The resurrection of righteous Lazarus. Patristic interpretations of difficult passages

Lazarus, in Hebrew Eliezar (God's help) - the name of two persons mentioned in the Gospel: a) (Luke XVI, 19-31) - the name of a beggar, so called by the Lord in His highly edifying parable of the rich man and Lazarus, which depicts the afterlife fate of the righteous and sinners. In hell, being in torment (the rich man), he raised his eyes and saw Abraham in the distance, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried out: Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said: child! remember that you have already received your good in your life, but Lazarus received your evil; now he is consoled here, and you suffer. The name Lazarus is still heard in the names infirmary (a hospital primarily for the poor), and in the Italian word lazzaroni, otherwise beggars; b) (John XI, 1, 2, 5, etc.) - the brother of Martha and Mary, who lived with by his sisters at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Bethany, whom the Lord raised from the dead on the fourth day after his death. This, without a doubt, was one of the greatest miracles performed by the Lord our Savior, since it confirmed His complete power and might over the grave and death, a power that a few days later was fully manifested in His own resurrection from the dead. At this wonderful and undeniable manifestation of Divine power and authority, the Jews became so enraged that they decided to kill not only Jesus, but also Lazarus, who was resurrected by Him, since as a result of this miracle many believed in the Lord. The Gospel account of this great event is deeply moving. Perhaps on no occasion were the love, goodness, greatness and omnipotence of the Lord manifested in such bright light and power in the state of His earthly humiliation, as during the miracle of the resurrection of the four-day-old Lazarus. The situation in which the said miracle took place is reproduced by the evangelist with such wonderful and majestic simplicity that it involuntarily brings into a state of deep reverence and tenderness everyone who reads this gospel narrative (see. Marfa And Maria). Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters, says the evangelist, and this Gospel expression alone makes it clear that the Bethany family, as they are usually called, was worthy of the special love of the Lord, and now, as proof of His high love, the Son of God shed tears at the grave deceased, and called him back to life from the dead. Tradition says that Lazarus, after his resurrection, remained alive for another 30 years (Epiph. Haer. 66, 34) and was a bishop on Fr. Cyprus, where he died. His relics were transferred from Cyprus to Constantinople in the 9th century under Leo the Wise. The memory is celebrated by the Church on October 17.

Definitions, meanings of words in other dictionaries:

Brockhaus Biblical Encyclopedia

Lazarus (Greek f-ma from Hebrew Eleazar, “God helped”): 1) the beggar from the parable told by Jesus (Luke 16:19-31) The sick man, covered with sores, lay in front of the gate of the house in which the rich man lived, and wanted only one thing - to satisfy his hunger with scraps from his table. After death, L was carried by the angels to see...

The resurrection of Lazarus is the greatest sign, a prototype of the General Resurrection promised by the Lord. The figure of the resurrected Lazarus himself remains, as it were, in the shadow of this event, but he was one of the first Christian bishops. How did his life turn out after returning from the captivity of death? Where is his grave and are his relics preserved? Why does Christ call him a friend and how did it happen that the crowds of witnesses to the resurrection of this man not only did not believe, but denounced Christ to the Pharisees? Let's consider these and other points related to the amazing gospel miracle.
Resurrection of Lazarus. Giotto.1304-1306

Did you know that many people attended Lazarus' funeral?
Unlike the hero of the same name from the parable “About the Rich Man and Lazarus,” righteous Lazarus from Bethany was real person and besides, not the poor. Judging by the fact that he had servants, his sister anointed the Savior’s feet with expensive oil, after the death of Lazarus he was placed in a separate tomb, and many Jews mourned him, Lazarus was probably a wealthy and famous person.
Due to their nobility, Lazarus’s family apparently enjoyed special love and respect among people, since many of the Jews living in Jerusalem came to the sisters who were orphaned after the death of their brother to mourn their grief. The holy city was located fifteen stages from Bethany, about three kilometers.
“The wondrous Fisher of Men chose the rebellious Jews as eyewitnesses of the miracle, and they themselves showed the coffin of the deceased, rolled away the stone from the entrance to the cave, and inhaled the stench of the decomposing body. With our own ears we heard the call to the dead man to rise, with our own eyes we saw his first steps after resurrection, with our own hands we untied the burial shrouds, making sure that this was not a ghost. So, did all the Jews believe in Christ? Not at all. But they went to the leaders, and “from that day they decided to kill Jesus.” This confirmed the correctness of the Lord, who spoke through the mouth of Abraham in the parable of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus: “If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, then even if someone were raised from the dead, they will not believe.”
Saint Amphilochius of Iconium

