10300 Ashworth Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133-9410
Telephone: (206) 522-4471; Fax: (206) 523-0550
In U.S. and Canada:
1-800-643-4233

LIVES OF SAINTS AND RIGHTEOUS

ALWAYS CHECK THE "NEW ITEMS" PAGE FOR NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR CATALOG.
Click  here to visit your Shopping Cart

Back to Table of Contents

Order codes are in RED.
The Lives of the Saints are nothing else but the life of the Lord Christ, repeated in every saint in a greater or lesser degree in this or that form. More precisely it is the life of the Lord Christ continued through the saints, the life of the incarnate God, the Logos, the God-man Jesus Christ who became man. St. Justin Popovich,  Introduction to the Lives of the Saints, in the book Orthodox Faith and Life in Christ by Astergios Gerostergios, et. al., (OFL).




(AB) THE AGE OF BEDE (formerly THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS):
The lives of St. Cuthbert, St. Wilfrid, the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow, and the Voyage of St. Brendan.
All saints of the 6th and 7th centuries, and all pioneers in monasticism, these lives present an important source of early history of the Church in Ireland and England. A companion volume to Bede's HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH AND PEOPLE. Contains maps and index.  255 Paper d$13.00 Order  

Ascetic Strugglers Of Piety.   A series booklets with two or more lives of women who struggled in various ways, mostly in the Slavic lands.

(ELM) Eldress Matrona (Matronishka The Barefoot) And Domna Karpovna, Fool-For-Christ.    48pp.  Paper  d$5.00   Order

(EVD) Eldress Evdokia, Elena The Sufferer And Nun Dorothea.  64pp, Paper  d$5.00     Order
 
 

NEW (MOS14) BLESSED ELDER IAKOVOS OF EPIROS, ELDER JOSEPH THE HESYCHAST, and MOTHER STAVRITSA THE MISSIONARY by Constantine Cavarnos. The lives, characters and thought of three 20th century strugglers: a preacher, an ascetic and a missionary. The final volume in the  MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS series.  156pp. Paper   d$8.50  Order

(BDI) BYZANTINE DEFENDERS OF IMAGES: Eight Saints’ Lives in English Translation,
ed. by Alice-Mary Talbot.
This second volume of Byzantine saints’ lives are of those during the iconoclastic controversy: St. Theodosia of Constantinople, Stephen the Younger, Anthousa of Mantineon, Anthousa the Daughter of Constantine V, Patr. Nikephoros I of Constantinople, David, Symeon and George of Lesbos, Ioannikios of Mt. Olympos, and Theodora the Empress. An excellent volume with many historical insights. 404pp Paper  e$20.00 Order

NEW (BYZE) BYZANTINE EMPRESSES by Charles Diehl. A lively English translation of the classic work on the lives of 13 Byzantine empresses whose education and influence on politics and government was unknown in the west.  Diehl's extensive research into Byzantine life and society has provided an accurate and rare glimpse into history.  308pp.  Cloth  d$15.00  Limited supply.  Order


(CM) THE CHINESE NEW MARTYRS.  The lives and the liturgical service to the Chinese Orthodox martyred during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, reprinted from THE TRUE VINE, issue #8.  Includes an interesting historical background of the era.  56pp.  Paper  d$5.00  Order

(CA-) CONTEMPORARY ASCETICS OF MOUNT ATHOS
by Archimandrite Cherubim

Each volume contains the lives and struggles of five ascetics of the Holy Mountain Athos from this century, written by their co-struggler, Fr. Cherubim, who became a monk in 1938 at the age of 18. This is a priceless treasure in English of the vitality and ardor of Orthodox monasticism.

