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Saints Lives & Biographies (31)
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LITTLE RUSSIAN PHILOKALIA VOL I: ST SERAPHIM
Author: ANON
#: 524
"Acquire the spirit of peace and thousands around you will be saved." His spiritual teaching on the acquisition of the Holy Spirit is widely read because he was seen by those who knew him to have accomplished this in his life. " The life and wisdom of one of the most popular of all modern saints.
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A SAINT
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#: 8492
The first translation into English of a short life of St. Seraphim together with a collection of his spiritual instructions. First published in Russian in 1881 they clearly set out the saint's understanding of the path to holiness.
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ALEXANDER MEN: A MAN FOR OUR TIMES
Author: YVES HAMANT
#: 978
This is the story of a vibrant Russian Orthodox priest assassinated in 1990. He was well known for his ecumenical work; and it is said that he showed a "society accustomed to living in fear the way to living without fear".
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FATHER SERAPHIM ROSE: HIS LIFE AND WORKS
Author: MONK DAMASCENE (CHRISTENSEN)
#: 5487
This is a substantial revision and updating of the popular life of Fr. Seraphim previously published under the title "Not of this World." With a new preface by Hieromonk Ambrose (Fr. Alexey Young) and many photographs not found in the former work. This is a definitive overview of the life and works of one of the best known and much debated converts to Orthodoxy in the Western world, whose influence has spread widely since his repose at a relatively young age twenty years ago.
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LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS , THE
Author: ARCHPRIEST ZAKARIA MACHITADZE
#: 8152
An elegant translation of a work first published in Georgian in the year 2000. Following a brief history of the Orthodox Church in Georgia, a chapter is devoted to the saints of each month of the year and a final chapter to the moveable Feasts. The book is rounded off with a comprehensive index of all subjects referred to. Copiously illustrated with full colour icons and photographs of Georgian churches etc. A unique and inspirational work.
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SAINT NICHOLAS SECRET , THE : THE STORY OF CHILDHOOD FAITH REBORN IN THE HEART OF THE FATHER
Author: DENNIS E. ENGLEMAN
#: 3537
A heart-warming unfolding of the life of St. Nicholas of Myra from whom the modern Father Christmas has evolved. More then this, adults are shown how the communion of saints can be a reality in their own life and conveyed to their children.
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ENGLISHMAN IN THE COURT OF THE TSAR , AN
Author: CHRISTINE BENAGH
#: 3600
"A most precious memorial of a man who is hardly remembered, yet should never be forgotten." Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) How did a man born in Rotherham become tutor to the children of the last Russian Tsar? This book chronicles the fascinating life of Charles Gibbes from his Cambridge Anglican theological studies through to his role in founding the Russian Orthodox community in Oxford, via the Romanov court.
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PRECIOUS VESSELS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE LIVES & COUNSELS OF CONTEMPORARY ELDERS OF GREECE
Author: H. MIDDLETON
#: 5488
In an age obsessed with psychology, medicine, and human solutions to spiritual problems, the ancient ministry of the God-bearing elder is a divine gift to contemporary man. The lives and counsels contained in this volume attest to the continued vitality of this ancient ministry. This volume includes a foreword by Dr. Georgios Mantzaridis of the University of Thessalonica, extensive commentary providing the context for the lives and counsels therein, detailed maps, and a glossary of theological terms, making it an invaluable source of spiritual orientation and enlightenment for every seeker of Christian Orthodoxy.
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EARLY CHRISTIAN LIVES
Author: ATHANASIUS ET. AL
#: 3360
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LIFE OF ANTONY, THE, BY ATHANASIUS OF ALEXANDRIA : THE COPTIC LIFE AND THE GREEK LIFE
Author: TRANS. TIM VIVIAN AND ANASTASIOS ATHANASSAKIS
#: 5533
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LIVES OF THE DESERT FATHERS, THE
Author: TR. NORMAN RUSSELL INTRO BY BENEDICTA WARD S L G
#: 1830
A translation of the Historia monachorum in Aegypto, giving eye witness accounts of the lives and teaching of the fourth century Desert Fathers. A rich resource both spiritually and academically.
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