REVEREND SERGIY RADONEZH Sculpture

The presented icon is a continuation of my work in the series "Carved Wood and Glass Icons" The icon I presented is made of walnut, the face is made of pear, the background is made of stained glass. The spiritual collector of the Russian people, with whom the cultural ideal of Holy Russia and the emergence of Russian spiritual culture (and Russian culture in general) are associated "Guardian Angel of Russia" (P. Florensky) He did not leave written heritage, but his spiritual instructions are known He is also known as a representative of active hesychasm, the founder of the Russian eldership and the renewal of the monastic hostel , which comes from Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves. Since the 15th century, it has been revered by the Russian Orthodox Church as a saint in the person of the saints and is considered the greatest ascetic of the Russian land. Since ancient times, is revered by the Orthodox, including the Old Believers. It is considered the patron saint of students. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the veneration of Sergius of Radonezh was limited almost exclusively to the territory of historical Russia, but after the 1917 revolution it spread far beyond its borders, which was the merit of the Russian emigration In 1940, Pope Pius XII recognized the veneration of the saints of the Eastern Church, canonized to the Ferraro-Florentine Cathedral, including St. Sergius of Radonezh, primarily Greek Catholics. Since 1969, by order of Pope Paul VI, the name of St. Sergius was included in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church