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Peter and Fevronia of Murom are spouses, saints, the brightest personalities of Holy Russia, who reflected its spiritual values ​​and ideals with their lives. The Orthodox calendar has its own Valentine's Day, associated with the history of the holy spouses Peter and Fevronia of Murom. Peter and Fevronia are the patrons of family and marriage. Their marriage is an example of Christian marriage.

Life story

Life history of St. miracle workers, the faithful and reverend spouses Peter and Fevronia, existed for many centuries in the traditions of the Murom land, where they lived and where their honest relics were preserved. Over time, the true events acquired fabulous features, merging in the people's memory with the legends and parables of this region. Now researchers are arguing about which of the historical figures the life is written about: some are inclined to believe that they were Prince David and his wife Euphrosyne, in monasticism Peter and Fevronia, who died in 1228, others see in them the spouses Peter and Euphrosyne, who reigned in Murom in 14th century

Recorded a story about blgv. Peter and Fevronia in the 16th century. priest Yermolai the Sinful (monastic Erasmus), a talented writer, widely known in the era of Ivan the Terrible. Having preserved folklore features in his life, he created an amazingly poetic story about wisdom and love - the gifts of the Holy Spirit with a pure heart and humble in God.

poisonous blood

Rev. Peter was the younger brother of the blgv who reigned in the city of Murom. Paul. Once a misfortune happened in Paul's family - at the instigation of the devil, a kite began to fly to his wife. The woeful woman, yielding to demonic power, told her husband about everything. The prince ordered his wife to find out from the villain the secret of his death. It turned out that the death of the adversary "is destined from Peter's shoulder and Agrikov's sword." Upon learning of this, Peter immediately decided to kill the rapist, relying on God's help. Soon, during a prayer in the temple, it was revealed where Agrikov's sword was kept, and, having tracked down the snake, Peter struck it. But before his death, the snake splashed the victor with poisonous blood, and the prince's body was covered with scabs and ulcers.

No one could heal Peter from a serious illness. Enduring torment with humility, the prince surrendered to God in everything. And the Lord, taking care of His servant, sent him to the Ryazan land. One of the young men sent in search of a doctor accidentally went into the house, where he found a lonely girl named Fevronia, the daughter of a poison dart frog, who had the gift of clairvoyance and healing, at work. After all the questions, Fevronia punished the servant: "Bring your prince here. If he is sincere and humble in his words, he will be healthy!"

Health of mind and body

The prince, who himself could no longer walk, was brought to the house, and he sent to ask who wants to cure him. And he promised that if he cured him, a big reward. “I want to cure him,” Fevronia replied bluntly, “but I don’t demand any reward from him. Here’s my word to him: if I don’t become his wife, then it’s not fitting for me to treat him.” Peter promised to marry, but in his heart he was cunning: the pride of the princely family prevented him from agreeing to such a marriage. Fevronia scooped up bread leaven, blew on it and ordered the prince to take a bath and grease all the scabs except one.

The blessed maiden had the wisdom of the Holy Fathers and prescribed such treatment not by chance. Just as the Lord and Savior, healing lepers, the blind and the paralyzed, healed the soul through bodily ailments, so Fevronia, knowing that diseases are allowed by God as a test and for sins, prescribed a cure for the flesh. Since Fevronia saw the cunning and pride of Peter, she ordered him to leave one scab unoiled as evidence of sin. Soon, from this scab, the whole disease resumed, and the prince returned to Fevronia. The second time he kept his word. "And they arrived in their fiefdom, the city of Murom, and began to live piously, in no way transgressing God's commandments."

