Walled-in Icons Discovered on The Kremlin Towers

Interfax ^ | 5/13/10

[marshmallow]

Moscow, May 12, Interfax - Ancient icons were discovered on the Spasskaya and Nikolskaya Towers of the Kremlin. They were walled in during Soviet times and have been deemed lost for a long time now.

"The fact is that the icons were discovered at least on two towers (of the Kremlin - IF). This is an epoch-making event as far as cultural discoveries are concerned," head of the Council of Trustees of the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation Vladimir Yakunin said at a press conference held by Interfax.

He stated that the Foundation had initiated the reinstallation of icons over the gates of the Moscow Kremlin towers as far back as in 2007. The project received the government support and the blessing of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia. In April 2010, experts of the Interregional Scientific and Restoration Office made probes of the icon-cases of the Spasskaya and Nikolskaya Towers. The research has confirmed the hypothesis that the icons were preserved under the layer of plaster.

According to him, the Fund's project "is not limited to these two towers only; the thing is that historians had more reasons to suggest that the icons of the Spasskaya and Nikolskaya Towers were preserved."

Head of the Kremlin supervisory service, deputy director of the Federal Guard Service Sergey Khlebnikov believes that the discovery of the icons on the Kremlin towers is "the event of overwhelming ethical impact."

According to him, the Kremlin commandant's office has received many proposals to restore the icons over the gates, but the Foundation's initiative "had a clear distinction of being specific."

According to the existing historical materials, the Spasskaya Tower houses the icon of the Savior depicted with St. Sergius and St. Varlaam falling down at His feet. The icon was painted to commemorate the rescue from the siege of Moscow by the army of Magmet Girey in 1521. The mural on the Nikolskaya Tower dates back to the late 15th - early 16th centuries. During the civil fights in October 1917, the icon of St. Nikolas of Mozhaysk was riddled with shots, but his face escaped unharmed which the Moscow believers considered a miracle.

[fishtank]

That deserves a Rock version of the Russian anthem BUMP!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e11OoGrJ4uM&feature=related

[fishtank]

Then dance!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ecn5-UsXvg

[Lurker]

Ping

[ladyvet]

[Publius]

There was a lot of this going on during the Red era. One of Moscow’s greatest churches was demolished and turned into a swimming pool by Stalin.

[IYAS9YAS]

bump for later.

[SunkenCiv]

· join list or digest · view topics · view or post blog · bookmark · post a topic · subscribe ·
	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks Lurker. They were walled in during Soviet times and have been deemed lost for a long time now. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
·Dogpile · Archaeologica · LiveScience · Archaeology · Biblical Archaeology Society · · Discover · Nat Geographic · Texas AM Anthro News · Yahoo Anthro & Archaeo · Google · · The Archaeology Channel · Excerpt, or Link only? · cgk's list of ping lists ·

[Joe 6-pack]

Cool....it’s been a while since I’ve done any artwork, but I just got a new book of gold leaf and a hematite burnisher last week...this article is all I needed to get that itch really going :-)

[bobjam]

The Bolsheviks throught they could erase a millenium of Christianity in Russia...they thought wrong.

Icons on the Kremlin- imagine the ACLU outcry of it were proposed to place a simple crucifix or decalogue on the Pentagon.

[Beowulf9]

I don’t really understand, what exactly are these icons? I know this one shown is from the 1400 but were they murals there already and the wall built over them?

Wish we had more than a thumbnail sized jpg. What about the other icons?

[Mila]

"I don’t really understand, what exactly are these icons? I know this one shown is from the 1400 but were they murals there already and the wall built over them?"

Here's a little more information.

"Two precious fresco icons that date back to the 15th century have been rediscovered on the Spasskaya and Nikolskaya towers of the Moscow Kremlin, Russian Today reports.

The icons, which have always been important religious symbols for the Russian Orthodox believers and after which the two Kremlin towers were named, were plastered over after the fall of the monarchy in Russia and were considered lost forever. Ever since then, one could only see white-painted squares on the places where the icons used to be.

Nikola of Mozhaisk

http://russkiymir.org/en/news/index.php?id4=11886

http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/10124/