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Basil the Blessed. Holy Fool of Moscow

Basil the Blessed. Holy Fool of Moscow NATALIE CHALLIS and HORACE W. DEWEY (Ann Arbor, U.S.A.) BASIL THE BLESSED. HOLY FOOL OF MOSCOW Of all Russian holy fools, Basil the Blessed (Vasilii Btazhennyi) is tile best remembered-at least in name. "His" cathrdral, located on Red Square near the Krenflin, ranks among the most widely-recognized edifices on the earth today; even persons who have never visited the U.S.S.R. have admired the . colorful, onion-shaped domes of "Saint Basil's" in photos and paintings. For Russians, if we may believe M , V. Atpatov, the cathedral is an "incomparahtc treasure.... the most Russian of all the Old Russian churches, a radiant and courageous paen to the wurld."1 " Yet few admirers realize that this celebrated achitectural monument had nothing to do with Basil when built. Ivan IV began its construction shortly after his victory over the Kazan' Tatars and the capture of Kazan' (1552). It was a votive church, erected by Ivan in gratitude to the Virgin; the tsar had promised her to build such a cliurch if she lielped him defeat the Kazan' Tatars. The original structure was known as the Cathedral of the Interecssioii of the Virgin (Pokrovskii sobor). A number of chapels were stibset4uelitly added to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Russian History Brill

Basil the Blessed. Holy Fool of Moscow

Challis, Natalie; Dewey, Horace W.
Russian History , Volume 14 (1): 13 – Jan 1, 1987
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NATALIE CHALLIS and HORACE W. DEWEY (Ann Arbor, U.S.A.) BASIL THE BLESSED. HOLY FOOL OF MOSCOW Of all Russian holy fools, Basil the Blessed (Vasilii Btazhennyi) is tile best remembered-at least in name. "His" cathrdral, located on Red Square near the Krenflin, ranks among the most widely-recognized edifices on the earth today; even persons who have never visited the U.S.S.R. have admired the . colorful, onion-shaped domes of "Saint Basil's" in photos and paintings. For Russians, if we may believe M , V. Atpatov, the cathedral is an "incomparahtc treasure.... the most Russian of all the Old Russian churches, a radiant and courageous paen to the wurld."1 " Yet few admirers realize that this celebrated achitectural monument had nothing to do with Basil when built. Ivan IV began its construction shortly after his victory over the Kazan' Tatars and the capture of Kazan' (1552). It was a votive church, erected by Ivan in gratitude to the Virgin; the tsar had promised her to build such a cliurch if she lielped him defeat the Kazan' Tatars. The original structure was known as the Cathedral of the Interecssioii of the Virgin (Pokrovskii sobor). A number of chapels were stibset4uelitly added to

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Russian History – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1987

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