The archive of the confessor of the nuns of the Moscow Novodevichy Convent, Archpriest Sergius Lebedev, is published. The archive contains the original texts of sermons delivered by the priest at the beginning of the 20th century, his letters from exile in the Northern Territory and part of the correspondence of the 1930s - evidence of the history and life of a Soviet-era pastor, a man of exceptional spiritual qualities, with a heart rare in kindness and responsiveness. Documents from archival investigations and the Resolution of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the canonization of Archpriest Sergius Lebedev as holy hieromartyrs are presented. The documentary part is preceded by a biography, compiled on the basis of many years of archival research begun by Archpriest Alexander Grigoryants and continued by scientists. co-author Department of Contemporary History of the Russian Orthodox Church PSTGU I. G. Menkova. For those studying the history of the Russian Orthodox Church, modern history, admirers of the feats of saints of recent times, as well as a wide range of readers.