Celebrating the Living Heritage of Sacred Art and Culture

By Staff

ROME-RUTHENIA 26 October 2025 (NRom)

His Apostolic Highness the Most Holy Prince-Bishop Radislav I of Rome-Ruthenia, together with Her Serene Highness the Apostolic Princess, attended a performance of Spyashchaya Krsavitsa (The Sleeping Beauty) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — one of the crowning masterpieces of the classical repertoire and a timeless reflection of Christian artistry within the Russian cultural tradition.

The Pontifical and Imperial Household continues its long-standing dedication to the arts as a vital expression of faith, beauty, and civilization. The United Roman-Ruthenian Church regards music, dance, and fine art not merely as entertainment, but as sacred extensions of divine creativity — mirrors through which humanity perceives the harmony of God’s creation.

Tchaikovsky’s work, blending grace, discipline, and spiritual depth, remains a reminder that art transcends all political or temporal divisions. It speaks instead to the eternal soul of a people and of humanity itself, the same universality that the Church seeks to preserve and uphold in every nation and culture. In supporting the arts, we honor not only the gifts of the Creator, but also the shared heritage that unites East and West in beauty, reverence, and peace.