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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   Order


NEW  (ALEX) THE LIFE OF SAINT ALEXIOS, THE MAN OF GOD. Translated and edited by Fr. Peter A. Chamberas from the modern Greek taken from 10th century manuscripts. This edition contains both English and modern Greek texts of the well-loved ascetic saint from 4th century RomePaper  47pp.  d$8.00  Order

(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  
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(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
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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.
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(AGE) THE LIFE OF ST. ANTHONY THE GREAT OF EGYPT by St. Athnasios the Great of Alexandria.  A translation from the Greek version of the life, with line illustrations.  67pp.  Paper  e$5.00  OUT OF PRINT                                                  

(LA) LIFE OF ANTONY (THE GREAT) by St. Athanasius of Alexandria. Contains translations of the Coptic  and the Greek versions of his life on parallel pages. Translated by Tim Vivian and Apostolos N. Athanassakis. Also includes an Encomium on St. Anthony by John of Shmun, and A Letter to the Disciples of Anthony by St. Serapion. 290pp Paper d$30.00  Order

(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


 (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. On Mt. Athos. Many illustrations.  208pp.  Paper  e$28.00   Order

(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$8.00
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THE DORMITION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS (Icon courtesy Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA)
(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
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(ATA) BLESSED ATHANASIA and the Desert Ideal . Second Edition
by Fr. Alexander Priklonsky  OUT OF PRINT


NEW   (CT) CHAMPION OF TRUTH: The Life of Saint Athanasius
by Fr. Michael E. Molloy.

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  Order

(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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NEW (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$9.50    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 Order
(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 
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(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.
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(BARO) ELDER BARSANUPHIUS OF OPTINA by Victor Afanasiev. One of the last of the Optina Elders (reposed in 1913), the Elder Barsanuphius became the disciple of the Elder Anatole and was made Superior of the Skete. The volume contains the largest collection of materials on the saint, including two lives, talks and reminiscences with spiritual children, counsels and more.  833pp.  Paper  d$23.00 Order  

(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$20.00 Order

(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 Order

(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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(CAT) THE LIFE AND SUFFERINGS OF SAINT CATHERINE THE GREAT MARTYR Back in print at last, the new edition of the life of St. Catherine taken from the Great Synaxaristes now includes The Service of the Supplicatory Canon (Paraklesis), in English, metered to Greek Chant.  55pp.  Paper  a$6.00  Order




(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$15.00  Order
SAINT COLUMBA Saint Columba copyright Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Icon courtesy Holy Transfiguration Monastery)

(CLB) SAINT COLUMBA.
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. Columba,founder of the Abbey of Iona, was also a great missionary and lived in the 6th century.  64pp. Paper d$6.00 Order


NEW  (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
 
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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$8.00; Cloth d$14.00 Order

(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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NEW (ADS) WITNESS TO HOLINESS: Abba Daniel of Scetis by Tom Vivian.  Translation of the Greek, Coptic, Ethiopic, Syriac, Armenian, Latin, Old Church Slavonic and Arabic accounts of the sixth century monk, priest and elder who had very broad influence on the early Church. For the first time, the many accounts of his life and teachings have been drawn together in one edifying volume.  399pp.  Paper  d$40.00   Order

(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 ce
ntury martyrs from Caesarea of Cappadocia are an inspiration in steadfastness and patience. 22pp. Illus. Paper a$3.00  Order

(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$2.00 Order


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(GDE) GRAND DUCHESS ELIZABETH OF RUSSIA, New Martyr of the Communist Yoke, Revised Edition by Lubov Millar. Now available again, this expanded edition is the most extensive to date and brings together a wealth of source material, including newly published letters and more than 160 photographs. Over 500 pages.  Hard cover with dust jacket.  d$27.00   Order



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   Order

(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   OUT OF PRINT



NEW  (EUG)
THE LIFE AND SUFFERINGS OF THE HOLY MARTYR EUGENIA and THE LIFE OF THE HOLY HIEROMARTRY ANTIPAS. Newly reprinted lives of these two early martyrs, translated from the Russian collection of St. Dimitry of Rostov.  30pp. Paper  d$4.00  Order


