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Historical icon

# The Trinity by Andrei Rublev

[![The Trinity icon: three angels seated around a table with a cup; behind them a house, a tree and a mountain.](https://spas.life/_astro/trinity-andrei-rublev.xNVsmwn5_GEXnD.webp)](https://spas.life/_astro/trinity-andrei-rublev.xNVsmwn5.webp)

The Trinity by Andrei Rublev

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Dating

Early 15th century, traditionally around 1425

Origin

Medieval Muscovy

Author / school

Andrei Rublev

Location

Trinity Cathedral of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra (transferred from the Tretyakov Gallery in 2023–2024)

Iconographic type

[Old Testament Trinity (Hospitality of Abraham) — iconographic type](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/type-trinity)

Where it is

[Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/places/trinity-lavra)

## About the icon

The three angels who appeared to Abraham at the oak of Mamre are arranged in a harmonious composition. In Orthodox tradition, the image is contemplated as a revelation of the unity of the Holy Trinity. Scholarly dating varies.

## Composition

The figures are inscribed in a circle; behind the angels are the house (of Abraham), the oak of Mamre and a mountain.

Feasts: [Holy Pentecost. Trinity Sunday](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/feast-pentecost), St Andrew (Andrei) Rublev, Iconographer

[History of the icon: The “Trinity” of Andrei Rublev](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/icon-rublev-trinity)

An icon is an image for prayer. The description explains theological meaning and prayer tradition; it does not promise an outcome.

**Source and image rights**

Andrei Rublev, The Trinity, early 15th century; public-domain reproduction via Google Art Project and Wikimedia Commons.

Public domain

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