The Monstery Builders of Mount Athos

Countless saints have lived and died on Holy Mount Athos, and a whole library could be built of accounts of their lives and struggles. Too little of this treasury is available in English, but this substantial volume goes a significant way to filling the gap. Included are lives of Saint Athanasios of the Great Lavra, Saint Paul of Xeropotamou, Saints Efthymios and John of Iveron, Saints Efthymios and Neophytos of Docheiariou, Saints Sava and Symeon of Hilandar, Saint Simon of Simonopetra, Saint Dionysios of Dionysiou, and Saints Symeon and Philotheos of Philotheou. Of equal value are accounts of some of the famous icons of the Theotokos residing at these monasteries, including the Panaghia Koukouzelissa, Keeper of the Portal (Portaitissa), She Who is Quick to Hear, Of the Three Hands, and Of the Akathist Hymn. Paperbound