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Andronikov Monastery (Moscow)

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[[Image:AndronikovSaviorCath.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Cathedral of the Savior at the Andronikov Monastery, Moscow (ca. 1425)]]
The '''Andronikov Monastery''' (Russian: Андро́ников монасты́рь, Спа́со-Андро́ников монасты́рь, or Андро́ников Нерукотво́рного Спа́са монасты́рь), located on the left (eastern) bank of the Yauza River, is one of several fortress-monasteries on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow, Russia. The monastery's most famous [[monk]] was the great fourteenth century [[icon]] painter, Andrei Rublev who was buried in the [[monastery]] [[crypt]].
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