УДК 433                                                                    

                                                                                                                                    Сазонов О.В.

ОСНОВАТЕЛЬ КОЗЛОВСКОГО ТРОИЦКОГО МУЖСКОГО МОНАСТЫРЯ ИГУМЕН ИОСИФ

                                                                                                                        Sazonov O.V.

THE FOUNDER OF THE KOZLOVSKY TRINITY MALE MONASTERY IS HEGUMEN JOSEPH

 Abstract: The article is dedicated to the founder of the Kozlovsky Trinity Monastery, Hegumen Joseph (?-1643?). The study pays attention to little-known, but important for the development of local historical science and understanding of historical processes, facts from the life of Abbot Joseph, as a religious figure, not only at the local, but also at the All-Russian level, new archival documents are introduced into scientific circulation, the peculiarities of the social and political realities of this period are revealed. The author demonstrates a deep knowledge of the material, reflects in the article new archival documents and publications telling about the life and work of St. Joseph Kozlovsky.

Ключевые слова: Козловский Троицкий монастрыь, Лебедянский Троицкий монастырь, Игумен, Архимандрит, черный священник, Тамбовская епархия, Синодик, город Козлов, село Степанищево.