(CA1) Vol 1. 370pp, Paper d$17.00 Order
(CA2) Vol. 2, 363pp, Paper d$17.00, Cloth d$30.00  Order

(CS) CRETAN SAINTS
by Metropolitan Titus M. Sylligardakis
Translated from Greek, this volume is a collection of sermons on 32 saints of the Island of Crete, biographical notes on their lives plus 11 others and tables and lists of various saints born in or associated with Crete. 283pp Paper d$19.00 Order



(CRY) CRYPTO-CHRISTIANS: KLOSTOI: THOSE WHO RETURNED; TENESUR: THOSE WHO HAVE CHANGED, Georgios Andreadis. A valuable and very moving work which describes the life and sufferings of “Cryptochristians in the Ottoman Empire. These people were living “neomartyrs”. Includes the story of “Papa-Nicholas” Planas and his family. pp102 e$16.00 Order

NEW  (ECB) EARLY CHRISTIAN BIOGRAPHIES.  Some of the earliest lives of saints, written by disciples and/or contemporaries,  Includes Sts. Cyprian, Ambrose of Milan, Anthony the Great, Paul the First Hermit, Hilarion, Malchus, Epiphanius, Honoratus, and Augustine.  Fathers of the Church series.  407pp.  Paper  f$35.00  Order
NEW  (FGS) FOUR GREAT SAINTS: Saints Paisius the Great, Pachomius the Great, Euthymius the Great and Theodosius translated by Leo Papadopulos from the Great Synaxaristis. The lives of these four great luminaries of the desert of the 4th and 5th centuries collected in a small volume.  158pp. Paper  d$12.00  Order


NEW  (FRF) FRAGRANT FLOWERS: Orthodox Homilies on the Lives of the Saints by Augoustinos N. Kandiotes, Bishop of Florina, Greece, trans. by Asterios Gerontergios. A collection of 52 homilies on Old and New Testament saints, briefly recounting their lives as the miracles of God in the world and living examples for us to follow.   221pp.  Paper  d$18.00  Order

(GF) GOD'S FOOLS: The Lives of the Holy "Fools for Christ's Sake."
Once again available, this volume contains the lives of 28 Fools for Christ's Sake from the 4th through 19th centuries, plus notes on two contemporary biographies, collected in one volume. Contains line drawings of many of the saints. 91pp Paper d$10.00 Order

ALL SAINTS
Icon courtesy Holy Transfiguration Monastery Brookline, Ma.
Original icon painted at Convent of the Annunciation, Oinoussai, Chios, Greece.

THE GREAT COLLECTION OF THE LIVES OF SAINTS

COMPILED BY ST. DIMITRY OF ROSTOV

(GCL-) Translated for the first time into English, this is the classic Russian collection of lives of saints up to the 17th century. Arranged by day, it is necessary for any Orthodox library.  Paper d$28.00; cloth e$40.00 Order the set

        (GCL1) Vol. 1: September, 499pp  Order

        (GCL2) Vol. 2: October,      460pp  Order    

       (GCL3) Vol. 3: November,  688pp  Order

        (GCL4) Vol. 4: December,   616pp Order

        (GCL5) Vol. 5: January,       616pp  Order

        (GCL6) Vol. 6: February,     321pp  Order  

        (GCL7)  Vol. 7: March,         483pp.  Order

(GC1T) GREAT COLLECTION OF THE LIVES OF S AINTS – ON CASSETTE TAPE. Vol.  1 September.
The first volume of the collection of St. Dimitry of Rostov  now available on 12 cassette tapes in a deluxe album gold-stamped to look like the hard cover book.  Special Order only. e$75.00 Order


THE GREAT SYNAXARISTIS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH translated from the Greek by Holy Apostles Convent and Holy Dormition Skete. The complete lives of saints for each day. Contains many black and white icons, a bibliography and index.  e$50.00 each   $2.00 postage surcharge per volume for expedited shipment.  ORDER THE SET  Order

