Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
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The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is a lavra and the most important Russian monastery, being the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad
General view
Sergius of Radonezh blessing Dmitri Donskoi before the Battle of Kulikovo depicted in a 1907 watercolor on paper by Ernst Lissner.
Rublev's icon The Trinity is the central piece of the Trinity Cathedral's iconostasis.
Siege of 1608–1610: Orthodox monks led by the chronicler Avraamy Palitsyn defended the monastery against Polish troops from September 1609 to January 1611.
Andrei Rublev
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Andrei Rublev was a Russian artist considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescoes. He is revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
…Kosovo. The relics of St. Sergius still may be seen in this cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The greatest icon painters of medieval Russia, Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny, were summoned to decorate the cathedral with frescoes. Traditionally, Muscovite royals were baptized in this cathedral and held…
An icon of Saint Rublev
The Trinity by Rublev
Nativity of Jesus, 1405 (Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin)
Baptism of Jesus, 1405 (Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow)