Aleksei Metropolitan of Moscow
Russian, 1901
The Saint portrayed full-length, signing in benediction and carry the Gospels, rendered realistically, the painted panel covered by gold-threaded embroidery, the background shaped as an arch, the floor chequered, the Saint's vestments garnished with river pearls; the panel wrapped in red velvet with a gold embroidered dedication: 'To his Grace Earl Alexei Dimitrievich Miliutin From Hegumenia Sophia, 12 February, 1901'; the icon set within a wooden presentation case with red velvet and silk lining
21 x 20.7cm (8.5 x 8.5in).
The Saint portrayed full-length, signing in benediction and carry the Gospels, rendered realistically, the painted panel covered by gold-threaded embroidery, the background shaped as an arch, the floor chequered, the Saint's vestments garnished with river pearls; the panel wrapped in red velvet with a gold embroidered dedication: 'To his Grace Earl Alexei Dimitrievich Miliutin From Hegumenia Sophia, 12 February, 1901'; the icon set within a wooden presentation case with red velvet and silk lining
21 x 20.7cm (8.5 x 8.5in).
Sold for
£6,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- St. Alexei Metropolitan of Moscow is the patron Saint of His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow and All Russia. St Alexei (1295-1378) took monastic vows at the Epiphany Monastery of Moscow c. 1313, when he was given the name Alexius. In 1340, he was appointed the Metropolitan's deputy in Vladimir, twelve years later consecrated as Bishop of Vladimir and in 1353 became Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. Famously, he miraculously healed the wife of Jani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde, when in 1357, in answer to his prayers she was cured of blindness. This act of kindness strengthened his ties with the Tatars and prevented their raids on Moscow. In the 1360s, Alexius founded the Andronikov, Chudov and Alekseyevsky monasteries. Seventy years after his death in 1378, Alexius was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church and ever since has been venerated as one of the patron Saints of Moscow.
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