                                                                    (GS1) VOL 1, SEPTEMBER, 771 PAGES  Order
                                                                     (GS2) VOL 2, OCTOBER, 756 PAGES   Order
                                                                    (GS3) VOL 3, NOVEMBER, 1044 PAGES   Order
                                                                    (GS4) VOL 4, DECEMBER, 1232 PAGES   Order
                                                                    (GS5) VOL 5, JANUARY, 1208 PAGES   Order
                                                       (GS6) VOL 6, FEBRUARY, 1144 PAGES   Order
                                                                    (GS7) VOL 7, MARCH,  1050 PAGES  Order
                                                                    (GS8) VOL 8, APRIL, 1080 PAGES Order
                                                                    (GS9) VOL. 9, May, 1376 PAGES  Order
                                                                    (GS10) VOL. 10,  June  1040 PAGES   Order

ST. GREGORY OF TOURS

The great bishop of the Gallic church of the 6th century recorded many miracles and narratives of early saints in 7 volumes, 3 of which are now available in English. These short accounts provide a valuable picture of the early Church.  Paper

  (GLC) GLORY OF THE CONFESSORS.
    Translated by Raymond Van Dam
      Narratives about confessors and the miracles they or their relics performed. 136pp f$17.00 Order

  (GLM) GLORY OF THE MARTYRS. Translated by Raymond Van Dam
      Narratives about martyrs and the miracles associated with them. 160pp f$18.00 Order

  (LF) LIFE OF THE FATHERS. Translated by Edwards James
     The VITA PATRUM, a collection of 20 lives of saints of the church of Cleremont and Gaul 64pp f$19.00 Order

(PAT2) HAGIOGRAPHY OF KIEVAN RUS'
translated by Paul Hollingsworth

Lives of the first Rus' saints, including Ol'ga, Volodimer, Boris, Gleb, Feodosij of the Caves Monastery , and Avraamij of Smolensk. Each life is accompanied by an introduction and notes.  267pp Paper f$18.00 Order

(HML) HANDMAIDS OF THE LORD: HOLY WOMEN IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE EARLY MIDDLE YEARS
The lives of Holy Women who exerted powerful influence in their community or household. Includes Macrina, Marcella, Lea, Asella, Principia; Paula the Elder, Demetrias, Melania the elder and younger, Radegunde.  436pp Paper d$30.00 Order

(HAR) HARLOTS OF THE DESERT: A Study in Repentance in Early Monastic Sources
by Benedicta Ward
Translations of the lives of St. Mary of Egypt, St. Pelagia, St. Thais, and St. Maria, niece of Abraham -- great saints whose lives were transformed from depravity to sanctity -- with introductions and notes. Also contains a chapter about St. Mary Magdalene and one on the theme of repentance.  113pp Paper d$15.00 Order

(SYR) HISTORY OF THE MONKS OF SYRIA
by Theodoret of Cyrrhus, translated by R. M. Price
A collection of over 30 lives of monastics of northern Syria who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries. It is an often referenced source work (translated for the first time into English) for information on monasticism and lives of the famous ascetics of the period and locality. Contains the lives of such popular saints as Symeon the Stylite, Palladius, Domnina, and James of Nisibis. 223pp Paper d$15.00 Order


(EGY) HISTORIES OF THE MONKS OF UPPER EGYPT & THE LIFE OF ONNOPHRIUS
by Paphnutius, translated by Tim Vivian
Lives of the monastics of the fourth century Egyptian desert (Thebaid), with the complete life of St. Onuphrius, in modern translation. Contains extensive historical notes and a scriptural index and bibliography.  175pp
Cloth d$25.00 Order

(HUD) THE HOLY UNMERCENARY DOCTORS: THE SAINTS ANARGYROI PHYSICIANS AND HEALERS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
By Georgia Chronas, translated from the Greek Great Synaxaristes.
The lives of 20 saints who were physicians and healers. Also includes the life of St. Luke the Evangelist who was a physician. Suitable for middle school and older. 107pp. Paper e$13.00 Order

(HWB) HOLY WOMEN OF BYZANTIUM:Ten Saint's Lives in English
translation edited by Alice-Mary Talbot
The lives of 10 holy women from the 5th to the 13th c., monastic and lay, are presented here with information on many aspects of Byzantine civilization. First in the series of Dumbarton Oaks translation of Byzantine saints.  384pp Paper f$18.50 Order


