Icons restored in Red Square’s iconic St. Basil’s Cathedral

Moscow, August 4, 2022

Photo: RIA-Novosti Photo: RIA-Novosti     

In the fall of 2020, restoration work began on the iconostasis of the Church of St. Barlaam of Khutyn, one of the 11 churches inside the iconic St. Basil’s Cathedral on Moscow’s Red Square.

Photo: RIA-Novosti Photo: RIA-Novosti     

Photo: RIA-Novosti Photo: RIA-Novosti   

Now, work on the icons is finished and they are being returned to the Holy Protection Cathedral, commonly known as St. Basil’s because it’s home to the relics of St. Basil the Fool-for-Christ, reports RIA-Novosti.

Photo: RIA-Novosti Photo: RIA-Novosti   

Photo: RIA-Novosti Photo: RIA-Novosti     

The cathedral, built between 1555 and 1561, requires constant attention.

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8/4/2022

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Rev. Thomas Chopp, MDiv.8/5/2022 5:29 pm
Icons are windows into God's Heaven! Sola Deo Gloria!
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