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On Sunday, December 30, 2007, at the age of 74, the famous St. Petersburg clergyman, Archpriest Viktor Grozovsky, died of heart disease. Yesterday, January 2, on the eve of the Nativity of Christ and the day of remembrance of the All-Russian Father St. Righteous John of Kronstadt, the funeral service and burial of Father Victor were performed. The memorial service, held in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral, the last place of service of the late priest, was led by the abbot of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Archimandrite Nazariy (Lavrinenko), who was co-served by numerous clergy of the St. Petersburg diocese. Father Victor was buried at the Smolensk cemetery.

Archpriest Viktor Grozovsky was born on February 27, 1934 in Leningrad. When the boy was 2 years old, his father was repressed. As a child I had to learn what a settlement was, then an orphanage. Victor studied at an industrial technical school, in a circus studio, graduated from the Higher Directing Courses, and was an actor at the Alexandrinsky Theater and the Theater named after. Komissarzhevskaya, worked as a director at Leningrad Television.

Then the time came to choose between the stage and the faith of Christ. Baptized in childhood, the future priest became a church member in adulthood. But in those years it was not safe. For the baptism of Viktor Grozovsky's first daughter, he was fired from television - the forefront of the ideological front. It must be said that a sharp turn in life could hardly have taken place without the support of a faithful companion - mother Zinaida Nikolaevna, a begged-for wife, with whom Fr. Victor gave birth to nine beautiful children.

Working as a church watchman at the Leningrad Theological Academy, the future Fr. Victor simultaneously received theological education (by the decision of the then rector of the Theological Schools, now Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad Kirill (Gundyaev), he was immediately enrolled in the third seminary course). On January 6, 1987, Archbishop Meliton (Soloviev) in the St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Epiphany V.I. Grozovsky was ordained to the rank of priest. From January to September 1987, Father Victor served in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral, then until 1999 - in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and from 1999 until his death - again in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral.

Many St. Petersburg residents knew this talented preacher well, a true shepherd of Christ, who dedicated his many talents to the Lord. Father Victor had the gift of clearly and simply presenting complex issues of Orthodox doctrine; he showed, in the main, decisiveness and uncompromisingness, and at the same time he had warmth and the gift of empathy, for which he was loved by his flock.

The priest put his sermons in poetic form. They often sounded on the waves of the diocesan radio “Grad Petrov” and on the air of “Orthodox Radio of St. Petersburg”. Several poetry collections of poems by Archpriest Viktor Grozovsky have been published.

A true small church is the priest’s friendly family, as anyone who has visited the hospitable Grozovsky home will confirm. A tree is known by its fruits. Suffice it to say that the three eldest sons of Father Victor chose the priestly ministry.

The ninth day of the death of Fr. Victor's Day falls on the feast of the Nativity of Christ. The editors of the Russian Line expresses sincere condolences to Mother Zinaida Nikolaevna Grozovskaya and the entire family, clergy and parishioners of the Prince Vladimir Cathedral.
Rest in peace, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant, the newly departed Archpriest Victor, and create for him eternal memory.
Marina Mikhailova, Russian line

Priest, spiritual writer, poet, actor and director. Archpriest.
Graduated from the Leningrad Industrial College. Then he served in the army and worked in his specialty. He graduated from the circus studio in Moscow, the theater studio at the Yaroslavl Drama Theater named after F.G. Volkova (1960). He worked as an actor in provincial theaters, as an extra at the Leningrad Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after S.M. Kirov. Since 1962 - actor at the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin, then - the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after V.F. Komissarzhevskaya. Graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Culture named after N.K. Krupskaya (1971), Higher directing courses at GITIS in Moscow (1975). He worked as a director in Maykop, then at Leningrad Television. He played the role of Detective in the film-play “The Big Cat's Tale” (1965).
He graduated from the Leningrad Theological Seminary (1980) and the Leningrad Theological Academy (1985). In 1980 he was ordained to the rank of deacon. He served in the churches of St. Seraphim of Sarov at the Seraphim Cemetery, Spaso-Pargolovskoe, and the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God at the Smolensk Cemetery. In 1987 he was ordained a priest. He served in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral (1987 and since 1999), in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra (1987-1999).
Author of brochures with religious and moral content: “How to spend Sundays and holidays” (2005), “If a child in an Orthodox family gets sick (advice from a priest)” (2006 and 2011), “Television, children and the Orthodox family” (2006), “ A Child in an Orthodox Family" (2007), "On Orthodox Education and Books" (2009), etc. In 2009, a book of his sermons, "The Shepherd's Word: Selections", was published. Published four collections of poems: “While the soul is still alive” (2001), “By God, come!” (2003), “I will sing You” (2004), “Once again about love” (2007). In 2000, an audio cassette with his spiritual poetry “Rhymed Sermons” was released.
Died on December 30, 2007 in Moscow. He was buried at the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery.