(HWSP) HOLY WOMEN OF THE SYRIAN ORIENT
translated from the Syriac by Sebastian Brock and Susan Harvey
A collection of 15 lives of holy women from the 4th to 7th century including Sts. Pelagia of Antioch, Thekla, Anastasia of Egypt and Febronia. Includes several lives that are not Orthodox.  210pp Cloth out of print, Paper f$19.00 Order

(KCP) KIEV CAVES PATERIKON
Translation from the Russian of the Chronicle of the Kiev Caves Monastery containing almost 40 lives of the saints of the monastery.  68pp Paper d$10.00 Order


(LLC) LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME: Stories of Children Martyrs. A collection of fifty accounts of child martyrs from the beginnings of Christianity to the 1900’s, many accompanied by black and white icons.These short accounts of steadfastness provide encouragement to all seeking to lead a truly Christian life today. For young adults and adults.  205pp.  Cloth  e$22.00 Order

 

(LBS) LIVES OF THE BULGARIAN SAINTS, trans. by Svetoslav Piperov. A beautiful volume of slightly abridged lives of the saints of Bulgaria, arranged chronologically through the church year. A monochrome icon and Troparion is included for most of the lives.  751pp.  Hard Cover  e$50.00    Order

(DF) THE LIVES OF THE DESERT FATHERS
translated by Norman Russell
The lives of 26 fathers of the Egyptian Desert of the fourth century. A very popular volume.  181pp
Paper d$11.00 Order
(LGS) LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by archpriest Zakaria Machitadze. The first full collection of lives of saints from the land of Georgia (Iberia), evangelized by St. Nina and proclaimed a Christian kingdom in 326 A.D. This beautiful full-color volume, with the lives arranged by date of celebration, is filled with icons and photographs of monasteries and churches and contains a short history of the Church of Georgia. 503pp. Cloth d$29.00  Order

(LHA) LIVES OF THE HOLY APOSTLES
Contains the lives of Saints Peter, Paul, Andrew the First-called, James the son of Zebedee, John the Theologian, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the Evangelist, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of the Lord, Simon the Zealot, Matthias, Mark the Evangelist, Luke the Evangelist, and James the brother of the Lord. Translated from the Greek and Russian.  288pp Illus. Cloth e$21.00 Order

(LHP) LIVES OF THE HOLY PROPHETS by Holy Apostles Convent. A unique handbook for the study of all the Old Testament prophets. At last one is given an excellent Orthodox Christian guide to the Old Testa-ment prophets. Both the lives of the prophets and an exegesis of their writings are included.  676pp Illus .
Cloth e$39.50  $2.00 postage surcharge for expedited shipment.   Order

(HWM) THE LIVES OF THE HOLY WOMEN MARTYRS: An Orthodox Martyrologion of Spiritual Heroines
Translated from the Greek, this volume contains the lives of 180 women martyrs arranged by date of celebration. Contains over 100 icons and illustrations, including maps.  592pp Cloth e$30.00 Order

NEW (LJF) LIVES OF THE JURA FATHERS: The Life and Rule of the Holy Fathers Romanus, Lupicinus and Eugendus, Abbots of the Monasteries in the Jura Mountains, translated by Tim Vivian et al. The lives of the 5th century hermits who populated the area of the Jura mountains in Switzerland, following the teachings of the great fathers of the Egyptian desert in early Christian Gaul. Bibliography, maps and indices.  240pp. Paper d$22.00   Order

THE LIVES OF THE MONASTERY BUILDERS

Translated from the Greek, this is a series of lives of monastic saints of Greece and Asia Minor who led inspiring lives of prayer, vigil and fasting.  Illus. Paper.

