One of the most famous icon painters in Russia was Andrei Rublev. He was born in the fourteenth century, but the exact date of his birth is unknown. The memory of the Monk Andrei Rublev is celebrated on July 17, on the namesake day with St. Andrew of Crete.
Andrei Rublev was famous during his lifetime, there are references to him in the lives of saints and annals, the most famous monasteries ordered him icons. All his works are considered miraculous, after his death, Rublev's glory only strengthened. The whole life of the great icon painter was associated with two monasteries: Spaso-Andronikov and Trinity-Sergiev, but he painted the walls of the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir, and the Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow, created icons for many other monasteries and cathedrals.
Andrei Rublev was a monk and lived in a highly spiritual atmosphere, thanks to which he delved into the lives of saints and the teachings of the Church, which is why he managed to achieve such heights of spiritual and artistic perfection. On the basis of the sanctity of life and the proclamation to people of God through the writing of icons, he was canonized and canonized.
Every year on July 17, clergy, believers and reverers the memory of the great icon painter, celebrate the feast day of St. Andrei Rublev. In the museum named after Andrei Rublev, together with the parish of the Church of the Savior of the Image of the Holy Face, the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery and the Fund named after Rev. Andrei Rublev held solemn services.
In the Spassky Cathedral, a solemn liturgy is held, which is served by the Archbishop of Istra of the Moscow Diocese. The ceremony is attended by the director and deputy museum. A. Rubleva, President, Vice President, Member of the Coordinating Council of the Fund. Rev. A. Rublev, rector of the Church of the Savior of the Holy Face, as well as ordinary employees of the Museum, invited guests and ordinary parishioners. At the end of the liturgy, a prayer service is held in honor of the Monk Andrei Rublev.
The solemn dinner in the Gallery-Refectory "Bread House in Andronica" for the hierarchs is a worthy end to the celebration. Here they can calmly discuss the development prospects of the Museum and the Fund. Rev. A. Rublev, talk about the development of the Ecology of Life program and other pressing issues.
Important events are held in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ramenki, as it is assigned to the church under construction, St. Andrei Rublev. Here the Divine Liturgy is held on the day of celebration, after which believers and clergy can take part in the procession to the place of construction of the new church. Here the festivities culminate in prayer service calling for God's help in the construction of the temple.
