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All Ye SaintsAll Ye Saints, Pray to God for us! An Alphabetic Listing of Orthodox Saints and Feast Days All Ye Saints, Pray to God for Us! A valuable reference guide that enables one to immediately find the date of a saint's commemoration or feast day.  This is an alphabetical index of over 7,000 Orthodox saints including many Orthodox saints of the pre-schism West - Britain, Ireland, Gaul, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and other countries, miraculous icons, and feast days, with their corresponding commemoration date.  Includes appendices of moveable feasts and supplemental tables, including future Paschal dates.  Paperback, 204 pp., illustrated,  SXS703 $16.00

Animals & Man A State of Blessedness by Joanne Stefanatos D.V. M. A collection of delightful accounts of saints who interacted with animals. pb 344 pp.HER373 $21.00

Ascetic Strugglers, Vol. 1, Eldress Matrona Contains the lives of Eldress Matrona (otherwise knows as Matronushka the Barefoot) (died March 30, 1911) and Fool-for-Christ of Tomsk, Domna Karpovna (died October 16, 1872). pb., 48 pp. POM107 $8.00

Ascetic Strugglers, Vol. 2, Eldress Evdokia In this second volume is presented the lives of three women strugglers. Each of them trod a path very different from the next - Eldress Evdokia, a fool-for-Christ; Handmaiden of God, Elena the Sufferer, a sorrowful widow living in the world; and, Nun Dorothea of Sukhotin Monastery, a humble nun. But each of them adhered to the narrow, but very personal, path to Heaven indicated to them by the providence of God. pb., 64 pp. POM108 $9.75

The Book of Saints by Mary P. Hallick Alphabetical listing of saints' names, the origins of the name and the dates the saints are commemorated. 164 pp. LL200 $20.00

Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos,  by Archimandrite Cherubim (Karambelas) Back in stock, these books describes the lives and spiritual portraits of Athonite elders of this century, who, although not formally canonized, are clearly seen to be in the spirit of all the Christian Saints since the time of the Apostles.

The Evergetinos; A Complete Text This is one of the major Greek Paterika (collections of the Fathers), long a source of spiritual inspiration and guidance. It contains narratives from the lives and teachings of the fathers of the Egyptian deserts. An on-going series.

The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints Compiled by St. Demetrius of Rostov Twelve large volumes, one for each month of the Church year, beginning with September, containing full length, un-abridged Lives of the Saints for each day of the month and homilies for major feastdays. September, October,  November, December, January and February are currently available.  Hard-Cover $40.00 each, unless otherwise noted.

God's Fools A special collection of "Fools for Christ's Sake." This collection is arranged in chronological order to show the continuity of this great prophetic ministry from the earliest centuries to the present. 91pp. SYN104 $8.00

The Harlots of the Desert, A Study in Repentance in Early Monastic Sources by Benedicta Ward SLG Lives of Sts. Mary of Egypt, Pelagia, Thais, and Maria, niece of Abraham. 113 pp. MEC6101 $19.00

History of the Monks of Syria by Theodoret of Cyrrhus A collection of over 30 lives of monastics of northern Syria of the 4th and 5th centuries, including Sts. Symeon the Stylite, Palladius, Domnina, and James of Nisibis. 223 pp. MEC6102 $18.00

History of the Monks of Upper Egypt & the Life of Onnophrius by Paphnutius, published by Cistercian Publications. 178 pp. (82 pages are introduction, etc.) NOC106 $25.00

The Holy Angels by Mother Alexandra  It was early morning, when I was seven years old, that I saw the angels. I am as sure of it now as I was then... This, my own experience, stands both at the beginning and the end of the book... The Angels have a stupendous reality. Their activity among us has come to be a vital, positive reality. Thus writes Mother Alexandra. Studies angels in the Old and New Testaments, as well as in the Church Fathers, Theology, Liturgies, Prayers and Iconography of the Orthodox Church. pb  LL213 $20.00

The Holy Unmercenary Doctors: The Saints Anargyroi, Physicians and Healers of the Orthodox Church by Georgia Hronas  Translated from the Greek Orthodox Synaxaristes. The stories of twenty special physician saints who belong to a group called the Unmercenaries because they accepted no payment for their services. Eighteen of these were professional missionary physicians and two were priests. In Greece, chapels are built in every hospital to the Holy Unmercenaries, the protectors of doctors, nurses and patients.  LL208 $17.00

The Kiev-Caves Paterikon Contains the lives of the saints and wonderworkers of the first great North Slavic Monastery. 68pp. SYN103 $7.00

The Lausiac History Palladius, the Bishop of Helenopolis, early in the 5th century made a pious pilgrimage to collect accounts of the lives of holy monks living in the numerous monasteries then existing in the Egyptian desert. The Lausiac History gives a glimpse of the lives of these God-fearing anchorites. EOB101 $11.00 Note: This book is on order, but is delayed. We will put a notice in the New Books section when it comes in.