(MB1) The Monastery Builders, BOOK1: The lives of St. Dionysius of Mt. Olympus, St. Nicanor the Wonderworker of Mt. Callistras and St. Paul the New  of Mt. Latros  72pp e$6.00 Order

(MB2) BOOK 2: THE MONASTERY BUILDERS OF SOUMELA
The lives of Sts. Barnabas and Sophronios of Athens and St. Christopher of Trebizond, builders of the Mt. Mela Monastery in Pontos. Contains many illustrations and icons from the original monastery and the relocated monastery in Macedonia. 96pp e$7.00 Order

(MB3) BOOK 3: THE MONASTERY BUILDERS OF METEORA
The lives of St. Athanasios of New Patras and St. Ioasaph, builders of the Great Meteoron Monastery, and Sts Nectarios and Theophanes of Ioannina, builders of the Varlaam Monastery at Meteora. 88pp e$7.00 Order

(MB4) BOOK 4: THE MONASTERY BUILDERS OF THE GREAT CAVE (MEGA SPELAION) Contains Sts. Symeon and Theodore of Thessalonica and St. Efrosyne of Peloponnesos. Illus.  100pp Paper e$7.00   OUT OF PRINT

(MB5) BOOK 5: The Monastery Builders of The Holy Mountain Athos Contains the lives of nine saints who built monasteries on Mt. Athos. Many maps and illustrations. 271pp e$15.00 Order

(LMP) THE LIVES OF THE MONKS OF PALESTINE
 by Cyril of Scythopolis
The best source of information on monastic life in Palestine in the early centuries comes from the priest-monk Cyril who lived in the sixth century in two of the monasteries there. The six lives he wrote, the most important being those of St. Euthymius the Great and St. Sabas the Sanctified, are the most complete in English, and provide not only the history of the holy monks, but also a vivid picture of the Church of Palestine at the height of its glory. A wonderfully readable translation. 306pp Paper d$18.00 Order

(LPO) THE LIVES OF THE PILLARS OF ORTHODOXY
Translated from the Greek, this book contains the lives, struggles, works and miracles of these three great Orthodox hierarchs and defenders of the Faith: St. Photios the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople; St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica; and St. Mark Evgenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus. Also included is a brief history of the "Filioque" controversy and events leading to the schism of 1054, the causes for anti-union feeling among the Byzantines, St. Gregory's Conferences on Orthodoxy and Islam, the fall of Constantinople, and Orthodox replies to the innovations of the Papacy. Fifth volume in the series of lives of saints.  640pp
Cloth e$32.00 Order

(LS-) LIVES OF SAINTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
by Rev. L. Puhalo
In 10 volumes. Short lives - at least one from each month in each volume - in simple language. All volumes different. Volume 5 contains lives of saints of the British Isles, and Volume 7 has the lives of the Great Fathers of the Church. Many ilustrations. d$5.00 each; except vol. 7: d$7.00 Order the set

(LS1)  Volume 1: d$5.00 Order

(LS2)   Volume 2: d$5.00 Order

(LS3)   Volume 3: d$5.00 Order

(LS4)   Volume 4: d$5.00 Order

(LS5)   Volume 5: d$5.00 Order

(LS6)   Volume 6: d$5.00 Order

(LS7)   Volume 7: d$7.50 Order

(LS8)   Volume 8: d$5.00 Order

(LS9)   Volume 9: d$5.00 Order

(LS10) Volume 10: d$5.00 Order

          (LS11) Volume 11: d$5.00 Order

(HLS) THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS OF THE HOLY LAND AND THE SINAI DESERT
This large volume contains many of the complete lives of all the great monastics (both men and women) of the Judean and Sinai monasteries and deserts, such as Sts. Euthymius, Theodosius, Savvas, Hilarion, Melania, Mary of Egypt, Theodosia; the hymnographers John of Damascus and Cosmas; as well as hierarchs, martyrs and ascetics. Arranged by date, this work is a treasure for Orthodox. 580pp Icons, maps and glossary. Cloth  e$25.00 Order

