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(AANDR) THE HOLY MARTYRS ADRIAN AND NATALIA
Revised Edition. The account of their suffering
has now been augmented with the liturgical service and akathist in
their honor in a newly typeset edition. 48pp. Paper e$4.50
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(ALEX) THE LIFE OF ST. ALEXIS, THE MAN OF GOD
OUT OF PRINT.
(AMB) THE YOUNG ELDER, A Biography of Blessed Archimandrite Ambrose
of Milkovo
by Archbishop Anthony of San Francisco
The
life of this 20th century ascetic who spent his early monastic years
at the Optina Hermitage. 70pp.
Paper d$5.00 Order
(AMO) ELDER AMBROSE OF OPTINA
by Fr. Sergius Chetverikov
The
4th in the Platina series of the lives of the Optina fathers. The
Elder Ambrose was considered the pinnacle of Eldership in Optina.
A beautiful biography. 468pp. Paper d$17.00
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(AMV) STARETZ AMVROSY: Model for Dostoevesky's Zossima
by John Dunlop
"A
welcome contribution to the study of Orthodox Spirituality as practiced
in Russia in the last century. The inner personality of the great Russian
staretz is vividly present." (Fr. Georges Florovsky). 176pp. Paper d$11.00 Cloth d$13.00
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(ANAS) THE LIFE AND MARTYRDOM OF SAINT ANASTASIA AND THOSE WHO
WERE WITH HER
This
saint, often called the "deliverer from potions" is celebrated on
December 22. She and her companions were martyred in Rome during the
reign of Diocletian. An inspiring life. 36pp. Paper b$3.50
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(ANNA) THE LIFE OF THE HOLY GRAND PRINCESS ANNA OF NOVGOROD
The
life of the wife of Yaroslav the Wise, whose piety and Christian
love was an example to all. 10pp.
Paper e$2.00
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(ANT) ELDER ANTHONY OF OPTINA
by Fr. Clement Sederholm
The
life of the brother of the Elder Moses. He found peace through silence
and prayer. Always filled with grace and compassion for all. 268pp Paper d$10.00
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(ANV) ARCHBISHOP ANTHONY OF VORONEZH by Nicholas Talberg. (Book 5 of Great Ascetics of Russia) The life of the popular 19th century prelate of Voronezh. 40pp. Paper d$4.50 Order
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(EA) ELDER ARSENIOS
THE CAVE-DWELLER: Fellow Ascetic of Elder Joseph the Hesychast
by Monk Joseph Dionysiates.
The life and struggles of the companion of the Elder Joseph, with
much information about the whole brotherhood and their ascetic homes.
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(ARS) SAINT ARSENIOS OF CAPPADOCIA
by Monk P. of the Holy Mountain, translated and published
by the Convent of the St. John the Evangelist
The
life and miracles of Hieromonk Arsenius of Farasa in Cappadocia
who was a light and guide to the Christians under the Turkish Yoke.
His humility, love and the wonders he worked through his prayers
impressed even the Hagarenes. Always a comfort to his people, he
went with them to Greece during the exchange of populations in 1924,
where he reposed shortly after. An inspiring book. A full-color icon
is the frontispiece. 141pp. Paper d$12.00
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(ARS6) ST. ARSENIOS OF PAROS (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 6)
Contains
the life of the great ascetic, confessor, educator, wonderworker,
and defender of Orthodox Tradition of the 19th century on the Island
of Paros. 123pp . Paper d$7.00
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(ASM) ASSUMPTION
OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Translation from Russian of the account in the Menaion of St. Dimitry of Rostov. 32pp. Paper d$3.00 Order |
(ATA) BLESSED ATHANASIA and the Desert Ideal . Second Edition
by Fr. Alexander Priklonsky OUT OF PRINT
A new book on the life of the great 4th
Century Father of the Church and defender against the Arian heresy.