Did you know that Lazarus became a bishop?
Being exposed mortal danger, after the murder of the holy protomartyr Stephen, Saint Lazarus was taken to the sea coast, put in a boat without oars and removed from the borders of Judea. By divine will, Lazarus, together with the Lord’s disciple Maximin and Saint Celidonius (a blind man healed by the Lord), sailed to the shores of Cyprus. Being thirty years old before his resurrection, he lived on the island for more than thirty years. Here Lazarus met the apostles Paul and Barnabas. They elevated him to the position of bishop of the city of Kitia (Kition, called Hetim by the Jews). The ruins of the ancient city of Kition were discovered during archaeological excavations and are available for inspection (from the life of Lazarus the Four-Day).
Tradition says that after the resurrection, Lazarus maintained strict abstinence, and that the Episcopal omophorion was given to him by the Most Pure Mother of God, having made it with Her own hands (Synaxarion).
“Indeed, the unbelief of the leaders of the Jews and the more influential teachers of Jerusalem, which did not yield to such a striking, obvious miracle performed in front of a whole crowd of people, is an amazing phenomenon in the history of mankind; from that time on, it ceased to be unbelief, but became a conscious resistance to obvious truth (“now you have seen and hated Me and My Father”

Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky)

Church of St. Lazarus in Larnaca, built on his grave. Cyprus

Did you know that the Lord Jesus Christ called Lazarus a friend?
The Gospel of John tells about this, in which our Lord Jesus Christ, wanting to go to Bethany, says to the disciples: “Lazarus, our friend, fell asleep.” In the name of the friendship of Christ and Lazarus, Mary and Martha call on the Lord to help their brother, saying: “The one you love is sick.” In the interpretation of Blessed Theophylact of Bulgaria, Christ deliberately places emphasis on why He wants to go to Bethany: “Since the disciples were afraid to go to Judea, He tells them: “I am not going for what I followed before, in order to expect danger from side of the Jews, but I’m going to wake up a friend.”
Relics of Saint Lazarus the Quadruple in Larnaca

Do you know where the relics of Saint Lazarus the Four-Days are located?
The holy relics of Bishop Lazarus were found in Kitia. They lay in a marble ark, on which was written: “Lazarus the Fourth Day, friend of Christ.”
The Byzantine Emperor Leo the Wise (886–911) ordered in 898 that the relics of Lazarus be transferred to Constantinople and placed in a temple in the name of the Righteous Lazarus.
Today, his relics rest on the island of Cyprus in the city of Larnaca in a temple consecrated in honor of the saint. In the underground crypt of this temple there is a tomb in which the righteous Lazarus was once buried.

Crypt of the Church of Lazarus in Larnaca. Here is an empty tomb with the signature “Friend of Christ”, in which the righteous Lazarus was buried.

Did you know that the only described case when the Lord Jesus Christ cried was associated precisely with the death of Lazarus?
“The Lord weeps because he sees man, created in His own image, undergoing corruption, in order to take away our tears, for for this he died, in order to free us from death” (St. Cyril of Jerusalem).

Did you know that the Gospel, which speaks of the weeping Christ, contains the main Christological dogma?
“As a man, Jesus Christ asks, and cries, and does everything else that would testify that He is a man; and as God He resurrects a four-day-old man who already smells like a dead man, and generally does what would indicate that He is God. Jesus Christ wants people to make sure that He has both natures, and therefore reveals Himself either as a man or as God” (Eufimiy Zigaben).

