
Saint Sergius, founder of the Trinity Monastery and father of Russian monasticism, stands in prayer before the enthroned Theotokos and Child, one of the earliest images of the saint, painted within a few decades of his repose in 1392.
Unknown iconographer, first third of the 15th century

Saint Sergius, founder of the Trinity Monastery and father of Russian monasticism, stands in prayer before the enthroned Theotokos and Child, one of the earliest images of the saint, painted within a few decades of his repose in 1392.