A wonderful insight in to the life of the early. church. Paper 130pp. d$10.00
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(ATH) FAITH HEALING IN LATE BYZANTIUM (ATHANASIOS I)
by Alice-Mary Talbot
Greek
text and an English translation of "The Posthumous Miracles of the
Patriarch Athanasios I of Constantinople by Theoktistos the Stoudite,"
which is his life and miracles, and information on healings connected
with the lives of other Orthodox saints. 162pp. Paper e$12.00
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(ATH15) SAINT ATHANASIOS
PARIOS (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, VOL. 15) by Constantine Cavarnos. St. Athanasios
of Paros, together with St. Macarios of Corinth and St. Nicodemos
the Hagiorite were the three great spiritual leaders of the 18th
century in Greece and leaders of the "Kollyvades Movement." The is the first English-language life of St.
Athanasios, theologian, hymnographer, writer of lives of saints and
philosopher. Also contains reviews and selected passages from his
writings, and a brief account of the life of St. Macarios of Corinth. 170pp. Paper d$8.50 Order
(AVV) AVVAKUM THE BAREFOOT by Fr. Theodoretos the Hagiorite. The account of the life of one who lived sublime combination of great asceticism and “community” work., in other words, of practical love towards his fellow man, whether a monk or a lay pilgrim. Paper 94pp . e$10.00 Order
(AV) THE JUST SHINE LIKE THE
STARS (AVERKY)
A photographic biography on
the life of Archbishop Averky of Jordanville, who reposed in 1976,
together with a selection of some of his sermons. 75pp. Paper d$8.00
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(BAR) THE LIFE
OF HOLY AND GREAT MARTYR BARBARA translated from the Synaxarion by Georgia Hronas Written for teen-agers and adults. 32pp. Paper a$4.00 Order |
(TPP) THE PRECIOUS PEARL: THE LIVES OF SAINTS BARLAAM AND IOASAPH
by St. John Damascene
Notes
and comments by Augustinos N. Kantiotes, Bishop of Florina, Greece
. A new translation of this famous Orthodox
Christian classic. An exceptional work of Christian catechism for
a non-Christian. 440pp.
Paper d$23.00; Cloth d$30.00
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(BAP) ELDER BASIL OF POIANA MARULUI Spiritual Father of St. Paisy
Velichkovsky
translated from Romanian. The life and writings of Elder
Basil. 192pp. Cloth e$205.00
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(BAS) THE LIFE OF BISHOP BASIL OF KINESHMA, New Martyr of the
Communist Yoke
The
biography of this new martyr (+1945) comes to us from a translation
of a samizdat manuscript brought from the Soviet Union in 1988.
This brief life of a faithful struggler for Christ is an inspiration.
32pp. Illus . Paper d$3.00
TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT
(BEN) SAINT BENEDICT OF NURSIA
Revised Edition The Life of St. Benedict from the
MENOLOGY of St. Dimitri of Rostov and the liturgical service and akathist
translated by Isaac Lambertsen, together with the English text of
the Rule of St. Benedict for monasteries. An excellent edition. 80pp.
Paper e$6.00
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(BRE) SAINT BRENDAN
edited by Iain MacDonald OUT OF PRINT
(BRI) SAINT BRIDE (BRIDGIT)
edited by Iain MacDonald
One
of a series of lives and writings of early Irish and Scottish saints
from original sources, with a brief historical background. St. Bridgit
was the founder of the first convent in Ireland about the year 500.
64pp. Paper d$6.00
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(COLB) LIFE OF COLUMBA Adomnan of Iona.Translated with an introduction by Richard Sharpe . This is the fullest early account of St. Columba offering "a vivid depiction of the abbot among his own monks, written on the spot by the saint's successor one hundred years after Columba's death". Contains an excellent and reverent introduction. Paper 406pp d$14.00 Order |
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(CLB) SAINT COLUMBA.
edited by Iain MacDonald
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(VC) VICTOR CONSTANTINUS,
MAXIMUS AUGUSTUS: The Life of St. Constantine and His Mother, St.
Helena
by Euphemia Briere. Written for older children, with
many illustrations, this is not simply an account of these saints,
but a window into the life and times of the early Byzantine Empire.
40pp Paper
a$4.00
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(COS1) ST. COSMAS AITOLOS (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS), Vol. 1 (revised)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
First of a series of lives of 17th to 20th century
saints. Contains the life and a selection from the writings of this
great 17th century preacher of piety and clairvoyant who did much
to preserve the Orthodox Faith during the Turkish Yoke. 118pp. Paper d$7.00; Cloth d$15.00
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(CVS) CHRISTIANITY VERSUS SORCERY (SS. CYPRIAN & JUSTINA)
Lives
of the Holy Martyrs Cyprian and Justina reprinted from Orthodox
Word. 17pp . Paper e$2.00
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(DORR) THE SUFFERING OF THE HOLY MARTYR DOROTHY AND WITH HER CHRISTINA,
CALLISTA AND THEOPHILUS
revised edition Translated from the Russian.
