Features of the daily life of the military clergy of the Russian army in the first half of the XIX century., based on the materials of the Foundation of the Spiritual Board under the protopresbyter of the military and naval clergy of the Synod (f. 806. RG

Abstract

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the service of the military clergy of the Russian army in the first half of the 19th century. This chronological period in the history of the Russian military clergy has been studied much worse than the subsequent time, especially at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Based on the materials of the Fund of the Spiritual composition under the archpriest of the military and naval clergy, the discoveries of the regiment of priests with the regimental authorities and among themselves are analyzed. The relations between the military and the parish clergy are also analyzed. In the work on the article of criminal prosecution, methods of archival and library search were adopted, such as working with catalogs and descriptions of archival and book collections, the basic principles of internal and external criticism of a historical source. The result of the study was cases when the head priest became hostages of his position of dual subordination to the army church and regimental commanders. Regimental commanders, for various reasons, in fact, forced regimental priests to violate church canons. Especially often, the sacrament of marriage over the military gave rise to conflict. Also, an essential feature in the ministry of spiritual clergy consists of its participants with a clergy parish. Formally, the flocks were divided into two groups of clergy, but in practice such a division was not always observed. This situation also gives rise to mutual stocks and dissatisfaction among the priests who are next to each other.