SAINT SERGIUS OF RADONEZH

Saint Sergius of Radonezh, known as the “Abbot of all Russia,” founded the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, which remains the largest Russian monastery and home to the Moscow Theological Academy. His relics rest in the Church of the Holy Trinity, built by his disciple, Saint Nikon of Radonezh, on the site of an earlier wooden church constructed by Sergius himself. His disciples went on to establish over 40 monasteries across the Russian lands. To this day, streams of believers gather daily to visit the Lavra and venerate the relics of this great Russian wonderworker.