Biography of Turovsky Cyril

Having become a bishop of Turov, he became famous as a writer and preacher. Canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in the face of the saint, the memory is performed: April 28 and June 4 according to the Julian calendar. Then, when the enlightener of Euphrosyne began to serve the people in Polotsk, in Turov, another of our outstanding fellow countryman - Cyril, was born.

The boy was born in a family of wealthy citizens. Parents took care to get a good education. At that time, the wife of the Turov prince was the Greek princess. From her homeland, she brought many scientists of the courtiers. They became teachers of a smart boy. Cyril very sincerely believed in God. From childhood, he dreamed of serving Jesus Christ and praise His name in his books.

For the sake of this, he had already gone to the monastery in his youth. So that nothing prevents him from reading church books and writing his own works, the young monk ordered him to walked himself in the monastery tower. Here, only books remained his interlocutor, stars in the sky and birds that arrived at a narrow window. It was the only way that Cyril connected to Cyril.

Through the window they gave him modest food, as well as parchment, goose feathers and ink for writing. Cyril deserved such a sacrificial life among the townspeople and the prince himself worship. Countrymen asked the monk to leave the tower and unanimously chose him as a bishop - the main priest of the Turov land. Cyril was a talented person and did not spare time and effort to reveal his talent as fully as possible.

His youthful dream came true: he became a famous writer and speaker.

The most impressive readers and listeners of the Cyrilov works, written in honor of Easter and other Christian holidays. In these works, which were called “words”, Cyril Turovsky sincerely and inspiredly glorified the beauty of man and nature, taught to live truthfully, with pure soul and love for God and people. Once in Byzantium there was a writer and preacher John, who gave the name of the Zlatoslov for the unusual writer's talent and eloquence.

The enlightener from Turov called contemporaries the second goldmine, and after death they declared a saint. The Kirillov works were copied and printed for several centuries. They are now being studied by Belarusian schoolchildren and students. Orsha, st. Ivan Flerov d.