A History of the Monks of Syria

A History of the Monks of SyriaTheodoret of Cyrrhus A contemporary account of the lives of the monks of 4th and 5th century Syria. These spiritual giants make a startling contrast to the "educated, cultured" society of the Greco Romans. In the spiritual tradition of St. John the Baptist, they grew to holiness without the refinements of polite society unwashed, unkempt, usually homeless and poorly educated, demonstrating in their lives the folly of the wisdom of this world.

heavily illustrated

Despite this

—excerpt from THE PURPLE MANTLE

Seraphim Sloboskoy

A delightful new collection of Orthodox ballads (on the lives of St

encouraged to think upon each action and word

are especially poignant

Hardbound edition out of print

even against his will

For one must go through many sorrows to enter the Kingdom of Heaven

Homilies and theological discussions on the feast days from patristic sources

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