Lives of Saints Series - This series of Lives contains a cross section of saints: ancient and modern; apostles, ascetics, martyrs, confessors, royalty, married saints, those who were holy from birth, and sinners who repented; saints from all parts of the world - Greece, Russia, Serbia, Bulgaria, America, Georgia, Romania, Egypt, etc.  These books are generously illustrated, and where possible, selections of the divine services to the saints have been included. Volumes are 40 - 64 pages each.  Not all volumes are in stock yet, but all can be ordered upon request.

All the following titles are hard-bound with gold-stamped burgundy covers and acid free pages.

The following titles are softbound with large and easy to read print, handsome embossed leather pattern covers, and are profusely illustrated with icons, sketches, and maps.

5-Volume set of The Monastery Builders $51.00

The Lives of the Desert Fathers Lives of 26 Fathers of the Egyptian Desert of the 4th century 181 pp. MEC6103 $15.00

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. Includes lives of Sts. Euthymius the Great and St. Sabas the Sanctified. A vivid picture of the Church of Palestine at the height of its glory. 306 pp. MEC6104 $23.00

The Lives of Two Sainted Christian Families The lives of Sts. Eustathius and Theopiste and their two children Agapius and Theopistus; and the Holy Martyr Sophia and her three daughters Faith, Hope and Agape 68pp. LL201 $10.00

New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke The lives of many of the martyrs who suffered persecution after the fall of the Byzantine Empire. 412 pp. SNP012 $22.00

The Northern Thebaid Monastic Saints of the Russian North A collection of lives of the desert dwellers of the Russian North. 308 pp. HER1303 $20.00

The Precious Pearl by St. John Damascene The Lives of Saints Barlaam and Ioasaph. This work constitutes an important and exceptionally pleasant catechism of the Orthodox Christian Church. It is truly a rich treasure of patristic wisdom. From the first page of the book, St. John emphasizes that the ultimate goal of human beings is to become worthy of the divine grace of the Holy Spirit, according to the measure of our power, becoming partakers of the greatest bliss. pb. IBM851 $27.00

The Prologue of Ohrid by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic.  Translated by Reverend T. Timothy Tepsic and Very Reverend Janko Trbovich.  This complete English version includes the Lives of the Saints,  the Hymns of Praise, Reflection, Contemplation and Homily sections for every day, as written by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic in the original Serbian text.  In two volumes, hardbound.  Sold as a set only, PROLOG $135.00

Volume 1: January to June, 696 pages

Volume 2: July to December, 752 pages 

The Purple Mantle by Aliki Kafetzopoulou.  Set in the Roman Empire during the reign of the notorious persecutor of Christians, Emperor Diocletian (a.d. 303), The Purple Mantle is a moving story of faith and heroism amidst a society plagued by confusion and fear. Greek Orthodox author Aliki Kafetzopoulou (reposed on February 24, 2005) has skillfully woven a rich historical tapestry full of spiritual depth, presenting a vivid picture of the intense circumstances in which the ancient Christians lived, and a close-up, immediate view of the exploits and contests of the early martyrs, through which the Faith of Christ triumphed.  Although written especially for young adults, this historical novel has enthralled people of all ages with its riveting narrative. Carefully tracing the spiritual awakening and growth of a young man and woman, it places in striking relief the essence of all Christian life.  This book is now in its new, second edition, and includes a brief biography of the author. 192 pp. pb HER382 $14.00

Romanian Patericon Saints of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Volume 1 by Archimandrite Joanichie Balan is back in stock. A compilation of the lives of rightious men and women who have adorned the Romanian land since the dawn of the Christian era. 504 pp. HER1309 $26.00

 

Russina GolgothaThe Russian Golgotha by Vladimir Moss. A new history series from Monastery Press tells the story of Russia's new martyrs — men, women, and children slain for their refusal to abandon their Orthodox Christian Faith even under the most severe pressure from Communist authorities in the 20th century.  Although their stories are largely unknown in the West, the Soviet era in Russia, from 1917 to 1989 produced hundreds of thousands of new Orthodox Christian martyrs, including Tsar Nicholas II and his family, who were murdered in a basement by Bolshevik assassins.  Despite arrest, imprisonment, torture, betrayal by informers, the forced closing of monasteries and convents, oppression by an atheist regime did not destroy the Church in Russia, but instead strengthened it and gave Russia a plentiful yield of new martyrs from all walks of life, from the nobility to the peasantry. Their stories now are told in The Russian Golgotha, an illustrated English-language history designed for years of use.

Written by eminent Orthodox Church historian Vladimir Moss, this 536-page account of selected martyrs' lives, including the Russian Royal Family, includes other material never before published in English or Russian, and is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this dark, yet ultimately triumphant era in Church history. The author assembled this account of Russia's new martyrs from primary sources including interviews with relatives and acquaintances of the martyrs, and from the martyrs' own conversations and writings. Much of this material has never been published in English or Russian before.  The result is a moving and highly readable book that represents an historic event in the documentation of Orthodox Church history and the history of 20th-century Russia. The text includes an extensive introduction and explanatory footnotes for the benefit of readers who may not be intimately familiar with the historical background of the new martyrs' stories.

