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Sergiyev Posad

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[sur-gee-uhf puh-sahd] / ˈsɜr gi əf pəˈsɑd /

noun

  1. a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.


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Videos shared online showed a large plume of smoke billowing from the facility in the city of Sergiyev Posad.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2023

Local officials said the epicenter of the blast was at a warehouse storing fireworks located on the grounds of the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant in the town of Sergiyev Posad, less than 50 miles from Moscow.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Andrei Rublyov's Trinity, one of the holiest and most artistically important Russian icons, is thought to have been painted to honour Saint Sergius of Radonezh in Sergiyev Posad, near Moscow.

From Reuters • May 16, 2023

The Moscow Patriarchate said in a statement that it would be displayed for a year at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in central Moscow before returning to Sergiyev Posad.

From Reuters • May 16, 2023

After St. Sergius founded his monastery at Sergiyev Posad around 1340, other hermit monks followed his example and headed north, seeking salvation in nature, building an astonishing 150 monasteries in just 100 years.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2012