Вiography of hieromonk Diomid (Egorov) based materials of the Florensky-Archive

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to summarize scattered and scarce information about the life of hieromonk Diomid (Egorov), who served during the years of persecution to preserve the shrines of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. The article clarifies the facts of his biography, in particular, documents the date and place of his death, makes an attempt to give an idea of his personality. The article discusses the questions of why Father Diomid was deeply devoted to the obedience of the sacristan of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra entrusted to him and whether this adherence to his duty to save the sacristy of the monastery caused compromising answers given by him during interrogations on the Sergiev Posad case in 1928. The reconstruction of the events of the life of hieromonk Diomid, who became an employee of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra Museum in the early years of its existence, was made possible thanks to the preserved archive of the professor of the MDA priest Pavel Florensky . A special merit for the study and publication of the materials of this archive belongs to hegumen Andronik (Trubachev). The article notes a characteristicfeature connecting priest Pavel Florensky and hegumen Andronik (Trubachev), called historical skill or historical intuition — the ability to notice and preserve essential details of historical significance.