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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$4.00 Order

(FEO) HIEROSCHEMAMONK 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

(GAB) BLESSED ELDER GABRIEL DIONYSIATIS (Modern Orthodox Saints Vol. 13) 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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(GEN
) THE LIFE OF OUR HOLY MOTHER AMONG THE SAINTS, SAINT GENEVIEVE OF PARIS (423-512 A.D.) by Mary Xenia Fagan. A moving account of St. Genevieve. Excellent for teenagers and adults. 52pp Paper b$7.50 
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ST. GEORGE THE GREAT MARTYR Icon courtesy Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
(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$7.00   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$5.00 Order

(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 Order

(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


(HERS) SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA, His Life and Service.  The life is based on the original Valaam life by Abbot Damascene with changes based on recent research, and contains many illustrations. The Service, printed in large type in red and black, contains Small Vespers, Great Vespers, Matins, and Liturgy variations in English.  Large format.  48pp. Paper  d$9.00   Order

NEW  (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    Order


(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

 
NEW  (EIA) THE ELDER IERONYMOS OF AEGINA by Peter Botsis with Memoirs of the Elder Ieronymos, translated by Holy Transfiguration Monastery.  Father Ieronymos the Cappadocia, the renowned Elder of the isle of Aegina in Greece, was an exceedingly compassionate healer of souls, a clairvoyant Father-confessor who saw the secret thoughts hidden in the heart, and a may of unceasing prayer who attained to the heights of the vision of God. Those who knew him exclaimed that they had met another Saint Isaac the Syrian. He reposed in 1966.  Along with many personal accounts, the book contains miracles worked by the Elder, numerous illustrations and a service composed in his honor.  351pp.  Paper  e$22.00  Order

(IN) INNOKENTY OF ALASKA
The life of the missionary Bishop to Alaska. Contains many contemporary illustrations. 70pp. Paper d$10.00 Order

 

NEW  (IC) VENERABLE MOTHER IRENE OF CHRYSOVOLANTOU: The holy Abbess who asked God for the gift of clairvoyance and discernment so as to guide her nuns. The life of the famous and beloved 9th century abbes from Constantinople. 28pp.  Included in this volume of Lives of Saints, V. 17 are Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Martyr Peregrin and Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria.  Volume: 68pp.  Paper  f$10.00  Order 

(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 Order

(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    OUT OF STOCK

(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 Order

(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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(LAN) LANTERN OF GRACE: Seven Homilies in Memory of Our Father Among the Saints, John, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco by Fr. Valery Lukianov.  A beautiful, full-color volume with many illustrations and photographs (some never before published). Prefaced by a brief survey of the life of the saint, the homilies contain a wealth of information and vivid descriptions of uncovering of his relics and the glorification services. 142pp.  Cloth  d$25.00  Order

(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$15.00 
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NEW (SJL) ST. JOHN OF SHANGHAI and SAN FRANCISCO and other lives. The life and an account of the glorification of St. John, a miracle-worker who lived in our times. This volume also includes the lives of St. Isaacius the Younger of Optina, Martyrs Alexander and Antonina and St. Martinian the Monk.  62pp.  Paper  e$10.00  Order 

(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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NEW  (LMJ) THE LIFE AND RECENT MIRACLES OF SAINT JOHN THE RUSSIAN
by Father Ioannis Vernezos, trans. from the Greek.
This book contains the life and many miracles through the year 1988 of this favorite saint of Asia Minor, and protector of travelers. Profuse illustrations in color.  93pp.  Paper  e$12.00 
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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 e$7.00
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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 TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK;   Cloth e$35.00  
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(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



(JUSP) THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF BLESSED JUSTIN POPOVICH: The Conscience of the Serbian Church, compiled by Holy Dormition Sisterhood. Includes Eulogies by Hieromonk Amphilochius Radovich and Bp. Gregory Grabbe and selections from his writings on “How to Read the Bible,” From Time to Eternity,” and “On the Summoning of the Great Council.”   60pp.  Paper  e$10.00  Order

(JUS) ST. JUSTINIAN THE GREAT
by Rev. Asterios Gerostergios
The life of this emperor and saint, theologian, defender of Orthodoxy, builder of churches and lawgiver - an inspiration for all in the world.  312pp. Illus. Paper d$25.00
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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 Order