For scholars, an especially valuable element of The Russian Golgotha is the extensive bibliography, which provides a much-needed listing of resources for research on the new martyrs and on Orthodox Christianity in Russia during the Soviet years.

The Russian Golgotha Volume One, is the first in a projected series of volumes from Monastery Press about the lives of Russia's new martyrs. The work is presently divided into seven sections:

A. The Royal Martyrs: Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II and his family, Grand-Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna
B. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia: Patriarch Tikhon
C. The Martyrs and Confessors of Northern and Western Russia, Belarus and the Baltic.
D. The Martyrs and Confessors of Central Russia
E. The Martyrs and Confessors of Southern Russia and the Ukraine
F. The Martyrs and Confessors of Eastern Russia and the Caucasus
G. The Martyrs and Confessors of the Urals, Siberia and Central Asia.

Volume One contains sections A, B and C. hard-bound illustrated, 536 pages MP109 $65.00 

Saints and Sisterhood: The Lives of 48 Holy Women: A Menologion or Month-by-Month Listing and Study of Women Saints on the Orthodox Calendar  by Eva Catafygiotou Topping  Orthodoxy's pantheon of women saints offers a highroad to the long and illustrious history of women's sacrifices and contributions to the Church. The feast days of women saints are listed day-by-day for each month. Four women saints are selected each month for an extensive biography by the author, a noted hagiographer. The book has twelve chapters, one for each month of the year. All told, there are 48 fascinating lives of women saints. 294 pages. pb LL209 $25.00

The Saints of Anglo-Saxon England (9th-11th Centuries) by Vladimir Moss Each $12.00

Saints of England's Golden Age by Vladimir Moss Contains the accounts of the lives of over 50 saints of the 6th to the 8th centuries. 252 pp. $16.00

Serbian Patericon Saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church by Fr. Daniel Rogich

The Spiritual Meadow of John Moschos translated by John Wortley A wonderful collection of stories and anecdotes of the Desert Fathers by John Moschos, a monk of the Judean desert. 287 pp. MEC6148 $24.00

Valaam PatericonValaam Patericon Book of Days  Valaam Monastery has existed for more than a millennium, being the oldest monastery in Russia. Its heroes—monks who excelled in the virtue of Christ-like humility—shine through the ages as guiding beacons to Orthodox Christians of the 21st century. We in America are indebted to Valaam Monastery, which sent the first Orthodox missionaries to the New World, among whom was St. Herman of Alaska, America’s first Saint. Thus, Valaam’s Saints and Elders are our inheritance, having great power to invigorate the spiritual life in our country, which is in need of heavenly protection today.  This Book of Days contains over fifty photographs and icons of Valaam’s Elders, both renowned and little-known, as well as of Saints who have been connected with this great monastic center. Accompanying each illustration are biographical sketches of the Elders. Space is provided to make important date-entries for every day of the year.  Paperback, 114 pp., illustrated, comb-bound.  HER1330 $20.00

Vita Patrum The Life of the Fathers by St. Gregory of Tours translated by Fr. Seraphim Rose A collection of lives of the Saints of Gaul. 336 pp. HER1304 $22.00

Voices in the Wilderness: An Anthology of Patristic Prayers A collection of prayers by saints from the 3rd to 20th century, including many by St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great, as well as lesser known ones by Amma Sarrah, St. Nikon the Metanoeite, St. Gregory Palamas, St. Philotheos of Constantinople and others. Contains an icon of each saint (usually from a fresco or mosaic), their dismissal hymn, and a brief biographical sketch, and index. Cloth. 238 pp. HCP112 $33.00

The Wheat of Christ Dmitry Mishetsky A collection of poetic renditions of the lives of Sts. Ignatius of Antioch, Adrian and Natalie, Thais, Dorothy and Panteleimon. 36pp. SNP003 $4.00

Witnesses for Christ Orthodox Christian Neomartyrs of the Ottoman Period 1437-1860 by Nomikos Michael Vaporis.  This study is the culmination of two decades of research on Orthodox Christian neomartyrs under the Ottoman Turks. Fr Vaporis has compiled the life stories of almost two hundred faithful men and women who were mostly of humble station, possessing little or no formal education, yet gave their lives, or witnessed, for Christ. It is a pan-Orthodox study which cuts across ethnic boundaries to include many non-Greek neomartyrs, from countries such as Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Cyprus, Egypt, Ukraine, and Georgia. It also includes a number of accounts of Muslims who converted to Orthodox Christianity and suffered a martyr's death because they refused to return to Islam.  The lives are told in a fluid, easy-to-read manner, and set in an historical context including many translations of the dialogue between the neomartyrs and the Ottoman judges (kadi), during the three interrogations that were mandated by Islamic law. These records provide fascinating information on mutual perceptions and the clash between Orthodox and Islamic cultures, illustrating how the Ottomans became decreasingly tolerant of Orthodox Christians as their empire declined.  Includes 16 colour icon reproductions and an index. pb. 377 pp.MES657 $25.00

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