Miniature of the Illustrated Chronicle compiled for Ivan the Terrible. Mid 16th century. Prince Dmitry Ivanovich came to the Trinity Lavra to seek blessing from St. Sergius of Radonezh for a battle with Mamai. Abbot Sergius of Radonezh begged Prince Dmitry Donskoy to eat bread with him. "May the Lord God and the most holy Theotokos help you! The time has not yet come for you to put on the crown of death with eternal sleep, but countless others have crowns with eternal memory prepared for them." From the collection of the Library of the Soviet Academy of Sciences in Leningrad.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Science & Technology, Religion & Belief, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 09.09.1987
- Date published: 16.01.2023
- Author: Rudolf Kucherov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: DP87-4150, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 3509x5273px, 11.4Mb