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2069 - A RARE VITA ICON DEPICTING SAINT ABRAHAM OF GALICH. Russian, circa 1700. Tempera on wood panel. The background has been stripped down to the levkas. Restorations. 32.2 x 28 cm. A 14th-century monastic saint. According to tradition, he was a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh and lived as a hermit, founding monasteries in the regions of Galich and Chukhloma. According to tradition, he was a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, lived as a hermit, and founded monasteries in the regions of Galich and Chukhloma. He is credited with founding several monasteries that contributed significantly to the spread of monastic life in northern Russia. His local veneration is documented from the 16th century onward. In the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as a “Prepodobny,” a venerable monastic father.
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A RARE VITA ICON DEPICTING SAINT ABRAHAM OF GALICH. Russian, circa 1700. Tempera on wood panel. The background has been stripped down to the levkas. Restorations. 32.2 x 28 cm. A 14th-century monastic saint. According to tradition, he was a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh and lived as a hermit, founding monasteries in the regions of Galich and Chukhloma. According to tradition, he was a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, lived as a hermit, and founded monasteries in the regions of Galich and Chukhloma. He is credited with founding several monasteries that contributed significantly to the spread of monastic life in northern Russia. His local veneration is documented from the 16th century onward. In the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as a “Prepodobny,” a venerable monastic father. RARE VITA ICON DEPICTING SAINT AVRAAMIJ OF GALICH Russia, ca. 1700 Wooden panel with two sponki on the ends. Egg tempera on a chalk ground. 32.2 x 28 cm. Saint Avraamij of Galich (+1375) is considered one of the most significant Russian monastic saints of the 14th century. According to tradition, he was a disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh and served as a hermit and monastery founder in the region of Galich and Chukhloma. He is credited with founding several monasteries that contributed significantly to the spread of monastic life in northern Russia. His local veneration has been documented since the 16th century. In the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as “Prepodobny,” meaning “venerable monk.” Background color removed; restorations.
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