After the death of his brother, Peter became autocrat in the city. The boyars respected their prince, but the arrogant boyar wives disliked Fevronia, not wanting to have a peasant woman as their ruler, taught their husbands unkind things. The boyars tried to raise all sorts of slanders against the princess, and once they rebelled and, having lost their shame, offered Fevronia, taking whatever she wanted, to leave the city. The princess wanted nothing but her husband. The boyars rejoiced, because each secretly aimed at the prince's place, and they told their prince about everything. Blessed Peter, having learned that they wanted to separate him from his beloved wife, chose to voluntarily give up power and wealth and go into exile with her.

in exile

The couple sailed down the river in two boats. A certain man, sailing with his family along with Fevronia, stared at the princess. The holy wife immediately guessed his thought and gently reproached: "Draw water from one and the other side of the boat," the princess asked. "Is the water the same or is one sweeter than the other?" “The same,” he replied. “So the nature of a woman is the same,” said Fevronia. “Why, having forgotten your wife, are you thinking about someone else?” The accused was embarrassed and repented in his soul.

In the evening they moored to the shore and began to settle down for the night. "What will happen to us now?" - Peter thought sadly, and Fevronia, a wise and kind wife, affectionately consoled him: "Do not grieve, prince, the merciful God, the Creator and Protector of all, will not leave us in trouble!" At this time, the cook began to prepare supper and, in order to hang the cauldrons, he cut down two small trees. When the meal was over, the princess blessed these stumps with the words: "May they be big trees in the morning." And so it happened. By this miracle, she wanted to strengthen her husband, foreseeing their fate. After all, if “there is hope for a tree that, if it is cut down, it will come to life again,” then a person who hopes and trusts in the Lord will have a blessing both in this life and in the next.

Restoring Justice

Before they had time to wake up, ambassadors arrived from Murom, begging Peter to return to reign. The boyars quarreled over power, shed blood, and now they were again looking for peace and tranquility. Blzh. Peter and Fevronia with humility returned to their city and ruled happily ever after, doing alms with prayer in their hearts.

Monasticism

When old age came, they became monks with the names David and Euphrosyne and begged God to die at the same time. They bequeathed to bury themselves together in a specially prepared coffin with a thin partition in the middle.

They died on the same day and hour, each in his cell. People considered it impious to bury monks in one coffin and dared to violate the will of the deceased. Twice their bodies were carried to different temples, but twice they miraculously ended up nearby. So they buried the holy spouses together near the cathedral church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, and every believer found generous healing here.

Relics of Peter and Fevronia

In the ancient Russian city of Murom, in the Trinity Convent, there are the holy relics of Peter and Fevronia, whose marriage is considered the ideal of Christian marriage.

Murom Trinity Women's Monastery (founded in the 17th century, in 1643 by the diligence of the Murom merchant Tarasy Borisov). Address: Vladimir region, Murom district, Murom. The main shrine of the monastery is the relics of Peter and Fevronia, to which married couples go who want to have children.

The most favorable day for prayers is July 8 (the Orthodox day of lovers, the day of the canonization of Saints Peter and Fevronia in 1547). Infertile couples can take away from Murom the consecrated icons of the patrons of family happiness.

Prayer to the relics of Peter and Fevronia

Oh, the great saints of God and the miraculous miracle-workers of the good faith, Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia, the city of Murom, intercessors and guardians, and for all of us, zeal for the Lord of prayer! We resort to you and pray to you with strong hope: bring your holy prayers for us sinners to the Lord God and ask us from His goodness all that is beneficial to our souls and our bodies: faith in the right, good hope, unfeigned love, unshakable piety, prosperity in good deeds, peace of peace, fruitfulness of the earth, well-being of the air, health and eternal salvation for souls and bodies. Intercede with the King of Heaven: His faithful servants, in sorrow and sorrow crying out to Him day and night, may they hear a much-sick cry and may our stomachs be driven from death. Ask the Church of the Saints and the entire power of Russia for peace, silence and well-being, and for all of us a prosperous life and a good Christian death. Protect your fatherland, the city of Murom, and all the cities of Russia from all evil and all the faithful people who come to you and worship with might, overshadow the grace-filled action of your favorable prayers, and fulfill all their petitions for the good. Hey, holy miracle workers! Do not despise our prayers, offered to you with tenderness, but wake up intercessors for us to the Lord and make us worthy of your holy help to receive eternal salvation and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven; let us glorify the inexpressible love of mankind of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity worshiping God, forever and ever. Amen.