Do you know why the Lord calls the death of Lazarus a dream?
The Lord calls the death of Lazarus the Dormition (in the Church Slavonic text), and the resurrection that He intends to accomplish is an awakening. By this He wanted to say that death for Lazarus is a fleeting state.
Lazarus fell ill, and Christ’s disciples said to Him: “Lord! Behold, the one You love is sick.” And after this He and his disciples left for Judea. And then Lazarus dies. Already there, in Judea, Christ says to the disciples: “Lazarus, our friend, fell asleep; but I am going to wake him up." But the apostles did not understand Him and said: “If he fell asleep, he will recover,” meaning, according to the words of Blessed Theophylact of Bulgaria, that the coming of Christ to Lazarus is not only unnecessary, but also harmful for a friend: because “if a dream, like us I think it serves to his recovery, but if you go and wake him up, then you will hinder his recovery.” In addition, the Gospel itself explains to us why death is called a sleep: “Jesus spoke about his death, but they thought that He was talking about an ordinary sleep.” And then He directly announced that “Lazarus is dead.”
Saint Theophylact of Bulgaria speaks of three reasons why the Lord called death a sleep:
1) “out of humility, for he did not want to seem boastful, but secretly called the resurrection an awakening from sleep... For, having said that Lazarus “died,” the Lord did not add: “I will go and raise him”;
2) “to show us that all death is sleep and tranquility”;
3) “although the death of Lazarus was death for others, for Jesus Himself, since He intended to resurrect him, it was nothing more than a dream. Just as it is easy for us to wake up a sleeping person, so, and a thousand times more, it is convenient for Him to resurrect the dead,” “may the Son of God be glorified through” this miracle.

Do you know where the grave is where Lazarus came from, returned by the Lord to earthly life?


The tomb of Lazarus is located in Bethany, three kilometers from Jerusalem. Now, however, Bethany is identified with the village, in Arabic called Al-Aizariya, which grew up already in Christian times, in the 4th century, around the tomb of Lazarus himself. Ancient Bethany, where the family lived righteous Lazarus, was located at a distance from Al-Aizariya - higher up the slope. Many events of the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ are closely connected with ancient Bethany. Every time the Lord walked with his disciples along the Jericho road to Jerusalem, their path passed through this village.

Did you know that the tomb of Lazarus is also venerated by Muslims?
Modern Bethany (Al-Aizariya or Eizariya) is the territory of the partially recognized state of Palestine, where the overwhelming majority of the population are Muslim Arabs who settled in these areas already in the 7th century. The Dominican monk Burchardt of Zion wrote about the worship of Muslims at the tomb of righteous Lazarus back in the 13th century.

Did you know that the raising of Lazarus is the key to understanding the entire fourth Gospel?
The resurrection of Lazarus is the greatest sign that prepares the reader for the Resurrection of Christ and is a prototype of what is promised to all believers eternal life: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life”; “I am the resurrection and the life; He who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live.”
Sretenskaya Theological Seminary

31) the name of the beggar, so called by the Lord in His highly edifying parable of the rich man and Lazarus, which depicts the afterlife fate of the righteous and sinners. " In hell, being in torment (the rich man), he raised his eyes and saw Abraham in the distance, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried out and said: Father Abraham! have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said: child! remember that you have already received your good in your life, but Lazarus received your evil; now he is consoled here, and you suffer.". The name Lazarus can still be heard in names infirmary(a hospital primarily for the poor), and in the Italian word Lazzaroni, otherwise - beggars.