These
lives of early fourth century martyrs from Caesarea of Cappadocia
are an inspiration in steadfastness and patience. 22pp. Illus. Paper a$3.00
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(ELE) THE SUFFERING OF THE HOLY HIEROMARTYR ELEUTHERIUS and His
Mother Anthia
Translated from the Russian.
St. Eleutherius, Bishop of Illyricum was martyred
under Emperor Hadrian of Rome. He is known as the protector of women
in childbirth, and is commemorated on December 15. 8pp. Paper e$21.00
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NEW (VNM) VENERABLE NEW-MARTYR GRAND DUCHESS ELIZABETH
FEODOROVNA. The
life of St. Elizabeth illustrated with icons and photos, together
with the Vespers & Matins service and Akathist Hymn in her honour. 90pp. Spiral e$11.00
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(EUD) EMPRESS ATHENAIS-EUDOCIA
by Jeanne Tsatsos
The account of a pagan Athenian girl who became
Empress of Byzantium and then a saint in the desert of Palestine. Translated
from the Greek. 141pp. Paper e$4.00
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(EUP) BLESSED EUPHEMIA
OF SERBIA
An
wonderful life of a Serbian Eldress who guided her people through
two world wars. She founded orphanages, educated the young, and translated
patristic texts for the spiritual instruction of her people.
140pp. Paper e$9.00
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(EUT) SAINTS EUTHYMIUS, ACACIUS and IGNATIUS
The
lives of three great new martyrs from Mt. Athos who martyred during
the Turkish Yoke. These three young monks are often referred to as
the crowning jewels of new martyrs from the Holy Mountain. An inspiring
life for all Orthodox Christians. 28pp. Paper e$4.000
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FEOFIL, Ascetic and Visionary of the Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra
compiled by Vladimir Znosko The life of the blessed Starets Feofil, Fool for Christ's Sake, a 19th century Russian ascetic and visionary. 134pp. Paper d$8.00 Order |
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(GAB) BLESSED ELDER GABRIEL DIONYSIATIS (Modern Orthodox Saints Vol. 11) by Constantine Cavarnos. The life and selected excerpts from the writings of the famous 20th century abbot of the Monastery of Dionysiou on Mt. Athos. 238pp. Paper d$10.00 Order
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(GEO) THE PASSION
AND MIRACLES OF THE GREAT MARTYR AND VICTORIOUS WONDERWORKER, SAINT
GEORGE Translated from the Russian, and reprinted with additions from the Greek text. The life of this favorite saint of east and west is now available again in a handsome edition printed on acid-free paper, with many icons illustrating his life and martyrdom. 50pp. Paper a$5.00 Order |
(GREG) PATRIARCH GREGORY V, THE ETHNOMARTYR
by Antonios Markou, translated by Patrick Barker
The
life and martyrdom of the hierarch who blessed his flock to resist
the slaughter by the Hagarenes in the 19th century following the
revolution in the Peloponnese. A good picture of the latter period of
the Turkish Yoke. 39pp. Paper
f$3.50
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(HGA) ELDER HADJI-GEORGIS THE ATHONITE
by Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos
The life of a great faster of the 19th century. 100pp.
Paper e$9.00
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(NEW) (EH)
ELDER HARALAMBOS DIONYSIATIS:
THE TEACHER OF NOETIC PRAYER BY Monk Joseph Dionysiatis.
Originally from the brotherhood of the elder Joseph, the Cave-Dweller,
father Haralambos went on the become the abbot of the large Monastery
of Dionysiou. He reposed in December, 2000. Along
with his life, teachings, and testimonies of his disciples, the volume
contains many color and b/w photographs. 289pp Paper e$23.00 Order
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(FH) ST. HERMAN, ALASKA’S
SAINT, by
F. A. Golder. Back in print after an absence of many years,
and expanded with accounts of posthumous miracles and a pilgrim’s description
of Spruce Island today. This is a must for anyone’s library. 72pp.
