The Church and moral and patriotic education of military personnel "Without God-not up to the threshold" - a popular expression that existed in Russian society in the XIX century. The country and its army highly respected religion and basically adhered to the Orthodox faith. With the name of God, the troops were given orders, the Suvorov cry was very popular: "God is our general, he leads us!" Before the battle, the priest blessed the soldiers for courage and loyalty to the Fatherland. With faith in God, a Russian soldier died on the battlefield, fighting for the Motherland. Today, Russian society and the army are making serious progress in the religious and moral direction. In search of spiritual support, society is increasingly looking at the moral values of the Orthodox Church. All this also applies to the Russian army. What place did the church occupy in the moral and patriotic education of military personnel in the XIX century? Based on documents, including archival ones, and numerous publications from the past, we will try to analyze this. Religion in the XIX century was the spiritual core of officers and soldiers of the Russian army. The Triad: "God, Tsar, Fatherland" was the basis of religious and moral education of personnel. The political and military leadership of the country at that time clearly understood that the weakening of faith in God inevitably leads to a loss of spirituality, which can shake the authority of the authorities, the sanctity of the oath, so the importance of religion for a serviceman was constantly paid attention in the codes of military regulations and other documents guiding the army. Take, for example, the "Religious duties of military ranks". It regulated the procedure for performing religious rites by both Orthodox military personnel and representatives of other religious denominations. The constant performance of majestic religious rites raised the spirits of the soldiers, and the prayers performed by them tripled the stren ... Read more