SAINT SERGIOS

Description Saint Sergios, the second son of pious Boyars, was born in 1314 during the reign of Rostov and was baptized Bartholomew. At the age of 7, a monk blessed him and prophesied that he will become a guide of the Christian Faith for many people. At the age of 23 years old he received the monastic blessing and was named Sergios. It is said that during his monastic testing he reconciled with a bear that visited him daily to find some food. In 1354 he was ordained as a priest and consecrated as an abbot. With an admonition of the ecumenical patriarch Saint Filotheos Kokkinos he founded a Commune. Encouraged by the Metropolitan of Moscow Alexios he took over the responsibility of the coenobitic life. His monastery, known as the Lavra of the Holy Trinity of Zagkorsk, remains to this day the center of the ecclesial life and devotion of the Russians.

Silkscreen icon, crafted on canvas with gold background.