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$9.0
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NEW  (LAZG) THE LIFE OF LAZAROS OF MT. GALESION, trans. by Richard P. H. Greenfield.  The life of the wondrous 11th century pillar saint, written by his disciple, is the third in a series of lives of Byzantine saints from Dumbarton Oaks. It is a fascinating and unusual glimpse into Byzantine life through the life of a clairvoyant, miracle-working ascetic who spent 40 years on a column on a barren mountainside near Ephesus. 422pp.  Cloth  f$50.00  Order

(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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(NEW) (LUCI) LIFE OF THE HOLY MARTYR LUCIA The life of the early 4th century martyr from Syracuse of Italy.  4pp  Paper  f$1.00 Order

(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$9.00
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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 d14.00
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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$3.00 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   OUT OF PRINT

(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$8.00, Cloth d$12.00
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(METH) SAINT METHODIOS OF CONSTANTINOPLE: A Study of His Life and Works by George Peter Bithos.  St. Methodios the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople from 843-847 when the second and final stage of Iconoclasm ended, was responsible  for establishing the  feast of the “Triumph of Orthodoxy” on the First Sunday of Great Lent. This volume provides details on the life and times of this great patriarch and the ecclesiastic issues of the iconoclastic dispute on which he had such a great impact.  287pp.  Paper  d$20.00  Order

(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$11.00
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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  Order

(NECP) LIFE OF ST. NECTARIOS OF PENTAPOLIS

The 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 Order

 (NEKT) SAINT NEKTARIOS: The Saint of our Century
by Soitos Chondropoulos.
Translated from the Greek, this “narrative biography” written by a well-known Greek novelist is now back in print in English. It is the most popular biography of St. Nectarios available. Contains color and b/w photographs.  288pp   Paper   e$27.00 
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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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(NICP) PAPA-NICHOLAS PLANAS, The Simple Shepherd of Simple Sheep
by the Nun Martha
The delightful account of the life of a humble priest and wonderworker of Athens in the early part of this century. HTM 172pp. Paper e$14.00  
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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$8.50 Order  

(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$8.00
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(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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(NIOC) THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF SAINT NIKOLAI, BISHOP OF OCHRID: The Serbian Chrysostom, compiled by Holy Dormition Sisterhood.  The life, together with selections from “Missionary Letters,” On the Suffering of the Russian People,” and What Was Christ Writing on the Ground?”   70pp.  Paper  e$10.00     Order

(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  OUT OF PRINT
 

(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
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(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$5.00
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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 d$17.00
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(PAIA) SAINT PAISIUS, ABBOT OF NEAMTS MONASTERY (1722-1794) A brief life of the great Russian Elder who was instrumental in reviving the tradition of the Jesus Prayer – almost forgotten in Russia – throughout the Orthodox lands of eastern Europe, and of reviving monasteries of Russia which had fallen into decline after Peter I and Catherine II.  8 pp.  Paper  d$3.00  Order

(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$8.00
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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 found a cave where she lived in complete seclusion, unknown to the world.  Revised edition.  161pp.   Paper  d$9.00 
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(PHO) PATRIARCH PHOTIOS OF CONSTANTINOPLE
by Despina S. White
The life, scholarly contribution and correspondence of this great theologian and saint. 234pp. Paper e$10.00
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(PHOG) ST. PHOTIOS THE GREAT
by Asterios Gerostergios
The life of the great Champion of the Orthodox and Patriarch of Constantinople in the 9th Century. The volume contains some selected hymns from his feast.  125pp. Paper d$8.00
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(PHOT) ST. PHOTIOS THE GREAT: PHILOSOPHER AND THEOLOGIAN.
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
Discusses St. Photios from the standpoint of philosophy and from that of theology. 84pp Paper d$8.00
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(RIK) THE "REIGNING" ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Manifested at Kolomna in 1917.
translated by Isaac Lambertsen
The account of the revelation of this icon of the Mother of God on the day of the abdication of Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II. Also contains the liturgical service and the akathist.  48pp. Paper e$5.00
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(SAV) THE LIFE OF ST. SAVA THE SANCTIFIED
The long life of one of the most popular and beloved of the saints of the Palestinian desert, translated from the Greek. Contains illustrations from his monastery, still inhabited by Greek monks. 77pp . Paper e$5.00
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(SAVS) THE LIFE OF SAINT SAVA [OF SERBIA]
by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich  

