Archimandrite Naum Bayborodin is a famous clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church. For many years he was the confessor of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra and was one of the most respected elders among the Russian clergy.
Biography
Archimandrite Naum Bayborodin was born in 1927 in the Novosibirsk region. He was born in the small village of Shubinka, in the Horde district. His parents were Alexander Efimovich and Pelageya Maksimovna Bayborodiny. At birth, he received the name Nikolai.
Almost immediately after birth, he was baptized in his native village in St. Sergius Church. Soon after, his family moved to Primorsky Krai. The hero of our article went to school in the city of Sovetskaya Gavan. He managed to graduate only 9 classes.
A family
Parents of the future archimandrite Naum Bayborodin were associated with the Russian Orthodox Church. For example, his mother Pelagia had the status of a schemonahini. In total, the family had seven brothers and sisters, but they all died as infants. Therefore, parents raised only one son, who later became archimandrite Naum Bayborodin.
The Great Patriotic War
Nikolai interrupted his studies at secondary school because the Great Patriotic War broke out. At the very beginning, he was too small to go to the front. He was mobilized into the Red Army only in 1944. He served in the military aviation units.
Initially, Nikolai was seconded to a radio engineering school in the city of Frunze, then he was transferred to Riga, and then to the military units of Kaliningrad and Siauliai. Mostly Bayborodin was engaged in the maintenance of airfields. He did not take part in hostilities. In 1952 he was demobilized. By that time, Nikolai managed to get the rank of senior sergeant. For his excellent service, he was solemnly awarded a photograph of the banner. The future archimandrite returned to the city of Pishpek (now the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek), where he continued his studies at evening school. After graduating from it, he became a student in the physical and mathematical faculty of the local Polytechnic Institute.
Spiritual life
Nikolai could not finish his studies at the Polytechnic Institute. At the insistence of his parents, he left the “secular” university to devote his life to serving God. His mother especially wanted this. In 1957, Bayborodin left for the town of Zagorsk near Moscow, where he became a novice of the capital's seminary. This was a very serious step for a person living in Soviet society, which banned the church and everything connected with it.
In the same year, Nicholas was enrolled in the brotherhood of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. A year later, he was tonsured a monk and received the name Naum in honor of the Monk Saint Naum of Radonezh. The tonsure was conducted by Archimandrite Pimen Khmelevsky. At the end of 1958, Naum already received the rank of hierodeacon. This happened at the feast of St. Sergius of Radonezh. Metropolitan of Barnaul and Novosibirsk Nestor Anisimov himself elevated him to the rank. Since 1959, Naum - hieromonk. In the Assumption Cathedral of Laurels, Metropolitan Boris of Vic. Of Kherson and Odessa elevated him to this dignity. The future archimandrite Naum Bayborodin, whose photo is presented in our article, in 1960, graduated from seminary. After this, he entered the Moscow Theological Academy. After graduating from it, he received the degree of candidate of theology.
Church career
In the future, the church biography of archimandrite Naum Bayborodin evolved very successfully. In 1970, he was promoted to abbot. After another 9 years, he received the rank of archimandrite.
The activities of Bayborodin were associated with the popularization of the ideas of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was related to the construction of several cathedrals and churches in different parts of the country. For example, in 1996, he contributed to the construction of the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk Convent in the native village of Maloirmenka in the Novosibirsk Region, which was formerly called Shubinka. The monastery was erected on the site of a rural temple destroyed during the reign of Soviet power. Since 2000, Bayborodin has played an important role in the Spiritual Council of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. First, he enters the council as one of the members, and since 2001 becomes the trustee of an orphanage in the Toporkovo village near Moscow. The
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius has long been patronizing this orphanage
.Bayborodin’s sermons
The sermons of Archimandrite Naum Bayborodin are widely known. In them he tried to find answers to the most difficult questions that plague most of those around him.
For example, his sermon “The Will to Holiness”, delivered at the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in 1998, became popular. In it, he talked about the three main sins that exist in our world. After his death, his sermon began to spread actively, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. Bayborodin wrote it long before this anniversary. Unfortunately, in 2016, the old man fell ill and fell into a coma. In this state, doctors supported his life throughout 2017. On October 13, Archimandrite Naum Bayborodin passed away. Early in the morning of October 15, he was buried in the Assumption Cathedral, located at the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. He was 89 years old. In his sermon on the events of 1917, Archimandrite Naum noted how many saints there were in Russia before the October Revolution. After the events of 1917, the situation radically changed. The responsibility for the events of those years he laid on the rulers, obeying the devil, who hate everything related to the Bible. They, according to Bayborodin, organized the revolution in Russia. The elder saw the prerequisites for a coup at the beginning of this century. He noted that a new Civil War did not start because Vladimir Putin did not allow this.
Memories of Naum Bayborodin
Many famous people met with Archimandrite Naum. He made an indelible impression on almost everyone. Singer Nadezhda Babkina recalled that it was possible to "drown" in his kind eyes. After a frank conversation with him, the soul became light and light, a real feeling of happiness condescended. Metropolitan Kirill Nakonechny recalled the times when Archimandrite Naum accepted confession among parishioners. People walked in droves, with each he talked and gave practical advice. He directed many not only in worldly life, but also in church life. The parishioners, who had a chance to talk with the old man, say that he knew how to look into the most hidden corners of their souls. It was impossible to conceal anything from Naum Bayborodin. However, he never scolded for sins and did not reproach, but only instructed on the right path.