(LSM) THE LIVES OF THE SPIRITUAL MOTHERS: An Orthodox Materikon of Women Monastics and Ascetics translated and compiled from the Greek of the Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church. The lives of 55 women ascetics, arranged by date. A real treasure, since the lives are unabridged. Volume 6 in the series of lives of saints.  656pp Illus. Cloth e$32.00 Order

(HIER) LIVES OF THE THREE GREAT HIERARCHS: BASIL THE GREAT, GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOM.
All new expanded version, includes the accounts of the Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom and the Feast of the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs. Compiled and translated by the Holy Apostles Convent. 320pp Illus
Cloth e$21.00 Order

(TSF) THE LIVES OF TWO SAINTED CHRISTIAN FAMILIES
by Georgia Hronas and Helen Hronas
The lives of Sts. Efstathius and Theopistie and their two children Agapius and Theopistus; and the Holy Martyr Sophia and her thee daughters Faith, Hope and Agape. An easily read translation from the Greek also suitable for children.  68pp Paper e$5.00 Order

(MPH) MARRIAGE AS A PATH TO HOLINESS: LIVES OF MARRIED SAINTS
by David and Mary Ford
A beautiful collection of lives, many of them with hymns in their honor as well as some brief insights into their lives. A fine introduction on the Mystery of Marriage.  275pp Cloth e$25.00 Order

(NMR) NEW MARTYRS OF RUSSIA
by Archpriest Michael Polsky. OUT OF PRINT.


(NT) NORTHERN THEBAID. Monastic Saints of the Russian North compiled and translated by Fr. Seraphim Rose and Abbot Herman Podmoshensky Contains 12 biographies of 14th to 17th century strugglers in Russia's northern"desert."  New edition of an old favorite.  301pp Paper d$17.00  Order

NEW (OFC) ORTHODOX FLASH CARDS  A boxed set of 3-1/2 by 5-1/2 inch cards for 50 different saints with a full color icon, commemoration date and dismissal hymn (troparion) on one side and the life on the other side. Sturdy laminated card stock. A great learning tool for children and church schools.  e$15.00/set  Order

(OS-) ORTHODOX SAINTS. Spiritual Profiles for Modern Man
by George Poulos
Revised and augmented editions of an earlier collection of short lives of saints. Now arranged by date, there is at least one life for each day of the year. Vol. 1 (January-March), 283pp , Vol. 2 (April-June), 235pp , and Vol. 3 (July-September), 242pp Vol. 4 (October-December), 243pp Paper e$14.00 each. Order the set

(OS1) Volume 1: e$14.00 Order

(OS2) Volume 2: e$14.00 Order

(OS3) Volume 3: e$14.00 Order

(OS4) Volume 4: e$14.00 Order

(PAT1) THE PATERIK OF THE KIEVAN CAVES MONASTERY, VOL 1.
translated with an introduction by Muriel Heppell
Contains a glossary of terms and several appendices. Discusses the work's Byzantine background..
Cloth 262pp f$18.00 Order

(PRO-) THE PROLOGUE FROM OCHRID. The lives of the saints and homilies for every day in the year
by Bishop (St.)  Nikolai Velimirovic, translated by Mother Maria
Short accounts of the lives of major saints for each day, with a complete index of saints included for the entire year. A most valuable addition to any Orthodox library. Deluxe sturdy leatherette binding.  Vol.1: January-March, 398pp ; Vol.2: April-June, 424pp ; Vol. 3: July-September, 440pp ; Vol. 4: October-December, 440pp  

(PRO1) Vol. 1: e$45.00   Order

(PRO2) Vol. 2: e$48.00   Order

(PRO3) Vol. 3  e$53.00     Order

(PRO4) Vol. 4: e$53.00 Order


NEW   (PROS) THE PROLOGUE OF OHRID: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies for Every Day of the Year. by St. Nikolai Velimirovic, translated by Fr. T. Timothy Tepsic.  A two volume set,  with the lives indexed in each volume. Also contains Hymns of Praise to a saint each day. Vol. 1, 691pp.; Vol. 2, 751pp. Sold by set only.  e$100.00/set   Order