On July 8, starting from 2008, the Day of family, love and fidelity is widely celebrated in all cities of Russia. Many consider it a worthy alternative to Valentine's Day, which came from abroad. Indeed, in the national holiday there is more spiritual love and admiration for loyalty and devotion. And all because the holiday is closely connected with Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom - a couple that is an example of ideal family relationships.

In 2015, a monument to Saints Peter and Fevronia was opened near the walls of the registry office in Khimki near Moscow. The bronze monument, over 2.5 meters high, was created by the sculptor Konstantin Chernyavsky. Its opening was timed to coincide with the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity and was held as part of the nationwide program "In the Family Circle". It has become a good tradition for Khimki newlyweds to lay flowers at the sculpture of Saints Peter and Fevronia on their wedding day.

The life story of the holy princes Peter and Fevronia is a story of fidelity, devotion and true love, capable of sacrifice for the sake of a loved one.

The love story of this married couple is described in detail by the greatest author of the 16th century Yermolai Erasmus in the Old Russian Tale of Peter and Fevronia. According to the Tale, the couple reigned in Murom at the end of the 12th and beginning of the 13th centuries, they lived happily and died on the same day.

Blessed Prince Peter was the second son of Prince Yury Vladimirovich of Murom. He ascended the throne of Murom in 1203. A few years before this, Saint Peter fell ill with leprosy - the prince's body became covered with scabs and ulcers. No one could heal Peter from a serious illness. Enduring torment with humility, the prince surrendered to God in everything.

In a sleepy vision, it was revealed to the prince that the pious maiden Fevronia, a peasant woman of the village of Laskovaya in the Ryazan land, could heal him. Saint Peter sent his people to that village.
Fevronia, as a payment for treatment, wished the prince to marry her after the healing. Peter promised to marry, but in his heart he was cunning, since Fevronia was a commoner: “Well, how is it possible for the prince to take the daughter of a poison dart frog as his wife!”. Fevronia healed the prince, but since the beekeeper's daughter saw the cunning and pride of Peter, she ordered him to leave one scab unoiled as evidence of sin. Soon, from this scab, the whole disease resumed, and the prince returned to Fevronia again in shame. Fevronia again cured Peter, and even then he married her.

Together with the young princess, Peter returns to Murom. Prince Peter fell in love with Fevronia for her piety, wisdom and kindness. The holy spouses carried love for each other through all trials.
After the death of his brother, Peter became autocrat in the city. The boyars respected their prince, but the arrogant boyar wives disliked Fevronia and, not wanting to have a peasant woman as their ruler, taught their husbands unkind things. The proud boyars demanded that the prince let his wife go. Saint Peter refused, and the couple were expelled. They sailed on a boat along the Oka from their hometown. Saint Fevronia supported and consoled Saint Peter. But soon the wrath of God overtook the city of Murom, and the people demanded that the prince return with Saint Fevronia. Ambassadors arrived from Murom, begging Peter to return to reign. The boyars quarreled over power, shed blood, and now they were again looking for peace and tranquility. Peter and Fevronia with humility returned to their city and ruled happily ever after, observing all the commandments and instructions of the Lord impeccably, praying unceasingly and doing alms to all the people who were under their rule, like a child-loving father and mother.

The holy spouses became famous for their piety and mercy. Whether they had children - oral tradition did not convey information about this. They achieved holiness not by having many children, but by mutual love and keeping the sanctity of marriage. That is the meaning and purpose of it.

When old age came, they became monks with the names David and Euphrosyne and begged God to die at the same time. They bequeathed to bury themselves together in a specially prepared coffin with a thin partition in the middle. Marriage vows, even after being tonsured, retain their power for them, because they also fulfill their last promise to each other - to die at the same time.

