roman novgorod wonderworker is a saint of the russian orthodox church, the founder of the novgorod antonyavskyastery, his life is depicted on the walls of the temple. the monk anthony the roman was born in 1067 in a wealthy city. e of the orthodox confession was brought up in piety, having lost his parents at the age of 17. he began to study the writings of the fathers in greek and was so inspired by the writings that he distributed part of the property to the poor, put the other part into a wooden barrel and let it into the sea. he himself took tonsure in one of the desert sketes, where he lived for 20 years on the walls of an underground temple vitebsk depicted his life. the central painting of our lower temple. now antonio is a roman. the central composition was carried out just by our main master. e, petrov sergey nikolaevich. he went there directly to novgorod and studied history. e, i was at this place, i was near the shrines and created such a unique composition of its kind, which depicts both anthony the roman and his life. a-a made on silicate paints, which are closest to fresco paint