Archbishop
Archbishop Ilarion of Vereya, in the world Vladimir Alekseevich Troitsky, was born on September 13, 1886, in the family of a priest in the village of Lipitsy, Tula province. From early childhood, he showed a desire for learning and was sent to a Spiritual School, then to a Spiritual Seminary, and later to the Moscow Spiritual Academy, which he graduated from in 1910.
In 1913, he received a Master of Theology degree for his work "Outlines of the History of the Dogma of the Church." On March 28, 1913, he accepted monasticism with the name Ilarion, and on June 2, he was ordained a hieromonk. In 1919, he was arrested, and on May 11/24, 1920, he was consecrated as Bishop of Vereya.
Ilarion became a prominent church figure, advocating for the restoration of the Patriarchate and opposing Renovationism. In 1923, he was sentenced to three years in prison and sent to camps, where he demonstrated courage and humility, preserving the good qualities of his soul.
In 1926, he was returned to Solovki, and in 1927, he was again summoned to Moscow for negotiations with Archbishop Gregory, but he refused to cooperate with the Renovationists. In 1929, he was exiled to Alma-Ata, where he fell ill with typhus and passed away on December 15/28, 1937.
He was buried at the Novodevichy Monastery cemetery in Leningrad. His life was an example of devotion to the Church and courageous service to Christ, making his death a great loss for the Russian Orthodox Church.