Paper d$10.00
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(IHT) ICONS OF THE
MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS AND EVER VIRGIN MARY, and Prayers for Her Intercession
compiled by Theodore Khoury. A collection of 50 of the most well-known
and beloved icons of the Mother of God, with an illustration, history,
date of commemoration and prayer or Troparion for each. 103pp Paper e$15.00 Order
(IN)
INNOKENTY OF ALASKA
The life of the missionary Bishop to Alaska. Contains
many contemporary illustrations. 70pp. Paper d$7.00
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(JOBP) ST. JOB OF POCHAEV: Life, service and Akathist Paper e$6.00 Order
(DIAL) DIALOGUE ON THE LIFE OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
by Palladius
Written in 406-408 in the form of a dialogue (a
popular form used by Greek philosophers), this early life written
by a contemporary, formed the foundation for later writings on St.
John. Contains much information on this period, as well as a short
life of Palladius and indices for scriptural references, people and places.
ACW No. 45. 249pp. Cloth d$35.00
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(JKS) ST. JOHN OF KRONSTADT: Life, Liturgical Service and Akathist
Hymn
The
brief life of St. John (originally published in Orthodox Life in
1976) together with the full service and Akathist. 64pp. Paper e$5.00
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| (PS) A PRODIGAL SAINT: Father John of Kronstadt and the Russian People by Nadieszda Kizenko. The life and times of St. John of Kronstadt drawn from many virtually unknown documents from the Russian archives, including diaries, letters from his followers and police reports. A powerful portrait of St. John and his era. 376pp. Paper f$27.00 Order | 
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(JOR) ST. JOHN POMMER OF RIGA AND LATVIA, LIFE AND PASSION
by Dr. Ludmilla Keller. St.
John was martyred near Riga in 1934. 64pp. Paper e$6.00
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(JN) ST. JOHN OF RILA, THE LIFE AND TESTAMENT OF
Adapted from the life of the saint by St. Ephthemy,
Patriarch of Tirnovo.
St.
John, wonderworker of Rila, established and guided the Rila Monastery
in the 10th century, which became a spiritual and creative center
of Bulgaria to this day. This inspiring life and testament are a guide
to all who struggle in Christian life today. St. John of Rila Monastery
18pp. Paper d$1.75
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(JSF) MAN OF GOD: SAINT JOHN OF SHANGHAI & SAN FRANCISCO
Contains
the reminiscences, sermons and testimonies of miracles by Archbishop
John. Translated from the Russian edition. Full-color icon frontispiece.
270pp. Paper d$12.00
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(JR) THE LIFE OF ST. JOHN THE RUSSIAN
by the Monk John Vranos
Translated
from the Greek in an easy-to-read and profusely illustrated edition.
St. John is a favorite saint, especially of the Orthodox whose families
came from Asia Minor, where he preserved his piety after being taken
as a captive in the Russo-Turkish War. 35pp. Paper e$3.50
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(JON) ELDER JONAH OF KIEV: A Brief Account of His Life and Struggles
(ca.1794-1902)
translated by Hieromonk Ioannikios.
Mostly
autobiographical, this is the account of the life of the founder
of the famous Holy Trinity Monastery of Kiev. 66pp. Paper f$5.50
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(EJH) ELDER JOSEPH
THE HESYCHAST: Struggles, Experiences, Teachings (1898-1959)
by Fr. Joseph, translated by Elizabeth Theokritoff. The life and teachings of the Elder Joseph of New Skete of the Holy Mountain Athos. A shining light in this century of the tradition of unceasing prayer, and teacher of many monastics in both Greece and America. This long-awaited biography is proof of God’s mercy in providing spiritual lights to us in these latter times. 236pp. Illus . Paper e$28.00; Cloth e$35.00 Order |
(JOS) ELDER JOSEPH OF OPTINA
Translated from the Russian by Holy Transfiguration
Monastery.
