1 Religious Icon, 19th C. Russian Icon of Sergey Kirillov's Reverend Sergius of Radonezh, with footnotes #49

Sergey Kirillov

Reverend Sergius of Radonezh, c. 1992

Oil on canvas

100x80

I have no further description, at this time

Saint Sergius of Radonezh, Russian Svyatoy Sergy Radonezhsky, original name Barfolomey Kirillovich, (born May 3, 1314, Rostov, Russia—died Sept. 25, 1392, Radonezh, near Moscow), Russian Orthodox monk whose spiritual doctrine and social programs made him one of Russia’s most respected spiritual leaders. His monastery of the Trinity became the Russian centre and symbol of religious renewal and national identity.

He was tonsured a monk in 1337 and later was ordained a priest. His chapel retreat in the forest of Radonezh became, by 1354, a spiritual centre traditionally known as the Sergian monastery of the Trinity (now Sergiyev Posad). The religious house contributed to Russia’s economic and cultural recovery by the establishment of monastic schools after the ravages of 13th-century Mongol invasions. It also served as a centre of missionary activities in northern Russia, establishing as many as 75 monasteries.

Sergius soon gained fame for his ascetic life, wonder-working, and compassion for the needy and backward, and he taught the peasants better methods for cultivating the soil. He also carried out several diplomatic missions designed to unite the scattered Russian principalities under the authority of Great Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow, who, after Sergius’ exhortation, in 1380 led Russian forces in repelling the Tatars and Mongols at the Battle of Kulikovo, a plain south of Moscow by the Don River. As a consequence, Sergius was hailed as the saint protector of Russia. Although he left no writings, his teachings and monastic institutions inspired an oral tradition that exerted a principal influence on Russian spirituality. Hundreds of his disciples, beginning even during his lifetime, adopted the monastic way, founded new monasteries throughout the forests of northern Russia, and thus contributed to the colonization and development of the area. More on Saint Sergius of Radonezh

Sergei Alekseevich Kirillov (1960 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a leading modern Russian artist, who is focusing on historical paintings. His subjects have included Dmitry Mikhailovich Bobrok,[1] Stepan Razin, Princess Olga, Ivan the Terrible, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and Dmitry Donskoy.

In 1984 he graduated from The Surikov Art Institute in Moscow, from the studio of Professor Dmitry Konstantinovich Mochalsky. His graduate work was depicting Peter the Great. His paintings are now regularly published in history classroom books, monographs of The History of Russia, and historical belletristic literature. Since 1987, 24 exhibitions of his paintings have been held in Moscow and other cities in Russia.

His works are in the State Tretyakov Gallery, and the art museums of Pereslavl, Bryansk, Alexandrov, and other towns in Russia. More on Sergei Alekseevich Kirillov

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