b) (John 11:1,2,5 and etc.) brother of Martha and Mary, who lived with his sisters at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Bethany, whom the Lord raised from the dead on the fourth day after his death. This, without a doubt, was one of the greatest miracles performed by the Lord our Savior, since it confirmed His complete power and might over the grave and death, a power that a few days later was fully manifested in His own resurrection from the dead. At this wonderful and undeniable manifestation of Divine power and authority, the Jews became so enraged that they decided to kill not only Jesus, but also Lazarus, who was resurrected by Him, since as a result of this miracle many believed in the Lord. The Gospel account of this great event is deeply moving. Perhaps on no occasion were the love, goodness, greatness and omnipotence of the Lord manifested in such bright light and power in the state of His earthly humiliation, as during the miracle of the resurrection of the four-day-old Lazarus. The situation in which the said miracle took place is reproduced ev. with such wonderful and majestic simplicity that it involuntarily brings into a state of deep reverence and tenderness everyone who reads this gospel story ( cm. Martha i). Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters, says the evangelist, and this evangelical expression alone makes it clear that the Bethany family, as it is usually called, was worthy of the special love of the Lord, and now, as proof of His high love, the Son of God shed tears at the tomb of the deceased, and called him again to life from the dead. Tradition says that Lazarus, after his resurrection, remained alive for another 30 years (Epiph. Haer. 66, 34) and was a bishop on O. Cyprus, where he died. His relics were transferred from Cyprus to Constantinople in the 9th century under Leo the Wise. The memory is celebrated by the Church on October 17.

Bible. Dilapidated and New Testaments. Sinoidal translation. Biblical encyclopedia.. arch. Nikifor. 1891.

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According to the Gospel, Saint Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha. His life was connected with the Savior, because it was him who Christ resurrected on the fourth day after he died. IN catholic church The day of Saint Lazarus is considered to be December 17, and he is also considered the very first bishop who served in Marseille.

The Gospel speaks about Lazarus only in the name of John, and all the events that are associated with him are associated with the resurrection. When Christ walked to Lazarus - to the tomb where he was buried, he began to cry very much, and those standing nearby who saw this began to say that Jesus loved Lazarus very much. After Christ found himself near the cave, the stone was rolled away from it, and the Savior began to pray. Several minutes passed, and a man’s hand appeared from the cave, and then the whole man, it turned out to be Lazarus. He was bound in swaddling clothes, Christ asked to be untied.

The exact burial place of Lazarus is unknown

According to the Catholic tradition, which was reflected in the Legend, Lazarus, with his sister and Mary Magdalene, decided to go to Marseille, where he began to preach the teachings of Christ. In Marseilles there were mainly pagans who did not immediately accept the new teacher. After some time, Lazarus was able to become the Bishop of Marseilles.

The relics of Lazarus were brought to the city of Kitiy, which is now called Larnaca, in a special marble reliquary. There was a small inscription on the cancer, which indicates that Lazarus was a friend of the Savior.

A few years later, Emperor Leo the Wise ordered the relics of the saint to be transported to Constantinople, where they were placed in a small temple of the same name. In the 10th century, a church named after him was built in the city of Larnaca near the tomb of Lazarus. The most interesting thing is that in the 20th century, scientists accidentally discovered a small crayfish that contained human remains. In their opinion, these were the remains of Saint Lazarus. Most likely, not all the relics of the saint were taken to Constantinople. Scientists continue to disagree about the burial place of Saint Lazarus, since at one time there were rumors that he was buried in Bethany, where his grave is located. This place is now considered Muslim, and to see the grave you need to pay money. There is a small mosque next to the grave. The city of Bethany during Byzantine rule was called Lazarion, after it was captured by Muslims, the city began to be called El Azaria, which in Arabic means “the city of Lazarus.”

Several facts of the resurrection and the tradition of venerating Lazarus

The name Lazarus comes from a shortened form of another name - Elizar. If we talk about the translation of this name, it means “God helped me.” A small but very revered order of knights was named in his honor, which is called the Holy Order of Lazarus.

According to statistics, at the moment there are more than six thousand people in this order who live on different continents. The order is considered monastic, but refers to military people who take part in hostilities. It all started with the crusaders who fought in the lands of Palestine in the 11th century. Today, representatives of the order are engaged only in charity work.

In Cyprus, in the city of Larnaca, where the Church of St. Lazarus is located, in a small underground crypt there is a tomb, and there is a museum in it. This museum is assembled from unique exhibits that were not purchased or ordered from anyone. Everything that is there was brought and donated by the parishioners of the temple who visited it for many centuries. Much time passed, and the museum became overcrowded, there was not enough space, and a new building was built, which was turned into a new and expanded museum.

