Selected places from diaries and notebooks. 2nd edition. Archimandrite Pavel Gruzdev

Many of the readers probably know the name of Archimandrite Pavel Gruzdev well, and some were lucky enough to be personally familiar with him. To this day, several books have been published, which described the life, works and exploits of this wonderful person. God's fishing brought him a child to the Afanasyevsky convent of the city of Mologa.

Dranding, the boy perceived the monastery life, filled with the spirit of holiness and monastic piety, was imbued with a love for the simplicity and severity of the monastic being. From childhood, he felt the joy of prayer communication with God, imbued with boundless trust and devotion to the Lord. The whole further life of Father Paul was evidence of this infinite love. He carried it through the Stalinist camps and links, through pain, suffering and humiliation. In the males of heavy trials, love for God and love for his neighbor became the main core of his personality. Constantly wearing the name of the Lord in his soul, he is a non -divine gospel light to his parishioners, people with whom he had to meet daily. A simple, untrained man, a person lovingly instructed professors and academics. Among his many spiritual children were police officers, military, art people and ordinary rural workers.

For each, the word of consolation was in Paul. And today, to the place of the rest of the old man, at the Leontyevsky cemetery of the city of Romanov-Borisoglebsk, believers with their troubles and aspirations, in the hope of getting help and praying for the repose of the extraordinary and loving soul of Father Paul, go in a constant string. The people go many stories about wonderful help in various difficult life situations received after visiting the grave of the elder.