That matters w made for mine. The night is past and day approaches we were led by vladimir for the grace of faith and all those who receive baptism release themselves from the ancient thing. They are godzilla. Above the elect since christ in majesty the judge of the word. Hope of heavenly reward and fear of eternal damnation ever since prince vladimir was converted to over the christianity in kiev in the year nine eighty eight the russian tribes lived under the sign of the cross and they were certain of going simple. But at the start of the thirteenth century the russians were overtaken by disaster against which the cross did not protect them the invasion by the mongol hordes. One comical tells of a longing for too. Many crows came flying like a big black cloud and the birds flew around as theyve never done before. Russians seem to have been overtaken by the apocalypse murder looting. The mongols took possession of the holy soil. Why does the damp earth not give way why does it not open there was no daylight to be seen and we baptize one suffocated from the breath of the time. Towns. They devastated our land they occupied our towns and they destroyed our holy churches they slew our fathers and brothers they violated our mothers and sisters. The russian faithful sold a two hundred year foreign domination as divine retribution is. The skyline of the little town of soused one hundred eighty kilometers southeast of moscow as if set in another world another time eight hundred years ago this was the capital of russia and the seat of a bishop it remained a Spiritual Center even when the secular power moved elsewhere. And soused they turned their eyes to the heavens. The domes of its churches were and remain its home or. Prince unity dont go to fortified his new capital with a claim when a mighty rampant defended with palisades. Says tao grew quickly and the number of its churches bore witness to its wealth. Wooden churches the tree trunks mostly only roughly human with an axe and put together without nails the most original and purest form of russian architecture. But there are dangers in building in wood during the twelfth century thirty churches and monasteries ensues dull were consumed by great fire. The churches of sous down. In the rusher of old churches would not just treasure houses of folk art they represented the treasure of the people the wealth of the poor. Fire and folk would not destroy them but in their desire to get rid of the ancient faith and symbols the communists allowed the cathedrals and churches to be kind and become one with the money. But the power of the new room is decayed in its turn and the ancient crosses. As if he wanted to make up for the long silence the bell ringer on the tower of sin your theme is tongues away for all hes worth. The bells have often had to sound the alarm since his fortified ministry was founded more than six hundred g. s a gun whenever the russians sought to throw off the mongol yoke war would break out again and the ramparts of says doll could not withstand the storm of the thomas. Its hard to imagine life behind the kremlin wall in those days before the tatas broke in in the days when you already dont go to keep the prince with the long brained ensues duck and his soldiery chase down the narrow streets on their horses. In those days solemn procession as would make their way on every feast day to the service in the cathedral of the nativity of the virgin after the nine hundred seventeen revolution its doors were closed to the faithful. But behind the railings the Mystical World of all the docks belief was preserved shimmering mysteriously in the depths of the room is the high screen or icon of staceys. The own distress goes on the pillars and walls go back to the thirteenth century the russians took over not only the faith of the byzantine church but also its images. Image thats what i call means. He is one of st john the evangelist the images of the saints were not regarded as fantasy pictures. The arrangement of the figures and stories on the icon of states this was strictly laid down the tier of saints apostles and prophets who were venerated as mediators of gods grace and every overdubs believe the knew them by name for they appeared in the same order in every orthodox church. Her. Sent mary our protectors and into assessing the oldest change of the former principality Still Standing erected not far from vladimir in eleven fifty six. No way can the form and spatial idea of russian medieval sacred architecture be seen more clearly than in this change built in pale limestone its walls today on painted it rises gracefully above its square ground. Perfect symmetry this architectural jewel with its delicate blind arcades and facade old moments managed to come through the mongol devastations miraculously unscathed legend maintains that the protective veil of the madonna lay over the church dedicated to her in the meadows on the banks of the river no. Past and present pictures from the town of soused today. The intell is deceptive today those who cant grow their own food with some left over to sell at the market have hardly enough to live on. In the old days it wasnt just Sunflower Seeds and a few home grown vegetables that was sold against this magnificent back drawl. Most of the shops beneath the arches stand empty today the early Nineteenth Century arcade seems far too big for a town of fifteen thousand inhabitants. In those days carts bringing goods to the town would crowd up to the new directive Trading Center the traders went allowed to sell their goods anywhere else like keeping everything in one place designs officials hope to make the business of tax collection easier. Its just a short step from the world with all its cares to the devotions in a church where the world seems far away for seventy years the prez were often in silence but the christian creed in the monasteries has outlived the communists rival message of salvation. Does not the chanting of the nuns in the blood in a convent bring the centuries old i calls to life. And is the belief in miracles not a little easier to understand when beholding this icon of the virgin radiating closeness into a new face at the same time. The icons also depicted anticipate the agony of death suffering in salvation go together. Soused just one hundred ninety kilometers from moscow. Time seems to have stood still. 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