Art critics spoke differently about Lazar

In the last century, Van Gogh decided to talk about an unusual interpretation of the plot presented in the New Testament. this work was very different from the canonical presentation, since the Savior, who performed the miracle of resurrecting Lazarus, was shown as the Sun, and in the main place was the Saint himself with his sisters Mary and Martha. IN modern Russia Lazarus symbolizes a man who suffers from illness and poverty, although after death he was rewarded in his subsequent life in Heaven.

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The biblical name Lazarus means: God's help. In the Bible, Lazarus is the brother of Mark and Martha from the village of Bethany, whom, according to legend, Jesus raised from the dead.

The character is friendly. Lazari are most often hardworking. They look like their mother, very calm. Mostly efficient and diligent. They study well, they fail in some subjects, for example physics, but thanks to their diligence they finish school well and continue their studies further, although some of them then work outside their specialty.

“Summer” ones are very vulnerable and stay in the shadows more. They do not like boasting, they are obligatory - this is especially true for the “July” Lazarus. Inner intelligence prevents them from achieving their goal in life: they give in to rudeness and rudeness. They work hard and get along well with the team. They love to play chess.

Lazari's profession includes engineers, doctors, tailors, teachers, hairdressers, electricians, lawyers, and programmers.

“Winter” ones are stubborn, persistent, and difficult for family life. Talented specialists. Their talent reveals itself after thirty years. In creativity, Lazari often reach a high professional level. They get married late, but become good husbands and fathers, although they meet wives with complex and demanding characters. Some Lazars marry a woman with a child.

They find a reliable life friend among those named Anastasia, Vera, Dolya, Kira, Maria, Lyudmila, Muse, Natalya, Nellie, Olesya, Ella. Family life It most likely won’t work out with Alla, Varvara, Roxana, Sophia or Tatyana.

By D. and N. Winter

Meaning and origin of the name: Russian form of the biblical name Elizar, "God helped"

Energy of the name and character: In its energy, the name Lazar is very expressive, it suggests depth of feelings, inner strength and balanced softness. The only problem is that it is perhaps too serious. Probably, it is for this reason that Lazarus grows up from childhood to be a very proud and easily wounded person. He is not malicious, even, rather, good-natured, knows how to sympathize with others, but this seriousness makes him overly sensitive to all kinds of misunderstandings and vicissitudes of life. This is further enhanced by the rarity and visibility of the name. Sometimes Lazarus is so sensitive to insults that, although he does not want revenge or any kind of satisfaction, he still painfully experiences the conflict.

In general, in terms of its qualities, and also in terms of the associations it evokes, the name is very consonant with the general spirit of the Christian religion - it is not for nothing that Lazarus is one of the most notable heroes of the Gospel, not counting, of course, Christ and his closest companions. However, this does not mean at all that modern Lazarus will necessarily be characterized by religiosity; he may be completely indifferent to religion, but such love for Christ will still be reflected in his character in one way or another.

Sometimes, however, Lazarus’s pride develops to such an extent that it even begins to manifest itself in stubbornness and some ardor in disputes. In addition, taking life in general and himself in particular too seriously, Lazarus can find comfort in optimistic dreams. On the one hand, this is good, but on the other, these hopes for a bright future often only emphasize the negative aspects of the “dark” present, which is why today in the eyes of Lazarus may seem even more worthless than it actually is. In some cases, his dissatisfaction with life and patient waiting for wonderful changes takes on the character of a breakdown. Needless to say, with such a character Lazarus will have a very difficult time, and the point here is not so much in Lazarus’s supposed intelligence, but in his gloomy view of the real conditions of life.

The fate of Lazarus can be most favorable if he learns to love life as it is, and at the same time begins to combine his gentleness with a good sense of humor. Otherwise, when communicating with him, people may experience a strange oppressive feeling, which will create many unnecessary difficulties for him.

