The Ministry of Culture announced the stable condition of the Trinity and extended the stay of the icon in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

The Ministry of Culture has extended the stay of Andrei Rublev’s icon “Holy Trinity” in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior at the request of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). The icon will stay there until July 19. This was reported in the press service of the department.

The report says that experts, including employees of the Tretyakov Gallery, are monitoring the condition of the icon. “The icon is in a stable condition: no sharp fluctuations in temperature and humidity were recorded in the temple,” the ministry said.

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church asked to extend the stay of the icon so that believers could bow to the icon on the feast of St. Sergius of Radonezh. His memory is honored on July 18.

Moscow Patriarchy in mid-May reportedthat, by decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Trinity will be handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church. The icon was installed in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on June 3.

Patriarch Kirill stated that the “Trinity” would stay in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior for a year, after which they would be sent to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. However, the Ministry of Culture reported that the icon will be in the temple until June 18, after which it will go for restoration, which may take up to a year. In the middle of June, the ROC reportedthat the icon will stay in the temple until July 18, after which it will go for restoration.

Read more about the transfer of the icon – in the material “Kommersant” “Trinity” extend the term “.

Olesya Pavlenko