Two
parallel anonymous lives of one of the last Elders of the famous
Russian monastery and spiritual center, Optina, which was closed
after the Revolution. 312pp. Paper
f$12.00 OUT OF PRINT
KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD
Icon courtesy Holy Transfiguration Monastery,
Brookline, MA
(MOT) THE KAZAN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
The history, service and akathist translated from
the Russian. 48pp. Paper e$4.50
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SAINT KENTIGERN see Saint Mungo
(MK) MEETINGS WITH KONTOGLOU
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
Photios
Kontoglou, one of the great Orthodox laymen of the 20th century,
was not only an iconographer whose love of Byzantine iconography caused
a great revival in traditional iconography, but a devoted author (nominated
for a Nobel prize in literature), philosopher and teacher. This book
presents his life and thought from 1920 to his repose in 1965.
216pp. Illus. Paper d$12.00
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(KUR) KURSK ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
translated by Reader Isaac Lambertsen
A
new publication containing the history of the discovery and wanderings
of the Kursk Icon of the Mother of God, protectress of the Russian
Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, as well as recent miracles attributed
to its presence and intercession. Also contains the liturgical service
and the Akathist Hymn. 64pp. Paper e$5.00
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NEW (LAZ) GREAT MARTYR TSAR LAZAR
OF SERBIA: His Life and Service
by Fr. Daniel M. Rogich.
The life of the 14th century Serbian Tsar who was martyred
by the Hagarenes at the battle of Kosovo, together with the service
composed in his honor. Illus. 56pp. Large format. Paper d$9.00
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(LEON) ELDER LEONID OF OPTINA
by Fr. Clement Sederholm.
The
first of the series of lives of the Optina Elders. The tradition
of eldership at Optina was begun by the Elder Leonid in the early 19th
century. Illus. 272pp. Paper d$12.00
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(LUK) LIFE OF THE HOLY APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST LUKE
translated from Russian by Reader Isaac Lambertsen.
The
Life of the Apostle Luke and the liturgical service in his honor.
32pp. Paper e$3.50
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(LUKE) LIFE AND MIRACLES OF ST. LUKE, WONDERWORKER OF STEIRIS
by Carolyn & W. Robert Connor
One
of the most famous and beautiful surviving Byzantine monasteries
is the 10th century one of Hosios Loukas which St. Luke founded. This
is the account of his life (written shortly after his repose) and
records the many miracles worked during his life and after his repose.
Greek and English on facing pages. 178pp.
Paper e$15.00
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(MAC2) ST. MACARIOS OF CORINTH (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 2)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
Contains
the life and a selection of writings of this Archbishop of Corinth
and reviver of mysticism of the 18th century, who with St. Nicodemos
the Athonite was a compiler of the Philokalia and lives of many saints.
118pp. Paper d$7.00
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(EM) ELDER MACARIUS OF OPTINA
by Fr. Leonid Kavelin
An
embodiment of the Patristic wisdom he was meek, gentle, loving and
noble. A co-laborer of Elder Leonid, the founder of the tradition of
eldership in Optina. 386pp. Paper
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(MAR) MARIA OF OLONETS, Desert Dweller of the Northern Forests
by Bishop Nikodim of Belgorod
Also
contains the lives of the Elder Isaiah-Ignatius of St. Nicephorus
Hermitage, Anastasia of Padan, and the Righteous farmer Peter, all
strugglers of the Olonets region of Russia in the 19th century. 124pp.
Paper d9.00
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(MKE) SAINT MARK OF EPHESUS A brief account of this confessor of the faith.11pp. Paper f$2.50 Order
(MAE) LIFE OF OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT
The
life of one of the favorite Orthodox saints who reposed in the Jordanian
desert in 522 A.D. New edition. 42pp. Illus. Paper
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(MM) THE HOLY MYRRH-BEARER MARY MAGDALENE
Translated from the Russian and Slavonic by Reader
Isaac Lambertsen.
The
life of the holy myrrh-bearer and equal-to-the-apostles Mary Magdalene,
and the Akathist Hymn in her honor. 47pp. Paper e$5.00
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(MAX) THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY FATHER MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR
Translated by Fr. Christopher Birchall.
