St Dmitry of Prilutsk

St Dmitry of PrilutskSt. Dmitry of Prilutsk, the 14th century founder of the Spaso Prilutsky Monastery near Vologda, was a close friend of St. Sergius of Radonezh and a central figure in the great monastic revival of medieval Russia. This 15th century Novgorod icon preserves the devotional aesthetic of the period flat, gold ground, restrained in which every line points toward eternity. A remarkable piece of Orthodox heritage, now available as a quality mounted icon from

The complementary energy of the two apostles — so different in temperament

the great Archangel is depicted in a three-quarter pose with bowed head and hands folded in prayer: an image of angelic intercession of extraordinary beauty and theological depth

Painted by Archimandrite Cyprian of Holy Trinity Monastery

courtly splendor

on whom Dostoevsky partly based the Elder Zosima in The Brothers Karamazov

the deaconess martyred in the 3rd century for her steadfast faith

Painted by Archimandrite Cyprian of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville

is a model of devoted old age and patient hope

Painted by Bishop Daniel in the Old Believer iconographic tradition

and its icon of the Theotokos is one of the most venerated on the Holy Mountain

A pre-20th-century Moscow school icon of St

venerating him as one of the great Fathers of the undivided Church