On Sunday, December 30, 2007, at the age of 74, the famous St. Petersburg clergyman, Archpriest Viktor Grozovsky, died of heart disease. Yesterday, January 2, on the eve of the Nativity of Christ and the day of remembrance of the All-Russian Father St. Righteous John of Kronstadt, the funeral service and burial of Father Victor was performed. The memorial service, held in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral, the last place of service of the late priest, was led by the abbot of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Archimandrite Nazariy (Lavrinenko), who was co-served by numerous clergy of the St. Petersburg diocese. Father Victor was buried at the Smolensk cemetery.

Archpriest Viktor Grozovsky was born on February 27, 1934 in Leningrad. When the boy was 2 years old, his father was repressed. As a child, I had to learn what a settlement was, then an orphanage... Victor studied at an industrial technical school, in a circus studio, graduated from the Higher Directing Courses, was an actor at the Alexandrinsky Theater and the Komissarzhevskaya Theater, worked as a director at Leningrad Television.

Then the time came to choose between the stage and the faith of Christ. Baptized in childhood, the future priest became a church member in adulthood. But in those years it was not safe. For the baptism of Viktor Grozovsky's first daughter, he was fired from television - the forefront of the ideological front. It must be said that a sharp turn in life could hardly have taken place without the support of a faithful companion - mother Zinaida Nikolaevna, a begged wife, with whom Father Victor had nine beautiful children.

While working as a church watchman at the Leningrad Theological Academy, the future Father Victor simultaneously received theological education (by the decision of the then rector of the Theological Schools, now Metropolitan Kirill (Gundyaev) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, he was immediately enrolled in the third seminary course). On January 6, 1987, V.I. Grozovsky was ordained to the rank of priest by Archbishop Meliton (Soloviev) at the St. Nicholas Cathedral. From January to September 1987, Father Victor served in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral, then until 1999 - in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and from 1999 until his death - again in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral.

The priest put his sermons in poetic form. They often sounded on the waves of the diocesan radio "Grad Petrov" and on the air of "Orthodox Radio of St. Petersburg." Several poetry collections of poems by Archpriest Viktor Grozovsky have been published.

The ninth day of Father Victor’s death falls on the feast of the Nativity of Christ. The editors express sincere condolences to Mother Zinaida Nikolaevna Grozovskaya and the entire family, clergy and parishioners of the Prince Vladimir Cathedral.
Rest in peace, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant, the newly departed Archpriest Victor, and create for him eternal memory.
Marina Mikhailova,