Based
on the Life by his disciple Anastasius. This life of a great Confessor
of the Faith is a must for all Orthodox Christians. 78pp. Paper a$9.00
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(MAXS) HOLY HIEROMARTYR MAXIMUS SANDOVICH: PROTOMARTYR OF THE LEMKO PEOPLE. Contains his Life and Martyrdom as well as the Liturgical Service and Akathist in his honor. A 20th century confessor of the faith who stood up to the Uniates. He was martyred through their machinations. 48pp Paper e$6.00 Order
(MEL) ELDER MELCHIZEDEK: HERMIT OF THE ROSLAVL FOREST
At
age 95, he left his monastery for the seclusion of the remote Russian
forests, where he communed with God in the silence of the heart.
70pp. Paper d$5.00
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(MET9) ST. METHODIA OF KIMOLOS (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 9)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
The
life, miracles and influence of St. Methodia, a monastic saint who
reposed in 1908 and is known as the patron saint of the island of
Kimolos. Also contains selected hymns from the service to her. 123pp. Illus. Paper d$7.00, Cloth d$12.00
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(MOSE) THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY FATHER AMONG THE SAINTS MOSES THE
ETHIOPIAN
A
new translation of the life of this desert father from Ethiopia
- a leader of thieves and murderer who repented - with a selection
of his "sayings" from The Paradise of the Fathers. 19pp. Paper a$3.50
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(MOSO) THE LIFE OF THE ELDER MOSES OF OPTINA.
translated by the Holy Nativity Convent
Originally
a hermit, he and his brother established the Skete of the Forerunner
and the tradition of eldership. Contains services in his honor.
396pp Ills. Paper e$14.50
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(MUN) SAINT MUNGO (KENTIGERN)
edited by Iain MacDonald
One
of a series of lives and writings of early Irish and Scottish saints
from original sources with a brief historical background. St. Kentigern
Mundo, 6th century "apostle" of Scotland and Wales, is a favorite
saint of those areas. 64pp. Paper d$6.00
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(NEC7) ST. NECTARIOS OF AEGINA (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 7)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
The
life and a selection from the writings of this great wonderworker,
who was Bishop of Pentapolis and reposed in the early part of this
century. 222pp. Paper d$10.00
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(ISN) ICON OF ST. NECTARIOS WITH LIFE. A laminated print in full color of the large icon of St. Nectarios with scenes from his life found at St. Nectarios Church, Seattle, Washington. Image size: 7.25 x 9.5 inches $9.00 Order
(NECA) LIFE OF ST. NECTARIOS OF PENTAPOLIS in Arabic. Paper $15.00 OrderThe life of this
popular 20th Century Saint translated from the Greek. St. Nectarios,
the great wonder-worker of this century, whose relics are on the Island
of Aegina. Frontispiece is colored icon. 15pp. Paper a$1.25
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(NEKO) ELDER NEKTARY OF OPTINA.
by M. Kontzevitch.
The
last of the Optina Fathers who was the spiritual father of
Archbishop Andrew, Bishop Nektary of Seattle and of the author himself.
A wonderful account of his life. 516pp Paper d$19.00
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ST. NICHOLAS
(Courtesy Holy Transfiguration Monastery,
Brookline, MA .)
(NW) THE LIFE, SERVICE, AKATHIST AND MIRACLES OF SAINT NICHOLAS
THE WONDERWORKER
Long
out-of-print, this complete edition of the life and service for St.
Nicholas of Myra, one of the most popular of saints, is now available
with the service printed in red and black in large type. 96pp.
Paper d$6.00
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(NIC3) ST. NICODEMOS THE HAGIORITE (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol.
3)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
The life and a selection from the writings of the
Athonite father who was a reviver of hesychasm and collected/translated
many lives of saints and spiritual writings, including THE PHILOKALIA.
167pp. Paper d$7.50
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(NIK4) ST. NIKEPHOROS OF CHIOS (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 4)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
Part
of the series is the life of this great ascetic, trainer of martyrs
and writer of liturgical poetry and lives of saints of the mid-18th
and early 19th century. 124pp. Paper
d$7.00 Order
(NIK) PATRIARCH NIKEPHOROS OF CONSTANTINOPLE: AN EYEWITNESS TO
HISTORY
translated by Norman Tobias and Anthony R. Santoro
A
scholarly work on Saint Nikephoros who lived during the iconoclastic
controversy. 220pp. Paper e$19.00
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(NIKO) THE LIFE OF ST. NIKON,
text, translation and commentary by Denis F. Sullivan
This
saint of the 10th century was called Miracle-worker, "Myroblytes"
and "the Metanoeite" for the many miracles he worked, the myrrh which
flowed from his sacred relics, and the message of repentance which he
brought to the Christians in his native Asia Minor, to Crete, and throughout
Greece. A well-rendered translation. Contains both the Greek and English
texts. 314pp. Paper e$17.00
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(NINA) THE LIFE OF ST. NINA, Equal-of-the-Apostles and Enlightener
of Georgia.
