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Why do we spend so much time on Medieval Rus ’ and the Orthodox Church?

Delve into the rich history of Medieval Rus' and the Orthodox Church through fascinating icons, monumental structures, and influential figures such as Tsar Ivan III and Patriarch Nikon.

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Why do we spend so much time on Medieval Rus ’ and the Orthodox Church?

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  1. Why do we spend so much time on Medieval Rus’ and the Orthodox Church?

  2. Medal Struck on the 1988 Millennium of the Orthodox Church in Russia (still the Soviet Union at that time)

  3. Christ the Savior Cathedral, MoscowReconstructed in the 1990s

  4. Qolşärif Mosque, Kazan’ (rebuilt 1996) and the Cathedral of the Protection of the Theotokos (“St. Basil’s Cathedral”), Moscow (1555-61)

  5. Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich (1645-76)

  6. Nikon, Patriarch of Moscow (1652-58)

  7. Ivan III the Great (1440-1505)

  8. Double-Headed Eagle: 1. Original (1472) adopted by Ivan III; 2. At Entrance to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Istanbul; 3. On gate of Transfiguration Cathedral, St. Petersburg

  9. Ivan III on Millennial Monument; Sophia Paleologue, forensic facial reconstruction in 1994

  10. Stoglav Document (one of about 100 extant Stoglav manuscripts)

  11. Petr Mogila (Mohyla), Metropolitan of Kiev (17th c.)

  12. “Nikon Revising Service Books” (Aleksei Kivshenko, 1856-96)

  13. Aleksei Mikhailovich (1645-76)

  14. Greek Kamilavka and Russian Klobuk

  15. Kiril, Patriarch of Moscow, 2010; Kiril at his consecration as patriarch; metropolitans‘ and bishops’ crowns

  16. Orthodox Clerical Vestments

  17. Icon of Christ (St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, 6th c.)Note the hand blessing.

  18. Avvakum

  19. Avvakum again

  20. “Avvakum in Siberia” (Sergei Miloradovich, 1898)

  21. Boyarynia Morozova (Vasilii Surikov, 1848-1916)

  22. “Immolation of Avvakum” (Grigorii Myasoyedov, 1897)

  23. Old Ritualists (Oregon)

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