“Trinity” will be in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior for another month

One of the most famous Russian icons “The Trinity” by Andrey Rublev will be in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior until July 19, TASS reports with reference to the Ministry of Culture of Russia. The department assured that “the icon is in a stable condition, sharp fluctuations in the temperature and humidity regime in the temple have not been recorded.”

Earlier, the Ministry of Culture stated that the icon, which was transported to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior from the Tretyakov Gallery on June 3, will be in the cathedral until June 18, after which it will be transported for restoration, and then it will go to the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra in the Moscow region. At the same time, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, said that the “Trinity” will remain in the church for an hour.

The Ministry of Culture explains the extension of the icon’s stay in the temple by the request of the Russian Orthodox Church “so that believers can worship it on the feast of St. Sergius of Radonezh”, which is celebrated on July 18.

• On May 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the “Trinity” to be transferred from the Tretyakov Gallery to the Trinity Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra. The museum community and a number of Russian scientists strongly opposed it. According to them, storing the icon outside the museum space, without the supervision of specialists and the necessary temperature and humidity conditions, will lead to its destruction.
• In May, the participants of the meeting of the restoration commission in the Tretyakov Gallery stated that the transfer of the icon was impossible due to its unstable condition. After that, Patriarch Kirill removed from his post and banned the chairman of the ROC art council, archpriest Leonid Kalinin, who participated in the meeting and signed the protocol with the decision.