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#Trinity Lavra of St Sergius
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Religion & Belief · Grand Principality of Moscow
Sergius of Radonezh: The Monk Behind Moscow's Rise
St Sergius of Radonezh (died 1392), founder of the Trinity monastery near Moscow: what his Life says, his role in politics, and what is later legend.
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Religion & Belief · Grand Principality of Moscow
Rublev's Trinity: The Icon Behind the Legend
Andrei Rublev's Trinity icon, painted about 1411 or in the 1420s: what it shows, who painted it, and why its handover to the Church in 2023 alarmed experts.