St Mitrophan of Voronezh

St Mitrophan of VoronezhSt. Mitrophan of Voronezh the first bishop of Voronezh and one of the great Russian hierarchs of the late 17th century, who befriended Peter the Great while remaining fearlessly independent of imperial pressure is depicted here by Archimandrite Cyprian of Holy Trinity Monastery. His incorrupt relics were discovered in 1831 and he was glorified as a saint in the same year. His feast is August 7. An Orthodox mounted icon from Damascene Gallery.

one of the holiest places in Orthodox Christendom — the source of Russian monasticism and a center of saints whose relics lie incorrupt in its catacombs

The icon of the Mother of God "Three Handed" (Trojeruchitsa) bears the remarkable iconographic feature of a third hand at the bottom of the image — the silver hand placed there by St John of Damascus in thanksgiving after his right hand was miraculously restored by the Theotokos

the Don icon remains one of the most beloved and historically significant Theotokos icons in the Russian tradition

all gaunt angles and flame

bringing with it the grace and intercession of the holy Mother of God

A high-quality Damascene Gallery mounted icon of Christ the Savior — the foundation and summit of any Orthodox Christian's icon corner

John the Baptist — the ancient Eastern tradition presenting the Holy Forerunner with the stark severity of the desert and the inner fire of one who burned with love for God and truth

At the center of the composition

and spiritually alive

and theological depth that have made Rublev's tradition beloved for six centuries

the holy women

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