Saint Jaroslav - Engraved wooden image on canvas with golden background - Mount Athos

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Explore Saint Jaroslav - Engraved wooden image on canvas with golden background - Mount Athos from Christianity Art. Listed under Paintings. Materials: Gold, Wood, Canvas. Image painted on canvas with gold background on Engraved wood. The image is accompanied by a free support base. Saint Jaroslav Known as Yaroslav the Great, baptized George (Yuri), was for the Russians perhaps the most important of all time. In the time of his reign, Russia, centered in Kiev, flourished culturally and economically. His policy priority was the spread of Christianity in his country, which from paganism turned to Orthodoxy in 988 AD. He built schools and churches, famous among them the Holy Wisdom of Kiev, where his tomb is located.