They died on the same day and hour on June 25, 1228, each in his own cell. People considered it impious to bury monks in one coffin and dared to violate the will of the deceased. Twice their bodies were carried to different temples, but twice they miraculously ended up nearby. So they buried the holy spouses together in one coffin near the cathedral church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. So the Lord glorified not only His saints, but also once again captured the sanctity and dignity of marriage, the vows of which in this case turned out to be no lower than monastic ones. Peter and Fevronia were canonized at the church council of 1547. The day of remembrance of the saints is June 25 (July 8). Saints Peter and Fevronia are a model of Christian marriage. With their prayers, they bring down the heavenly blessing on those who are getting married.

The Holy Princes Peter and Fevronia are revered by the Church as patrons of Christian marriage. It is they who should pray for the sending of peace into the family, for the strengthening of marital ties, for the achievement of family happiness. They are placed on a par with the apostles and martyrs and other great saints. And they were honored with such glorification “for the sake of courage and humility”, shown by them in keeping the commandments of God regarding marriage. This means that each of those who labor in Christian marriage and follow their example can be placed in this rank and can acquire the crown that was awarded to Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom.

Their relics are in the city of Murom in the Trinity Convent. The Day of Remembrance of the Murom Wonderworkers in pre-revolutionary times was one of the main citywide holidays. On this day, a fair was held in Murom, many surrounding residents flocked to the city. It can rightly be said that the relics of the holy princes were a city-wide shrine and the main Orthodox symbol of the city.
In Moscow, there is a venerated icon of the holy princes Peter and Fevronia with a particle of relics in the Church of the Ascension of the Lord on Bolshaya Nikitskaya (“Small Ascension”), where every Sunday at 17.00 an akathist is served to them.

In 2008, with the support of the wife of the Russian president, Svetlana Medvedeva, a new holiday was established - the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, which falls on July 8 - the day of memory of the holy noble princes Peter and Fevronia. This holiday is part of the forgotten tradition of our people. Earlier, engagements were made on this day, and after the end of Peter's Lent, couples got married in the church. The symbol of the holiday was a simple and close to everyone chamomile - as a symbol of summer, warmth, comfort, purity and innocence.

Lived happily ever after and died on the same day

(life of St. Peter and Fevronia)

Hello my dear readers!

Peter and Fevronia of Murom the story of eternal love (summary)

The story of their love is amazing, wonderful, fabulous. Many couples in love would like to live the way they lived.

Fevronia was a girl from a peasant family. But she was not an ordinary girl, everyone knew about her gift of healing and insight. She healed Prince Peter from an incurable disease. He promised to marry her for this miraculous healing. But pride got in the way.

Fevronia knew that such illnesses were sent for admonition and "cure" of sins. Seeing Peter's pride and cunning, she told the prince not to lubricate all the ulcers on the body, but to leave one, as evidence of sin. Very soon, the disease reappeared. Prince Peter was forced to return to Fevronia. The second time he kept his word.

The boyars did not like that their ruler married a simple girl and they asked Fevronia to take whatever she wanted and leave the city of Murom. Fevronia said that she did not need anything and she would take only her husband with her. Peter learned that they wanted to separate him from his beloved wife and chose to give up wealth and power.

Together with Fevronia on 2 boats, they sailed down the river. A certain husband was with them, he stared at the princess. Fevronia foresaw his thoughts and asks: “If you scoop up water from 2 sides of the boat, will it be sweeter or the same on one side?” He replied that it was the same. “So the female nature is the same,” said Fevronia. “Why have you forgotten your wife and are thinking about someone else’s?”

That's how wise Fevronia was. I think that's why Peter loved her so much. And we want to be loved. But at the same time, we do not want to agree to exile, we prefer to stay in the palace. And we do not want to act reasonably and wisely, because it is easier to be capricious and flirtatious.

Do you want to know what happened next? Listen. Peter and Fevronia stopped for the night. But already in the morning there were ambassadors from Murom. They began to ask Peter to return. Because the boyars quarreled for power. Peter and Fevronia agreed with humility. They returned and ruled in Murom until old age. They lived happily, did alms, prayed for the people of Murom. When old age came, they agreed to become monks. Prayed to God to die at the same time. And they left a covenant to be buried in the same coffin.

