Glorified in America: Laborers in the New World from Saint Alexis to Elder Ephraim

Utilizing both words and images this book animates the lives of a selection of holy men who labored on the North American continent in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries to give birth to the  Orthodox Church in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of these have been formally glorified as saints and others may yet be. This book is much more than a simple historical account or retelling of their lives and particular service in North America: it is a spiritual manual, which strives to inspire and encourage its readers in their own struggle for the attainment of the holiness that adorns the lives of those recounted here.

Chronologically the lives described herein span the years from 1854 to 2019 and focus on the time each man spent laboring in North America. None of them spent all their life on this continent but they left a legacy on these shores that endures to this day and will surely continue. The text is interspersed by an  extensive collection of both black and white photographs and pen and ink drawings that, together with a final section of rich color photography, contribute greatly to bringing the reality of their life and times to us.

Contents

Dedication

Introduction

The Structure of the Book

PART I: HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The Origins of Orthodoxy in America

PART II: LIVES OF THE SAINTS

Saint Alexis of Wilkes-Barre

Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow

Saint John of Chicago

Saint Alexander of New York

Saint Raphael of Brooklyn

Saint Sebastian of Jackson

Saint Mardarije of Libertyville

Saint John Maximovich

PART III: HISTORICAL VIGNETTES

Father Theoklitos of Galveston

Elder Ephraim of Arizona

PART IV: IN LIVING COLOR

Full Color Photographic Insert (Appendix?)

Endnotes

Bibliography