Old Katholikon of the Trinity Lavra

Church in Sergiyev Posad, Russia

56°18′37.08″N 38°07′45.84″E / 56.3103000°N 38.1294000°E / 56.3103000; 38.1294000LocationSergiyev PosadCountryRussiaDenominationRussian OrthodoxWebsitewww.stsl.ru/about_lavra/all/troitskiy-sobor/HistoryStatusCathedralCult(s) presentSergius of RadonezhRelics heldSergius of RadonezhArchitectureStyleA cross-in-square domeYears built1422—1423SpecificationsHeight30 m

The Trinity Cathedral (Russian: Тро́ицкий собо́р) is a cathedral church, the oldest of all the remaining buildings in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. It was built in 1422-1423 by St. Nikon of Radonezh to "honour and praise" the founder of the Trinity Lavra monastery St. Sergius of Radonezh.^[1] St. Sergius's relics are kept there. It's the main object of veneration in the Trinity Lavra. The cathedral was built from white stone. It is one of the most important examples of the early Moscow architecture. The Trinity Lavra's history started with the construction of this cathedral. The ancient wall painting, created by the famous painters Andrei Rublev and Daniel Chorny in 1425–1427, is lost. The remaining paintings were created in 1635. They reproduce the ancient iconography of the original. The main treasure of the cathedral is a five-tier iconostasis. Most of its icons were painted in the first third of the 15th century by Andrei Rublev and his colleagues.^[2] Both existing copies of Andrei Rublev's Trinity are kept in the iconostasis of the cathedral.

References

^ "The Trinity Cathedral (1422-23)" (in Russian). The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius official website. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Олсуфьев Ю.А. Дата Троицкого собора Троице-Сергиевой лавры. В кн.: Три доклада по изучению памятников искусства б. Троице-Сергиевой Лавры. Сергиев, 1927. С. 33-41.