When his time came, Peter sent a messenger to Fevronia that he was ready to go to God. Fevronia asked him to wait until she finished embroidering the icon. At the same hour they died in different monasteries. But people thought that it was not good to bury the monks together and violated their will. However, miraculously, they were there.

The holy relics of the faithful Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia have survived to this day. Now their tomb is located in the Trinity Monastery in Murom, where all those who pray find healing and the gift of happiness, love and peace of mind.

How do you celebrate this holiday, you ask? I think we should pray to Saint Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia for ourselves, for our children and parents. Ask for wisdom, patience, reconciliation, humility, mercy and, of course, love, joy, fidelity and happiness for everyone!

I wish all of us to appreciate our loved ones, to be faithful and loyal!

And for those who have not yet found their soul mate, pray to St. Peter and Fevronia.

P.S.

One very amazing day can be found in the Orthodox calendar - the feast of Peter and Fevronia, the history of which is so beautiful and interesting that it cannot be ignored by the modern generation. Honoring the memory of Peter and Fevronia of Murom takes place on July 8. This date was approved in 2008 by the Federation Council of Russia. The initiator of this event was the wife of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, Svetlana. She also came up with the symbol of the holiday - chamomile.

Peter and Fevronia of Murom. History of Holiness

The marital union of Peter and Fevronia has become an indicative example of Christian marriage, therefore these saints are revered as its patrons. It is very important to note that the story of Saints Peter and Fevronia will not leave indifferent any truly Orthodox person. People perceive this holiday with great joy and response in their hearts. The story of Peter and Fevronia is simply amazing, and God's providence is clearly traced in it.

Peter and Fevronia died on the same day - June 25, 1228 according to the old calendar according to the new one). Their bodies, left in different churches, somehow miraculously suddenly ended up in the same coffin, prepared by them in advance. People regarded it as a great miracle. In 1547, Peter and Fevronia of Murom, whose history is simply amazing, were canonized. Today, their holy relics are kept in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in the Holy Trinity Monastery in the city of Murom.

Truly, the city of Murom is rich in various epic heroes. Everyone remembers the hero Ilya Muromets very well, but few people know that his holy relics are kept in the burial caves of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

Poetic story

The love story of Saints Peter and Fevronia has existed for many centuries in the Murom region. Over time, the true story about these faithful and reverend miracle workers acquired a fabulous shape that merged with the parables and legends of this region. Today in Murom there is a shrine with the relics of the married couple of Saints Peter and Fevronia, and pilgrims come to them from everywhere to honor their memory, ask for help and pray.

The story of the life of the faithful Peter and Fevronia was written by the clergyman Yermolai the Sinful, a brilliant writer who lived in the era of Ivan the Terrible. The story of Peter and Fevronia in the original interpretation of the writer acquired the colors of folklore and became a poetic story about love and wisdom, which are given only to a pure heart from God and the Holy Spirit.

About love and loyalty

This amazing story of Peter and Fevronia began at a time when Prince Pavel ruled on Russian soil in the city of Murom. And he had a beautiful wife, to whom the devil, in his dislike and hatred for the human race, began to send a winged serpent for fornication. Using his impure magical power, he appeared before her in the form of a prince. The wife did not hide such an obsession from her husband and said that the insidious serpent had mastered her by cunning. The frustrated prince did not know what to do with the villain of darkness. However, he ordered his wife to find out from the insidious tempter with flattering speeches whether he knows what death will come to him from. When the snake once again appeared to her, the princess found out from him that death was prepared for him from the shoulder of Petrov and Agrikov's sword.

Savior Peter

She immediately told Prince Pavel about all this. The same one called his own brother Peter to him and began to share his thoughts with him. Peter immediately realized that it was he who was destined to kill the snake. However, the only thing that really bothered him was that he didn't have Agric's sword.

