Holy Princes Boris and Gleb
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Boris and Gleb are the first Russian saints and the first Russian mentors. According to legend, they fell a victim of a dynastic strife at the hands of the killers, sent by the Svyatopolk, their older brother. Young princes accepted death with humility and confidence in God. Their silent feat is one of the foundations of Russian Orthodoxy, Russian culture and even Russian statehood. Old Russian literature is full of descriptions of the miracles that the holy mentors performed. They heal, they get rid of prison knot, they fight on the side of the Russian princes in battles with foreigners. In honor of Boris and Gleb called temples, monasteries and cities, they made liturgical texts. The iconography of Boris and Gleb is amazingly diverse. Her stories, its features and variations, its theological meaning is devoted to the real volume from the series "Russian icon: images and symbols". Bright, fascinating and at the same time scientifically verified text prepared by N.V. Pivovarova is supplemented by numerous illustrations. The book will appeal to both experts and those who are only starting to study Russian spiritual culture. It will be useful for teachers of the history of art and the foundations of Orthodox culture
Author:
Author:Pivovarova N.V.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Religion & Spiritually
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Series:
Series: Russian icon
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00000-012-0
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