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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests. The Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev, which was kept in Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery since the 1920s, was moved to Christ the Savior Cathedral before the holiday on President […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's decision to move one of Russia's holiest icons from a museum to a Moscow cathedral highlights his growin...

President Vladimir Putin's decision to move one of Russia's holiest icons from a museum to a Moscow cathedral highlights his growing reliance on the Church as the Ukraine war drags on, but has also raised fears about the safety of the fragile artifact.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will hold a service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral on June 4, and after the liturgy, the icon will be available for veneration by the faithful

Putin gifts historic treasures to church amid Ukraine campaign

The almost 600-year-old artwork depicting three angels is one of the most recognisable Russian masterpieces in the world.

The announcement that President Putin will return Andrei Rublev’s masterpiece has sparked criticism from experts due to its fragile condition

Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery has refused to hand over a renowned Orthodox icon to the Russian Orthodox Church in defiance of President Vladimir Putin’s orders, the Fontanka.ru news website reported Tuesday.

The controversial handovers of two of Russia's most revered pieces of art to the Orthodox Church leave experts wondering what may be next.

John M. Wisdom on Pulteney Bridge, Russia’s most famous icon & ancient Greek luxuries.