The Moscow Patriarchate announced the date of transfer of the Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. In our conversation with the following person on this subject: TASS said Abbess Ksenia (Chernega), head of the legal department of the Moscow Patriarchate.
“In fact, in connection with the call of His Holiness the Patriarch and in accordance with the agreement signed in December 2023 between the Lavra and the courtyard of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (CCC), the icon is temporarily stored in the CCC until 2023. Until June 23 of this year, that is, the Feast of the Holy Trinity. “On June 23, the icon will be moved to the Lavra,” he said.
Chernega recalled that this was because the icon was transferred to the Lavra for free use under an agreement signed between the Lavra and the Tretyakov Gallery on July 12, 2023.
In May 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to transfer the Trinity to the Russian Orthodox Church. It was exhibited in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on the feast of Trinity, June 4, and was later transferred to the restoration workshops of the Center. Grabar. It was assumed that a year later he would be sent to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.
Representatives of the Grabar Restoration Center the previous day said About the condition of the Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev during transportation to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (CHS).
Previously art critic criticized Transfer of the “Trinity” to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.