The Northern Thebaid: Monastic Saints of the Russian North prayer card This book looks at Orthodox

This book looks at Orthodox monasticism from many different angles

first at Karoulia

St John of Damascus

the supra-cosmic purpose of hesychastic asceticism is to heal and unify man’s fragmented existence and to make him fit for the fulfilment of the two great commandments of perfect love for God and love for one’s neighbour as for oneself

This latest edition is a facsimile of the original edition

The Northern Thebaid: Monastic Saints of the Russian North prayer card This book looks at OrthodoxPublisher: St. Herman Press Author: Compiled and translated by Fr. Seraphim Rose and Fr. Herman Podmoshensky with an introduction by I. M. Kontzevitch Dimensions: 8. 75" x 6" Format Cover Type: Softcover ISBN 10: 0 938635 37 9 Pages: 301 Description: 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.