Born on February 27, 1934 in Leningrad.
In 1936, his father, deputy editor-in-chief of the Leningrad branch of Izvestia, was arrested as an “enemy of the people” and exiled to Norilsk. The mother and baby went to pick up her husband, she was allowed to live in the settlement with her two-year-old son for less than a year, and then they were ordered to leave. In 1937, a mother with her son Victor in her arms went across the country to visit her mother of many children in the Pskov region, then to the city of Vyksa, Gorky region. Next is the village of Lezhnevo, not far from Ivanovo, where the family survived the years of the Great Patriotic War. At the end of the war, Victor and his mother returned to Pskov.
At the age of thirteen he ran away from home. First he ended up in an orphanage, then in a vocational boarding school for orphans in Tallinn, which he graduated from in 1950 and then entered the Leningrad Industrial College.
After graduating from college, he served in the army, worked in his specialty, but his soul ached: “It’s not the same, it’s not the same.” Since childhood, Victor fell in love with the theater, and then he finally realized: he wants to become an actor.
He studied at a circus studio in Moscow and worked as an entertainer in the Northern Fleet ensemble. In 1960 he graduated from the theater studio at the Yaroslavl Drama Theater. F.G. Volkova. He worked as an actor in the provinces, was an extra at the Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. CM. Kirov. Since 1962 - actor at the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after. A.S. Pushkin, then - the Leningrad State Academic Drama Theater named after. V.F. Komissarzhevskaya. In 1966 he entered the Leningrad Institute of Culture. N.K. Krupskaya, who graduated in 1971 with a degree in directing. In 1975 he graduated from the Higher Directing Courses at GITIS (Moscow). He worked as a director in Maykop, and then at Leningrad Television. And again - the understanding that the cause he serves is not to his liking.
He began his ecclesiastical path as a church guard at the Leningrad Theological Schools, where he later received his theological education (by the decision of the rector of the Theological Schools, Archbishop Kirill (Gundyaev), he was immediately enrolled in the third year of the Leningrad Theological Seminary).
On May 18, 1980, he was ordained a deacon by Archbishop Kirill and served in the churches of St. Seraphim of Sarov at the Seraphim Cemetery, Spaso-Pargolovskoe and the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God at the Smolensk Cemetery.
In 1985 he graduated from the Leningrad Theological Academy.
On January 6, 1987, he was ordained a priest in the St. Nicholas Cathedral by Archbishop Meliton (Soloviev).
From January to September 1987 he served in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral, then until 1999 - in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and from 1999 - again in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral.
Already a clergyman, Father Victor continued to write poetry, published three collections of poetry, and was a member of the Russian Interregional Union of Writers.
Father of nine children. His son Gleb also became a priest.
Died on December 30, 2007.

), archpriest, poet.

At the age of thirteen he ran away from home. First he ended up in an orphanage, then in a vocational boarding school for orphans in Tallinn, which he graduated in 2018 and then entered the Leningrad Industrial College.

After graduating from college, he served in the army, worked in his specialty, but his soul ached: “It’s not the same, it’s not the same.” Since childhood, Victor fell in love with the theater, and then he finally realized: he wants to become an actor.

He studied at a circus studio in Moscow and worked as an entertainer in the Northern Fleet ensemble. In the year he graduated from the theater studio at the Yaroslavl Drama Theater. F.G. Volkova. He worked as an actor in the provinces, was an extra at the Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. CM. Kirov. Since one year he has been an actor at the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after. A.S. Pushkin, then - the Leningrad State Academic Drama Theater named after. V.F. Komissarzhevskaya. In the year he entered the Leningrad Institute of Culture named after. N.K. Krupskaya, who graduated in the same year with a degree in directing. This year he graduated from the Higher Directing Courses at GITIS (Moscow). He worked as a director in Maykop, and then at Leningrad Television. And again - the understanding that the cause he serves is not to his liking.

He began his ecclesiastical path as a church guard at the Leningrad Theological Schools, where he later received his theological education (by the decision of the rector of the Theological Schools, Archbishop Kirill (Gundyaev), he was immediately enrolled in the third year of the Leningrad Theological Seminary).

Proceedings

“While the soul is still alive” (2001),
“By God, come!” (2003),
"I Will Sing You" (2004),
“Once again about love” (2007).

“If a child in an Orthodox family gets sick (advice from a priest),”
“Television, children and the Orthodox family”,
“What should the bride and groom be like (about premarital relations)”,
“On Orthodox education and books”,
"Child in an Orthodox family"
"How to spend Sundays and holidays"
“Orthodox education of boys of adolescence (advice from a priest)”,
“Orthodox education of girls of transitional age.”

In 2000, an audio cassette of Fr. Viktor Grozovsky “Rhymed Sermons”.

Poems about. Viktor Grozovsky was often heard on the waves of the diocesan radio "Grad Petrov" and on the air of "Orthodox Radio of St. Petersburg", his articles and interviews appeared in the media.

Awards

Church:

Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, III degree (2004, on the 70th anniversary of his birth for diligent service to the Russian Orthodox Church)

Secular:

gold Pushkin medal "For the preservation of traditions in Russian literature"

Literature

Lyudmila Ilyunina. Archpriest Viktor Grozovsky

Used materials

Biography on the website of the Russian Interregional Union of Writers