This beloved life of the much-loved "enlightener" and patron sain tof Serbia has been reprinted with modernized language and spelling by Lydia Kesich. Simple written, it throws much light on the history of the 12th and 13th c. Orthodox world.  180pp.  Paper  d$15.00  
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ST. SERAPHIM OF SAROV
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NEW (AEP) AN EXTRAORDINARY PEACE: St. Seraphim, Flame of Sarov by Archimandrite Lazarus (Moore). A revised edition of St. Seraphim of Sarov: A Spiritual Biography published in 1994. This life presents the study of St. Seraphim’s life and teachings in a historically accurate and easily read edition with strong emphasis on the spirituality and practical counsels presented by Fr. Lazarus.  This new edition includes original artwork, the Akathist to St. Seraphim, Prayer Rules of St. Seraphim, historical notes and index. 357pp.  Cloth d$28.00; Order    Paperback d$20.00   Order


(IF) IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A SAINT: The Sarov Hermitage Life and Teachings of St. Seraphim trans. by Igumen Gregory and Alexander Maximov.  The first English translation of the brief life and short collection of spiritual counsels from the book, “The Community of the Sarov Hermitage and the Memorable Monks that Struggled Therein.”   38pp.  Paper  d$5.00  Order

(SER5) ST. SERAPHIM OF SAROV (MODERN ORTHODOX SAINTS, Vol. 5)
by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos
One of the series of lives of 17th to 20th century Orthodox saints. This humble monk has become one of the most beloved of the Orthodox today. Contains sections from A WONDERFUL REVELATION TO THE WORLD, his conversation with Motovilov on the meaning of Christian life (A copy of the full text is available in section On Spiritual Life).167pp . Paper d$10.00
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(SERZ) ST. SERAPHIM OF SAROV
by Valentine Zander
This book is based on personal accounts of pilgrims who met and were advised by him.  150pp . Paper d$14.00
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(SERW) SAINT SERAPHIM, WONDERWORKER OF SAROV and His Spiritual Inheritance
by Helen Kontzevitch.
The life of the beloved Russian saint, including his teaching on the acquisition of the Holy Spirit (A Wonderful Revelation to the World), an account of his canonization in 1903, and chapters on the Diveyevo Tradition and accounts of pilgrims there.  366pp.
 
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(SERS) SAINT SERAPHIM OF SOFIA: His Life, Teachings, Miracles and Glorification. Compiled by the Convent of the Protection of the Holy Theotokos, Sofia, Bulgaria and translated by Schemanun Seraphima. St. Seraphim, Archbishop of Bogucharsk and Wonderworker of Sofia, was born in Russia and left during the early years of the revolution and lived in Bulgaria for 29 years as a bishop, teaching and professing the truth of Orthodoxy with humility and love. Many photographs in color and sepia 231pp.  Paper  e$15.00  Order

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SILOUAN: MONK OF MT. ATHOS

by Archimandrite Sophrony.
The life of this remarkable monk who reposed in the Holy Mountain in 1938. First edition of the life. 124pp. Paper d$13.00
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(SILA) ST. SILOUAN THE ATHONITE by Archimandrite Sophrony..A new edition of the life of St. Silouan together with his writings, compiled by his disciple, Archimandrite Sophrony and translated by Rosemary Edmonds. St. Silouan went to St. Panteleimon’s Monastery on Mt. Athos from Russia in 1892 and reposed there in 1938. Although unlearned in the ordinary sense, his struggles in the spiritual life gave him wisdom and insight from God 504pp.  Paper  d$23.00  Order