The
life of this popular saint translated from the Russian, with the
full service in her honour. 33pp. Paper
d$3.00 Order
(NI) SAINT NINIAN
edit ed by Iain MacDonald
One
of a series of lives and writings of early Irish and Scottish saints
from original sources, with a brief historical background. Fifth century
missionary-bishop who evangelized the northern Britons and the Picts
from his mission at Whithorn. 64pp. Paper d$6.00
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THE LIFE OF SAINT PACHOMIUS- See section on Monasticism.
(PAT4) THE LIFE OF PAISIJ VELYCHOVS'KY
translated by Jeffrey Featherstone
Contains
the texts of both of the saint's unfinished biography as well as
the biography of the elder by his disciple Mytrofan. 272pp. Cloth d$19.00
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(PAIG) ST. PAISIOS THE GREAT
by St. John the Dwarf of Egypt.
This
complete life of one of the greatest fathers of the Egyptian desert
is written by one of his disciples. Trans. from the Greek by Papadopoulos
and Lizardos; with notes and bibliography. Also has the life of St.
John the Dwarf. 62pp. Paper d$7.00
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(PAIV) BLESSED PAISIUS VELICHKOVKSY
by Schema-monk Metrophanes
The
life and ascetical labors of St. Paisius, Archimandrite of the Monasteries
of Niamets and Sekoul and defender of hesychast tradition, translated
from the Optina version written by his disciple. A reprint of the 1972
edition. Profusely illustrated. 299pp . Paper
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(PEL) SERAPHIM'S SERAPHIM
The
life o f Pelagia Ivanovna Serebrenikova,
disciple of St. Seraphim of Sarov and Fool for Christ's Sake of
the Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent. 162pp. Paper f$10.00
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(RPM) THE RIGHTEOUS PETER MICHURIN
by Elder Zosima Verkhovsky
Translated
from the Russian, this account of a young ascetic in the Siberian
"desert" in the early 1800's mirrors that of the desert fathers of
old.
14pp . Paper e$2.50
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(PHA) THE HOLY AND GLORIOUS
GREAT MARTYR PHANURIUS THE NEWLY-REVEALED: Life, Miracles
and Supplicatory Canon, compiled by the nuns
of The Convent of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple.
This popular saint is especially called upon when items
are lost. Also contains the prayer read in church for the blessing
of the Phanuropita (a cake baked in thanksgiving for a miracle) and
a recipe. 92pp. Paper b$9.00 BOOK IS TEMPORARILY
OUT OF PRINT A CD of the nuns chanting the Suplicatory
Canon is also available for c$8.00
(TM56) – see Multi-Media.
(PHIL) SAINT PHILARET THE ALMSGIVER
The
l ife of St. Philaret the Almsgiver of Amnia,
who lived in the 8th century. A beautiful and inspiring life for
all. 24pp. Paper a$2.50
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(PHM) BLESSED HERMIT PHILARETOS OF THE HOLY MOUNTAIN. (MODERN
ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 12)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
A
remarkable 20th century ascetic and Kollyvas. Includes interviews
by Dr. Cavranos and others of this man of the Jesus Prayer. 124pp . Paper d$7.50
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(PHIZ) BLESSED ELDER PHILOTHEOS ZERVAKOS (Modern Orthodox Saints,
Vol. 11)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
A
moving account of the life of the Elder Philotheos who was spiritual
father to Photios Kontoglou and many other prominent Orthodox Christians.
Contains some translations of his writings, as well as reviews of his
writings. 240pp. Paper d$9.50
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(HP) HERMITESS PHOTINI
by Archimandrite Joachim Spetsieris
The
true story of Photini, who lived in disguise as a man a hundred
years ago. She journeyed beyond the Jordan River and foun
