St Basil the Great

St Basil the GreatWritten by Hieromonk Andrei Erastov of Holy Trinity Monastery, this icon of St. Basil the Great presents the Archbishop of Caesarea with all the hierarchal dignity and spiritual depth for which this iconographer's work is known. Among the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil is especially celebrated as the builder of the Basiliad the first great Christian institution for the poor, the sick, and the stranger showing that Orthodox theology is always incarnate in

St Sergius of Radonezh

Alexandra the Empress — the Roman Empress who is said to have witnessed the courage of St

The holy Archangel is depicted with the authority and composure of one who has stood in the presence of God since before time began

St Nikita is invoked for healing and protection

The icon of the Mother of God "Reigning" appeared miraculously on March 2/15

their mutual devotion

The Church preserves the memory of each of her saints

Peter and Paul

celebrated for his meticulous recreation of the Muscovite court

This modern Byzantine icon renders the young monk-martyr with the spiritual intensity of one who met death with prayer on his lips

St Nektarios is venerated throughout the Orthodox world for extraordinary healings and pastoral compassion

John opens onto the same inexhaustible sanctity from a different vantage