The Northern Thebaid: Monastic Saints of the Russian North

The Northern Thebaid: Monastic Saints of the Russian NorthFr. Seraphim (Rose) From the fourth century A. D., the desert Thebaid of Egypt was the home of thousands of monks and nuns who made the desert a city peopled with Christians striving toward heaven in the angelic way of life. A thousand years later, no fewer thousands of monks and nuns, likewise seeking union with God, went to live in the forests of northern Russia, creating what has become known as the Northern Thebaid. Just as the sultry African

of both the Great Blessing at Theophany and the Lesser Blessing often used on the 1st of August

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Written 900 years ago by Blessed Theophylact of Ochrid

a 5th century monk of Asia Minor

the volume is an economical and reasonable choice for liturgical use

a long-awaited treat

Archimandrite Cherubim

attractively illustrated in a style well within genuine Orthodox tradition

Neon Martyrologion

Innocent Friendships