But at that time, Peter, all alone, loved to go to churches and pray. One day he ended up in a convent, in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, and a young boy approached him, who told the prince that he knew where the cherished weapon was hidden. And, leading Peter to the altar wall, he pointed out to him a place between the slabs where Agrikov's sword lay. Peter took it and went to his brother to tell him about everything and to think over a plan for the next action.

And when Peter came to his brother Pavel, and then went to his daughter-in-law to express his respect, he noticed that Prince Pavel in some incredible way was in two places at once, in his chambers and with his wife. Peter immediately saw through the cunning of the snake in its reincarnation and, of course, not without God's help killed the monster.

Acquaintance with Fevronia

But the story of Peter and Fevronia did not end there. After the blows of the sword, the serpent took on its real brutal appearance, trembled and died, spattering Prince Peter with its blood. From this, the whole prince was covered with fetid scabs, terrible ulcers covered his body. Since that time, all those close to him have lost their feet, looking for doctors all over the world, but not one took up his treatment.

Once one of his youths went to the Ryazan lands, where there were many folk healers, and ended up in a small village called Laskovo, where he met a very wise young maiden named Fevronia. She promised to cure Prince Peter if he was sincere and humble in his thoughts. And she ordered him to be brought to her.

When the prince came to Fevronya, he began to promise her a huge reward. But she answered him that she would cure him if he took her as his wife. And the prince was cunning, promising to take her as his wife for healing. Then the girl scooped up a bowl of bread leaven, then breathed on it and ordered the prince to heat the bath and anoint his sick body with it, but only so that one scab remained unanointed.

Peter did just that, and the disease immediately receded. However, the prince was in no hurry to fulfill the main condition, and soon he was again covered with ulcers. Then he still had to marry Fevronia. After that, they left for Murom and lived there according to God's commandments.

Leave to return

After the death of Prince Paul, his brother Peter took over as governor of the city. But the boyars disliked the princess and one day, having drunk wine for courage, they came to her and asked her to take everything that her soul desires and leave their city. But she did not take the wealth, but asked for one thing - to give her her faithful Peter.

The boyars were even delighted with this turn of affairs, because in their hearts everyone dreamed of taking the throne of the prince. Well, what's decided is decided. The pious Prince Peter did not violate the laws of God and wished to leave with his wife. They got into the boat and sailed along the Oka River. The merciful intercessor did not leave them in trouble. Landing on one bank, they stopped for the night. The nobles from Murom immediately appeared and tearfully asked them to return, since the struggle for power led to strife and deaths between the boyars.

Blessed Peter and Fevronia with great humility returned to the city of Murom and began to rule there happily ever after. When they grew old, they decided to take a vow of monasticism, and during the tonsure they received the names of David and Euphrosyne. And then together they began to pray to the Lord that He would send them death at the same time. The pious couple wanted to be buried together. There was even a special coffin prepared in advance for two with a partition in the middle. But after their death in their cells, people considered it impious to bury the monks in one coffin and did not fulfill the will of the deceased. Their bodies were left twice in different temples, but in the morning they always somehow miraculously ended up together in the same coffin. Then it was decided to bury them together.

This is how Peter and Fevronia of Murom, whose love story deserves respect and recognition, became the patrons of the family, love and fidelity. And now every believer can come to the Murom Holy Trinity Convent to venerate their holy relics.

Many Orthodox are helped by Peter and Fevronia of Murom. The story of eternal love will forever remain in the heart of everyone who could ever hear or read it.

For several years now, on July 8, in all cities of Russia, the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity is celebrated. The date of the celebration was not chosen by chance and coincides with the memorable day of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom. The life of Orthodox spouses is an example of Christian marriage and a symbol of ideal family relationships.

“The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of Murom” was written in the 16th century by the monk Ermolai-Erasmus (Yermolai the Sinful), and the work immediately became a favorite reading of the literate people, distributed in a huge number of lists, passed from mouth to mouth. Thus, in ancient Russian literature, the genre of a love story with a mixture of pagan and Orthodox plots first appeared. The full text of the story is known only to narrow specialists, and the story of incredible love that has gone into the world is still remembered and retold.

