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title: "Old Testament Trinity (Hospitality of Abraham)"
description: "The appearance of three angels to Abraham at the oak of Mamre (Genesis 18) is understood as a prefiguration of the Holy Trinity."
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/type-trinity"
language: "en"
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Iconographic type

# Old Testament Trinity (Hospitality of Abraham) — iconographic type

## Examples of this type

- [![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_G0u2.webp) The Trinity by Andrei Rublev Early 15th century, traditionally around 1425](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/trinity-andrei-rublev)

Dating

Early Christian art, from the 4th century

Origin

Rome, Ravenna, Byzantium

Author / school

Unknown

## About the icon

The appearance of three angels to Abraham at the oak of Mamre (Genesis 18) is understood as a prefiguration of the Holy Trinity.

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