(RP1) ROMANIAN PATERICON: SAINTS OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH  VOL. 1
Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan.
A beautiful edition of the lives and sayings of the Romanian saints and fathers from the 4th to the 20th century.  504pp Paper d$20.00 Order

(RMS) THE ROYAL MARTYR SISTERS
The lives of Empress Alexandra and Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna of Russia, martyrs and saints under the Communist Yoke. Profusely illustrated.  48pp Paper d$8.00 Order

(SA-)SAINTS FOR ALL AGES

A series of 10 volumes containing several abridged and/or paraphrased lives by category. 48pp each
Paper d$6.00 per book Order the set

(SA1) Book 1: WOMEN MARTYRS OF THE LORD
Sts Perpetua and Felicitus, Barbara, Tatiana, Eugenia, Agape, Chionia and agape. Order

(SA2) Book 2: ENLIGHTENERS OF ANCIENT KINGDOMS
Sts. Nina of Georgia, Gregory the Illuminator, Frumentius of Ethiopia, Isaac of Armenia, and the Forty Martyrs of Sebastea. Order

(SA3) Book 3: NEW APOSTLES OF CHRIST
Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Stephen of Perm, Innocent of Irkutsk, and Nicholas of Japan. Order

(SA4) Book 4: RULERS OF NATIONS, SERVANTS OF CHRIST
Sts. Constantine and Helen, Pulcheria, Justinian and Theodora, Vladimir and Olga. order

(SA5) Book 5: PILLARS OF THE CHURCH
Sts. Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, Justin the Philosopher, and Irenaeus of Lyons. Order

(SA6) Book 6: SAINTS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Sts. Patrick of Ireland, Columba of Iona, Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, and Augustine of Canterbury.   OUT OF STOCK.

(SA7) Book 7: FOUNDERS OF RUSSIAN MONASTICISM
Sts. Anthony and Theodosius of the Kievan Caves, Sergius of Radonezh, Nilus of Sora and Joseph of Volotsk, and Seraphim of Sarov. Order

(SA8) Book 8: GREAT MONKS OF THE DESERT
Sts. Anthony the Great, Pachomius the Great, Macarius the Great, Euthymius the Great, Sabbas the Sanctified, and Theodosius the Great. Order

(SA9) Book 9: POETS AND HYMNOGRAPHERS OF THE CHURCH
Sts. Ephrem the Syrian, Nicetas of Remensiana, Auxentius of Bithynia, Romanos the Melodist, Andrew of Crete, John of Damascus, and Theodore of Studion. Order

(SA10) Book 10: FIGHTERS FOR THE FAITH
Sts. Cyprian of Carthage, Athanasius the Great, John Chrysostom, and Cyril of Alexandria. Order

(AS-) THE SAINTS OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND 
(9-11th Centuries)

BY VLADIMIR MOSS

A series of lives of Orthodox martyrs and strugglers from the land of England from the centuries just prior to the Norman Conquest, who are largely unknown to us. Illus. Paper a$9.00 each volume Order the set
(AS1) Vol. 1: SAINTS OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND
19 saints from 779 to 934 with an excellent historical introduction. 112pp a$9.00  Order

(AS2) Vol. 2: SAINTS OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND
This volume contains seven 10th century saints, including St. Dunstan. 113pp a$9.00 Order

(AS3) Vol. 3: SAINTS OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND
This volume contains the lives of St. Lide, St.Wolfhilda, St. Yvo, St. Wulsin, St. Alphage, St. Ethelfleda and others.  92pp a$9.00 Order

(SEG) SAINTS OF ENGLAND'S GOLDEN AGE
by Vladimir Moss.
A collection of the lives of English saints from the 6th to early 8th centuries England's Golden Age of spirituality. Includes an English Orthodox Calendar and the Service to All Saints of Britain.  252pp Paper f$10.00 Order