(SIM) THE LIVES OF SIMEON STYLITES
translated by Robert Doran
Translations of the three early extant lives of one of the most popular "pillar" saints, St. Simeon the Stylite (5th century), who became a focus of pilgrimage from east and west.  241pp. Paper d$16.00, Cloth d$22.00
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(SPY) ST. SPYRIDON OF TREMITHUS: Boast of the Orthodox by Sotos Chondropoulos.  A narrative biography of the life of the humble bishop of Cyprus whose wonder-working relics are now on the island of Corfu. This lively story of his life and the many miracles he performed is translated from the Greek and contains several full-color icons and pictures of the procession on his feast day.  191pp.  Paper  f$30.00  Order

(SPYL) ST. SPYRIDON OF TREMITHUS: Life, Miracles, Liturgical Service and Akathist Hymn The beautiful life of the great wonderworker and bishop of Cyprus who was present at the First Ecumenical Council in 325. Miracles trans. from Greek, all else trans. from Russian.  63pp Paper e$6.00 Order

(STE) THE SUFFERING OF THE HOLY VENERABLE-MARTYR STEPHEN THE NEW   The inspiring life of a monk-martyr who defended the icons during the iconoclastic period of the 9th century.  32pp.  Paper  e$6.0Order

 
NEW  (TAR) TARSO: The Fool in Christ (1910-1989), by Ioannis K. Kornarakis. The life of foolishness in Christ is the most difficult of ascetic feats, and the least understood by those in the world, requiring extreme humility. The story of Tarso is an example to us to leave the sophistication of the world and with simplicity and faith to follow Christ.  Color and black & white illus.  242pp.  Paper  e$29.00  Order

(THA) ABBESS THAISIA OF LEUSHINO, The Autobiography of a Spiritual Daughter of St. John of Kronstadt. The life of this abbess who was well known throughout Russia in the decades before the revolution, gives a clear picture not only of the spiritual development of one spiritual struggler, but also of monasticism in the north of Russia of this era. It also contains her book, CONVERSATIONS WITH ST. JOHN OF KRONSTADT, as well as numerous illustrations of the time.    344pp   Paper    d$15.00    OUT OF PRINT.  SOME USED COPIES IN GOOD CONDITION  ARE AVAILABLE   Order

(TIK) SAINT TIKHON OF ZADONSK
by Nadejda Gorodetzky
A definitive biography of this famous Russian saint of the 18th Century gives great insight into his life, times and writings. Fully annotated and indexed.  318pp. Paper d$19.00
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(LVM) THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN MARY, THE THEOTOKOS
The most complete text on the life of the Theotokos from her conception to her Dormition, treated within the framework of Sacred Tradition, together with the liturgical and iconographical tradition of the Orthodox Church. Heavily documented with extensive quotations from the Fathers of the Church and illustrated with over 300 icons and maps. APOS 640pp. Cloth  e$40.00
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(VLAD) THE LIFE OF THE HOLY PRINCE VLADIMIR THE GREAT OF KIEV
translated from the Slavonic by Reader Isaac Lambertsen
This saint, beloved by the Slavic peoples, is called the Enlightener of Rus' and Wonderworker, for he turned from paganism and led his subjects in accepting the Orthodox Christian Faith in the year 988.  15pp. Paper e$4.00 Order

(VLAK) A Wreath on the Grave of the NEW HIEROMARTYR VLADIMIR OF KIEV
translated by Antonina Janda from the Russian
The life and martyrdom of the first hieromartyr under the communists in 1918.  95pp. Paper e$7.00
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(XEN) THE LIFE AND MIRACLES OF BLESSED XENIA OF ST. PETERSBURG
Recently glorified Fool for Christ's Sake who lived in the 18th century. Contains scores of miracles attributed to her intercessions. 79pp. Paper d$5.00 
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(XENR) ST. XENIA OF ROME
This famous and popular saint left wealth and a noble life in Rome to become a "stranger" for the love of Christ. She settled on the Island of Kos and founded a convent there, working many miracles after her repose. 18pp. Paper a$2.50
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(ZOS) ELDER ZOSIMA Hesychast of Siberia
by Abbess Vera Verkhovsky.
A new edition of the life of a hermit of Russia's "northern desert," written by his niece and disciple and out of print since 1975. An inspiring book for lay people and monastics alike.  287pp.
Paper d$10.00
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