LEVEL OF MATERIAL LIVINGAND MAJOR SOURCES OF INCOMEPAYMENT OF THE VLADIMIR DIOCESEAT THE END OF THE XIX CENTURY
For the Orthodox parish clergy in Russia in the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries. The quality of material support was one of the determining conditions of daily life and pastoral service. It was he who largely created the uniqueness of the social appearance of the clergy. The failure of government measures to «improve the life» of the clergy led to increased public attention to this problem, to the search for various ways to best resolve it. In 71this article, the issue of material support of the parish clergy is considered on the materials of the periodical press of the late XIX - early XX centuries. During the study period, it remained open and very acute, since the majority of the Orthodox clergy, not only in the Vladimir province, but throughout Russia as a whole, were rather poorly provided. The paper discusses the main sources that made up the income of the Orthodox clergy, namely: corrections, mug, purse, cemetery and other fees that allow church clergy to ensure their existence.