Once Prince Peter was struck by a terrible leprosy. All attempts to cure the patient were in vain: no one could cope with the disease. When the prince despaired and resigned himself, he had a prophetic dream: Peter dreamed that a girl named Fevronia lived in the world, capable of healing him.

Life of Saints Peter and Fevronia. Autograph of Yermolai (Erasmus) (RNB. Solov.. No. 287/307. L. 134)

Saint Fevronia. Artist Alexander Prostev

Fevronia hands over the potion and explains how to get healed. Fragment of an icon of the 17th century

Unlike Peter, who was the son of Prince Yuri of Murom, Fevronia was from a simple peasant family. She lived with her father, a beekeeper, in the Ryazan village of Laskovo. From an early age, she studied the properties of plants and had the gift of healing, she knew how to tame even wild animals, and they obeyed her. The girl of amazing beauty and kindness fell in love with the young prince, and he gave his word after recovery to go down the aisle with her. Fevronia restored the prince's health. But he, frightened of an unequal marriage, did not keep his promise to marry. Soon the disease returned and with new force fell upon Peter.

When the messengers came to Fevronia for the second time, she did not refuse help and again healed the young prince. Having repented, Peter married the deliverer and was happy with her until the end of his days. As the legends say, the spouses honored each other all their lives, lived without deceit, in peace and harmony.

After the death of his elder brother, Peter ascended the princely throne. The boyars supported and respected the noble ruler, but could not come to terms with the fact that next to him on the throne was a girl from the lower class. Clever and beautiful Fevronia was haunted by the envy of the boyar wives. They tried to slander her and persuaded her husbands to kill her from the world. One fine day, the prince was given a condition: he had to choose between power and his beloved wife. Peter abdicated and left Murom with his wife.

Peter and Fevronia of Murom. Artist Alexander Prostev

Peter and Fevronia return to Murom. Icon

Icon of the Blessed Saints Peter and Fevronia. Icon of the Blessed Saints Peter and Fevronia.

Life in exile was not easy, but the wise princess did not lose heart, always found a way out of a difficult situation and supported her dejected husband. Peter did not cease to be affectionate towards Fevronia and never once reproached her for being the cause of their hardships.
Soon the Murom boyars realized that without a knowledgeable ruler they would not be able to maintain order in the city. Having come to their senses, they sent messengers for the princely couple with a request to head the board again. After consulting with his wife, Peter returned to his native land.

So Peter and Fevronia lived soul to soul until gray hair in their temples, “Praying unceasingly and doing alms to all the people who were under their power, like a child-loving father and mother. They had equal love for everyone, they did not like cruelty and money-grubbing, they did not spare perishable wealth, but they were rich in God's wealth. And they were true shepherds for their city, and not as mercenaries. And they ruled their city with justice and meekness, and not with rage. Wanderers were received, the hungry were fed, the naked were clothed, the poor were delivered from misfortunes.

Having grown old, they accepted monasticism under the names Euphrosyne and David. Having settled in different monasteries, they corresponded with each other. They prayed to God to grant them death in one day, so that they could continue their journey together in heaven. The couple even prepared a double coffin, in which only a thin partition would separate their bodies. Tradition says that their prayers were heard and they died at the same hour - June 25, 1228, according to the old style (July 8, according to the current calendar). But the will of the deceased was not fulfilled, the spouses were buried separately. But twice the inexplicable happened, and the bodies in an incredible way ended up together. After that, the clergy buried Peter and Fevronia together near the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos.

300 years after the death of Peter of Murom and his wife Fevronia were canonized. The Orthodox Church proclaimed them the patrons of the family and included July 8 in the Orthodox calendar as the day of their remembrance. In the 90s, the inhabitants of Murom attributed the celebration of the day of their city to this day. Now the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia are in a single coffin - in the Holy Trinity Convent in the city of Murom. Many pilgrims come to them to bow and ask for intercession. Those who fall with faith to cancer with relics receive healing.