Refresh your soul more often by visiting monasteries. If it is possible to see the light of God anywhere now, it is only in monasteries."
St. Theophan the Recluse of Vyshensky
This painting depicts a corner of the well-known monastery, Alexandrovskaya Sloboda in the Vladimir region, preserved in its original form since the XVI century. This ancient Russian fortress (Alexander Kremlin) served as the residence of Ivan the Terrible for 17 years.
St. Theophan the Recluse of Vyshensky
This painting depicts a corner of the well-known monastery, Alexandrovskaya Sloboda in the Vladimir region, preserved in its original form since the XVI century. This ancient Russian fortress (Alexander Kremlin) served as the residence of Ivan the Terrible for 17 years.