Secrets of communication: Lazarus really does not like frivolity, although he may secretly envy frivolous people. Sometimes, tired of his seriousness, he begins to unconsciously reach out to a person who lives under the motto “God won’t give him away, a pig won’t eat him!” In general, communicating with him does not present any particular difficulties - he is almost always ready to help or at least sympathize.

The name's trace in history:

Lazarus the Four Days

According to biblical traditions, Lazarus the Four-Days was raised from the dead by Jesus Christ four days after his burial. As soon as Jesus learned of the death of Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary, who hospitably received him in their home, he hurried to Judea, despite the danger threatening him there, and, approaching Lazarus’ house, he saw Martha coming out to meet him.

“I know what you ask God, God will give you,” said the woman, not daring to ask Christ for a miracle directly.

In response, Christ ordered the stone to be rolled away from the cave where the dead man lay, and Martha reminded him that the body was decomposing and stinking. "Lazarus! Get out!" - Jesus ordered him, and he actually came out of the crypt, heeding the call, after which he lived another forty years in strict abstinence and was even installed as the first bishop of the city of Kition in Cyprus.

Lazar the Poor

Another Lazarus - the hero of many folklore texts - at one time was especially popular among the people, since he was a kind of personification of poverty and all the hopes and aspirations of the poor for a better life.

According to legend, Lazarus the Poor was a beggar who lay covered in scabs at the rich man’s gate, eating crumbs falling from his table. After death, however, he was carried by the angels to heaven, in contrast to the greedy rich man who fell into the underworld and, in torment, prayed to Abraham to send Lazarus to him to ease his suffering.

- Child! - Abraham answered him judiciously in response to all his groans. – Remember that you have already received good things in your life, but Lazarus received evil things. Now he is consoled here, and you suffer.

1. Personality: men with their feet on the ground

2.Color: purple

3. Main features: receptivity - activity - intelligence

4.Totem plant: aspen

5. Totem animal: seagull

6. Sign: Gemini

7. Type. Very nervous and melancholic, like a seagull, they allow themselves to be carried away by the wind. Their totem plant is aspen, which is also sensitive to the slightest breath of wind.

8. Psyche. They know which way the wind blows and skillfully use this knowledge. Parents should ensure that such boys actively participate in life, and not passively trail behind events. Easily influenced. They are not objective, not self-confident, although sometimes they take an aggressive position.

9. Will. Rather, it is weak, manifesting itself from time to time in a very peculiar way: they can, for example, unexpectedly change jobs, even very good ones.

10. Excitability. All their lives they are haunted by excessive nervousness, which adds to them some feminine character traits.

11. Reaction speed. They try to balance excessive excitability, often saying “No” without reason, which is only a way of self-affirmation.

12. Field of activity. They only do what they love well. Their interests change quickly, so they may move from one educational institution to another. They choose professions related to travel.

13. Intuition. Too vivid imagination and intuition only increases their nervousness and anxiety.

14. Intelligence. Flexible. Adapt well to circumstances. They have a synthetic mentality. They take in the situation at a glance, but should not neglect the little things, as this can create problems for themselves.

15. Excitability. They are too excitable and want to attract the attention of parents and teachers. These people are characterized by sentimental impulses, but then they withdraw into themselves, like a snail in its house.

16. Morality. They have difficulty developing clear and precise moral principles. They often hesitate when making decisions and are capable of compromises with their conscience.

17. Health. It’s wonderful when they are busy with something, but when they are bored, they feel depressed and tired. Must lead a measured lifestyle, avoid drinking alcohol, spare nervous system and eyes.

18. Sexuality. Their psyche is unstable, and this instability manifests itself primarily in the sexual sphere.

19. Activity. They say more than they do. They are more willing to talk about their plans than to carry them out.

20. Sociability. They are capricious - today they are open to communication, but tomorrow they withdraw into themselves.

21. Conclusion. These are people with enormous potential; they can achieve great success provided they have a clear line of behavior and awareness of the purpose of their actions.