(MOS10) STS. NICHOLAS, RAPHAEL AND IRENE (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 10)
One of the series of lives of 17th to 20th century Orthodox Saints. Contains the martyrdom under the Turks of the Fathers Nicholas and Raphael, and the child Irene, and recounts how they were revealed to us in 1959. Also included are records of numerous miracles worked through their intercessions, the spiritual counsels of St. Raphael revealed to people, and essays by Constantine Cavarnos and Photios Kontoglou on what the wondrous revelation of these lives mean to us today. 200pp Paper d$8.00 Order


  

NEW  (RNI) THE HOLY MARTYRS RAPHAEL, NICHOLAS & IRENE together with the lives of The Prophet King David, New Russian Martyr Abbess Sophia and St. Callinicus of Cernica in Romania. Reprints from various Orthodox periodicals. Color & b/w Illus.  63pp.  Paper  f$8.00  Order

(SP1) SERBIAN PATERIKON: Saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Vol. 1)
by Fr. Daniel Rogich
A compilation of the lives of martyrs, confessors, monks and holy leaders - many never before in English. An important insight into the depth of Serbia's spirituality. This volume covers January thru April. Profusely illustrated.  331pp  OUT OF PRINT

 
 (SY-) THE SYNAXARION. The Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church. By Hieromonk Makarios of Simonos Petra. Translated from the French by Christopher Hookway. Illustrated. Contains five maps. Aside from the older saints, the book includes lives of saints of this century, as well as many Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Romanian and Western saints. Many of these saints are not found in any other English language Orthodox collection of saints. A valuable contribution to Orthodox Christian literature. One new volume (containing two months) will be published each year until the work is completed. 

   (SY1) Vol. 1. Introduction. September, October. 550pp Cloth e$42.00  Order

   (SY2) Vol. 2. November, December.  621pp.Cloth e$42.00 Order

   (SY3) Vol. 3. January, February.  664pp.Cloth e$42.00  Order

  (SY4) Vol. 4. March, April.  575pp.Cloth e$45.00   Order
 
   (SY5) Vol.5. May, June.  575pp.Cloth e$50.00    Order

(BS) THREE BYZANTINE SAINTS translated by Dawes and Baynes
The lives of St. Daniel the Stylite, St. Theodore of Sykeon and St. John the Almsgiver, written by their contemporaries. 275pp Paper d$18.00   OUT OF PRINT

(WH) THE WHEAT OF CHRIST
by Dmitry Mishetsky
A collection of poetic renditions of the lives of Saints Ignatius of Antioch, Adrian and Natalie, Thais, Dorothy, and Panteleimon. A charming presentation.  36pp Illus. Paper a$3.00 Order


NEW (WFC) WITNESSES FOR CHRIST: Orthodox Christian Neomartyrs of the Ottoman Period 1437-1860) by Fr. Nomikos Michael Vaporis. The life stories of over 200 new martyrs who gave their lives, or witnessed, for Christ  under Turkish rule in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Romania, Russia, Serbia and the Ukraine, compiled and recounted in an historical context.  Contains 16 full-color icons, two of which are from St. Nectarios Church in Seattle. The icon of St. Neketas of Nisyros is a reproduction of Fr. Neketas' personal icon of St. Neketas.  The icon of St. Gregory the Fifth is from the iconostasion of St. Nectarios Church in Seattle. This is a real "must-read." 377pp.  Paper d$21.00   Order


(WIP) WOMEN IN PURPLE: Rulers in Medieval Byzantium by Judith Herrin.  An in-depth study of three Empresses (and saints) of Byzantium in the 8th and 9th  glimpse into imperial Constantinople, well-researched and full of interest.  304pp.  Color plates  Paper  f$20.00 centuries: Irene, Euphrosyne and Theodora, who lived during the Iconoclast years and were instrumental in the restoration of the icons to the Church. A fascinating glimpse into imperial Constantinople, well-researched and full of interest.  304pp.  Color plates  Paper  f$23.00  Order

Click  here to visit your  Shopping Cart

Back to Table of Contents

Back to top