Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 An odd recent arrival. A token imperial group.Priest Alexander Lebedev of the St. Sergius Monastery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Doing what I can to clarify his image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 The reverse of the photo.He seems to have been born in 1867, with this picture taken on 20 May 1898. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 (edited) For those who don't know St. Sergius . . . see:http://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Trinity-St._Sergius_Lavrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavrahttp://www.stsl.ru/languages/en/index.phphttp://www.lavra.ru/http://www.musobl.divo.ru/archit_e.html http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/657 Edited September 21, 2007 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 His medals (remounted from what he is shown wearing in the photo):1- Medal for Zeal ? Nicholas II, in silver, 1894-192- Medal for Efforts in the First General Census of the Population Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 The backside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 His cross with chain, silver-dipped bronze (but most of the silvering is now gone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Close-up (4-3/4" in height, 2-1/2" in width and 1/8" in thickness). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 The reverse.This has been translated to me as: "Image. Be true, with your word, life, love, spirit, faith, and purity." The date is inscribed as "Year 1896 Day of May 14th". The large inscribed "N" stands for Nicholas II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 And, finally, a hand-painted porcelain pocket-sized icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Thanks for showing these Ed. That inscribed cross is a real beauty. And a picture always brings a group to life. Too bad these imperial items are so expensive, otherwise I would readily go down that slippery slope.Best regardsJan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ed that cross is absolutely outstanding!! Thank you so much for showing it. The Orthodox Crosses from Russia can be such works of art! Love seeing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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