[scrierile] Sf. Andrei Rubliov, iconograful
Biblioteca Crestina
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"Shining with the rays of divine light,
O venerable Andrew,
You knew Christ the wisdom and power of God.
By means of the image of the Holy Trinity"
(Troparion - Tone 3)
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Icoane de Andrei Rubliov
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Venerable Andrew Rublev the Iconographer (OCA)
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Saint Andrew Rublev, iconographer
OrthodoxWiki
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Saint Andrei Rublev (1360? - January 29, 1430) is considered one of
the greatest iconographers of all time. He lived in Russia and was
also a monk. His feast day is July 4.
Life and works
Though very few details of his life are known, tradition does give a
basic outline. Andrei (commonly Andrew in English) went to a
monastery, called Holy Trinity Monastery, at a young age and grew up
there. He was greatly influenced by St Sergius of Radonezh, the igumen
of the monastery.
Eventually Andrei decided to become a monk, and with the blessing of
the new igumen of his monastery traveled to another, the Spaso-
Andronikov Monastery, founded by St Andronicus (June 13). There he was
tonsured a monk and began to study iconography under Theophanes the
Greek and a monk named Daniel.
The first known reference to his work appeared in 1405, when he is
said to have written icons and frescoes in the Cathedral of the
Annunciation in Moscow with Theophanes and another iconographer named
Prochorus. In 1408 he and Daniel, his fellow monastic, painted
frescoes in the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir. Finally, he and
Daniel were asked to paint the new church of Holy Trinity Monastery,
where Andrei had grown up, after the monastery was destroyed by Tatars
in 1408. This was about the time that he painted the only surviving
icon credited as entirely his work - the Trinity, or Hospitality of
Abraham.
Andrei Rublev reposed at Andronikov Monastery on January 29, 1430. He
was glorifed by the Church in 1988.
Selected icons
Rublev's most famous icon depicts the three angels who appeared to
Abraham and Sarah. The angels are considered a type of the Holy
Trinity; accordingly, this scene is the only one in which
iconographers are allowed to depict God the Father.
* Ascension of Christ (ca. 1408)
* Theotokos of Vladimir (ca. 1405)
* Christ the Redeemer (ca. 1410)
* Apostle Paul (ca. 1410s)
See Wikimedia Commons: Category:Andrej Rublëv for images
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Andrej_Rubl%C3%ABv
Hymns
Troparion (Tone 3)
Shining with the rays of divine light,
O venerable Andrew,
You knew Christ the wisdom and power of God.
By means of the image of the Holy Trinity
You preached to all the world the Holy Trinity in unity.
And we, with amazement and joy, cry out to you:
As you have boldness before the Most Holy Trinity
Pray that the Uncreated Light
May illumine our souls!
Kontakion (Tone 2)
Like a trumpet, you clearly sounded the sweetness of divine hymns,
And were revealed as a brilliant beacon shining on the world with the
light of the Trinity.
Therefore, we all cry to you, venerable Andrew:
"Unceasingly pray for us all."