Ilya Muromets is a hero, a people's defender, a hero of an ancient Russian epic epic. This is a real person, miraculously healed, and after Ilya devoted himself to military work and prayer. In 1999, a monument to Ilya Muromets was erected in the park of the city of Murom. More recently, another monument was erected in honor of the great hero.
The monument to Ilya Muromets was opened on Tuesday, May twenty-nine, two thousand and twelve in Vladivostok. Admiral Square, located in the center of the city, became the site for the sculpture. Nearby are: the chapel of St. Andrew the First-Called, the Arch of Tsarevich Nicholas and the memorial complex "Military Glory of the Pacific Fleet". The monument was made in the workshop of Konstantin Zinich, a Siberian artist. This is a gift from Krasnoyarsk to the residents of Vladivostok.
From the inhabitants of Vladivostok, who served in the Far East in the border troops, there was a proposal to build a monument of military glory in the city in honor of the defenders of the borders of the Motherland. The image of Ilya Muromets, in their opinion, is primarily moral ideals, and not just military valor. Zinich showed Ilya Muromets not in the form of an epic hero, but in the guise of a saint. The monument is made in accordance with the canonical image depicted on the icons.
The fact that by the time of illumination a particle of the relics of Ilya Muromets was delivered to Vladivostok can be called special. Metropolitan of Vladivostok and Primorsky Veniamin performed the rite of consecration of the sculpture. Particles of the holy relics during the ceremony were placed at the monument, and after they were transferred to the church of St. Andrew the First-Called.
The head of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev and Nikolai Gusev, the head of the border department of the FSB of the Russian Federation for the Primorsky Territory, took part in the opening ceremony of the monument. The sculptor Konstantin Zinich himself was a special guest.
Ilya Muromets was numbered among the saints of the Orthodox Church in one thousand six hundred and forty-three. For his extraordinary strength and a large number of victories, the hero, along with George the Victorious, is revered as the patron saint of the Russian army.
According to ITAR-TASS, a sculpture of Ilya Muromets is also planned to be installed on top of one of the Vladivostok hills.
