The Apparition of the Mother of God to St Sergius of Radonezh | Lithography mounted on wood | Size: 8 3/4"x7 1/4"

The Venerable Sergius of Radonezh was a medieval spiritual leader, known for his monastic reforms. It is said that he was unable to read as a child until visited by a spiritual elder (in some accounts, an angel) who fed him holy bread. With his brother, he built a monastery in honour of the Holy Trinity in the remote forest at Makovets Hill, where he lived as a monk. He was the leading figure in the monastic revival which took place during the Tatar occupation. His disciples spread Sergius’ teachings all across Russia and founded numerous monasteries according to his ascetic principles, which were founded on labour, humility and mystical contemplation. St Sergius was one of the primary instigators of resistance to Tatar domination; he was a close advisor to Metropolitan Alexei of Moscow and of the Moscow Prince Dmitry Donskoy, the victor over the Tatars at the field of Kulikovo in 1380. He died in 1392 and was canonised in 1452; his relics were placed in his foundation, the Trinity Cathedral of the Lavra.

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