Orthodox Christian Library of “Eksmo”
Minakov S. “Churches of Russia” This is a unique guidebook, bringing together past and present of Russian Orthodoxy, which is an essential part of Russian history. The book offers you a fascinating and instant journey to the source of the faith, sacred places of various epochs and makes you feel blessed by the main treasure of Russian spirituality, cherished in its churches.. Fate of every church is a mirror of Russian history. Taken together the stories of the churches make the great tale of Russian history. This book tells about Orthodox temples of all epochs and styles, churches destroyed and rebuilt, churches, which survived wars, fires and revolutions, small chapels and big cathedrals, ancient monasteries and Sacred Lavras, together representing all the diversity of Russian culture and Russian Orthodoxy. Series “Gift Editions. World of Orthodoxy” Saints of Russian Orthodoxy The book is the great work the Russian spiritual leader, sanctifier Dmitry Rostovskiy (1651—1709) – Lives of Saints or so called Chetyi Minyeee. Biographies of the saints and fathers of Church, founders and priors of the first monasteries, monks, who devoted their lives to God, martyrs, who suffered for the sake of faith; blessed princes, who united Russian lands and protected Orthodox faith, compile large volumes, which had always been giving spiritual support and comfort to our ancestors, as a source of moral values and information of ancient Russian life.
Dmitry Rostovskiy is often referred to as the “Chrysostom of Russian Literature”, because the books written by him were marked by outstanding literary talent. Series “Gift Editions. World of Orthodoxy”
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