and neighboring countries to participate in the burial after Easter May 18 this year. The funeral service for Scheiarchimandrite Theophanes was held in the main cathedral of St. John the Theologian Makarovsky the monastery. He was buried at the monastery cemetery for St. John the Theological Cathedral. Now funeral services and lithiums on the grave Scheiarchimandrite Theophanes (Dankov) are committed daily at 9:00 and 17:00, after which people stay, kiss the cross and ask everyone about his. A large number of believers from the most remote corners They say with gratitude to Russia: “Father Feofan helped!” These words pronounced at the appearance of the long-awaited first-born, upon return husband in the family, with the retreat of a serious illness, a lot life stories and examples of help and healing with prayers and visits to Elder Theophanes both during his life and after of death. Hundreds of pilgrims go to the old man’s grave every day. “After all, how could it be otherwise, if even during life I helped, then in the next world a word, maybe he will put in a favor for us, “say the pilgrims. – His can be put on a par with such elders as father Nikolai (Guryanov) from the island of Zalit, John (Krestyankin). it ascetics, with whom Orthodox Russia is strong. Distinctive feature Makarov’s righteous man that he had an unseemly love for his child, was a model of true obedience. Clement, Bishop Krasnoslobodsky and Temnikovsky, stolica-s.su However, love for neighbors, miracles during life and after death still do not give the old man Theophanes is a saint. To do this, there must be more than one procedure and a lot of time. But perhaps Father Theophanes is still in front. – No matter how paradoxical this sounds, the procedure there really is to avoid various confusions. Process recognition of holiness can begin only a few years after death and in the presence of facts of helping people after death. Not one meeting is being gathered among the diocese and everything is carefully pondering. Representative of the press service of the Saransk diocese The account of miracles that happened after the prayer to the elder has long been lost. With its help, the most serious ailments recede. Miracles after death became not uncommon in the Makarovsky churchyard, people came and come to the grave to Father Feofan time after time, remembering him during his lifetime bright and smiling. Someone passes the stories about it from mouth to the mouth, and someone puts it on the Internet. – Of course, believe it or not This is a personal matter for everyone, but the facts of miraculous healings and real help in difficult life situations of the old man Theophanes are numerous. Once I was at a reception at Feofan, and I personally felt the unusual the warmth and kindness that came from this feeble, gray-haired old man. In the conditions of unbearable heat, he tried to accept everyone afflicted. In my memory, that July day came to him more than 200 people People began to flock in the early morning, around 6-30. As a result, we got to him only in the evening at six o’clock. The method of healing the old man Theophanes is certainly specific, does not have scientific justification and very painful. After he “massaged” the body with his heavy metal copy, many people left long-playing bruises on the body. Maybe everything and illogical, but this is a kind of physical catharsis, which cost – my problem was solved, yes, not immediately, after a while, but decided. I believe this is also the merit of Theophanes. I personally saw faces of hundreds of pilgrims full of faith in healing and hope for a brighter future. However, I heard real human stories of miraculous healings. Therefore, Theophanes really helped people, and rumors and gossip about the fact that it charlatans, charlatans, swindlers and swindlers dissolve quackery. Well there are still those who do not believe, but this is their right … the kingdom of heaven the old man Theophanes and eternal memory … Mordovian81, stolica-s.su -Moreover, in life, the elder talked me out of abortion, I was stupid then was, she didn’t know what I want. But now I am grateful to him. Here with only everything was bad at work, I already didn’t know what hope, I thought that the old man is now gone, there is nobody to help, but to nevertheless came to his grave. I leaned to the cross, spoke all. And you know, after I left the monastery, I took out the phone look at the time, and then he rang right in my hands, it’s with the work reported good news. Now came to say thanks for this is the old man Theophanes. The main thing is not to ask, but to pray with the great affliction and warmth. Galina Fedorova, resident of the city of Saransk Of course, there are skeptics who do not believe in healing and fulfillment of desires, but in this case even restrained miraculous experts try to explain what is happening is a special feat carried by Elder Theophanes. Expert opinion. Eduard Rogachev – Old Age is special service that God gives only to the elect. To their number relates Father Feofan – the confessor of the Makarov Monastery. Also in at a young age he devoted himself to the service of God. Old age is as a feat, he was at all times revered in Russia. It gives a special force. Unfortunately, in our time, old age has become extremely rare. phenomenon.
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