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Tulips in front of the Spassky Cathedral of the Vernicle Image of the Saviour in the Andronikov monastery, Moscow. Royalty Free Stock Photo

A gray cat in front of the Spassky Cathedral of the Vernicle Image of the Saviour in the Andronikov monastery, Moscow. Royalty Free Stock Photo

An ancient Spassky Cathedral of the Vernicle Image of the Saviour in the Andronikov monastery, view from the main entrance, Moscow Royalty Free Stock Photo

Spassky Cathedral of the Vernicle Image of the Saviour in the Andronikov monastery, Moscow. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Spassky Cathedral of the Vernicle Image of the Saviour in the Andronikov monastery, Moscow.

Spassky Cathedral, which is the katholikon of Andronikov Monastery, is active Orthodox temple, a monument of the early Moscow architecture of the XV century. It`s one of numerous Russian churches dedicated to the Vernicle Image of the Saviour. Also Spassky Cathedral is the oldest partially preserved Orthodox temple of Moscow outside the Kremlin in Moscow. A famous ancient Russian icon painter Andrei Rublev participated in the implementation of internal painting of the Cathedral.