Martyrdom of Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity and Their Mother Sophia, c. 17C
Cathedral of Our Lady of Smolensk (the Novodevichy Convent) in Moscow,
Tempura on Wood
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Saints Faith, Hope and Charity are a group of Christian martyred saints, venerated together with their mother, Sophia
Sophia, whose name means wisdom, lived in Rome. She was a Christian, and in accordance with her name, she lived wisely. While living in honorable wedlock, bore three daughters, whom she named after the three great virtues. The first was named Faith, the second Hope, and the third Love…
Zaidan Gallery 
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