Priest-Martyr Andronicus (Nicholas), Archbishop of Perm and Solikamsk, as a pastor and a missionary
The article discusses the personality of a martyr Andronicus (Nikolsky) as a shepherd and a missionary. Particular emphasis in the article is made on the identification of qualities of Archbishop Andronicus, characterizing him as a pastor and a missionary, as well as on research and analysis of his personal works, sermons, articles, notes, on the basis of which his ideological convictions are shown in aspects of morality and asceticism, liturgical aspects, as well as in the field of an experience of the Orthodox mission. The main conclusions are as follows: qualities that characterize the archbishop as a shepherd and a missionary are piety, zeal for fulfilling of episcopal duties, strictness to himself and at the same time indulgency in exposure, responsibility, jealousy, complacency, patience, modesty, silence, attentiveness, vigor, physical weakness and hereditary soreness. As to the attitude of the martyr Andronicus to non-Orthodox and to nonbelief, it can be concluded that he had an experience of strict exposure of all those who had fallen from the Church. The pastoral and missionary ministry of Archbishop Andronik is very informative, instructive and relevant. Acquaintance with him was very fruitful for modern missionaries and clergymen, and putting into practice his advice on organizing missionary service could make a worthy contribution to the current state of missionary activity in the Russian Orthodox Church.