Russian Saints and spiritual leaders depicted in the bas relief dedicated to Russian men of enlightenment by Russian sculptor Matvey Chizhov. Detail of the Monument to the Millennium of Russia (1862) designed by Mikhail Mikeshin in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. Persons from left to right: Saints Cyril and Methodius (sitting), Saint Olga of Kiev, Saint Vladimir the Great, Saint Abraham of Rostov, Saints Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev (sitting), the founders of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, and Saint Kuksha of the Kiev Caves.

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Size: 3000px × 2000px
Location: Novgorod, Russia
Photo credit: © Azoor Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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