{"product_id":"glorified-in-america-laborers-in-the-new-world-from-saint-alexis-to-elder-ephraim-paperback","title":"Glorified in America: Laborers in the New World from Saint Alexis to Elder Ephraim (Paperback)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book-detail-tabs-stison-block-content-1-0-tab1\" class=\"tab-pane\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e— About the Book —\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough their life and labors, these saints who lived and worked in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerica proved that Christ and His Grace transcend any geographical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elimitation, and holiness can be achieved in any historical, sociopolitical, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egeographic setting.   \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—From the Introduction to the Greek Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtilizing 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChronologically 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book-detail-tabs-stison-block-content-1-0-tab2\" class=\"tab-pane\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e— Author Biography —\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Monastery of St John the Forerunner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis located in Mesa Potamos, Cyprus and operates under the spiritual direction of His Eminence Athanasios, Metropolitan of Limassol. Among the monastery's many publications is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Romanov Royal Martyrs: What Silence Could Not Conceal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKatherine Psaropoulou-Brits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a freelance translator based in Point Roberts, WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMatthew Namee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for Orthodox Ministry Services and editor of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrthodoxHistory.org,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea website launched in 2009 to study the history of Orthodox Christianity in the modern world. He specializes in the history of Orthodoxy in America from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-pane\" id=\"book-detail-tabs-stison-block-content-1-0-tab3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e— Contents —\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDedication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Structure of the Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I\u003c\/strong\u003e: HISTORICAL CONTEXT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Origins of Orthodoxy in America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLIVES OF THE SAINTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Alexis of Wilkes-Barre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint John of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Alexander of New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Raphael of Brooklyn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Sebastian of Jackson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Mardarije of Libertyville\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint John Maximovich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHISTORICAL VIGNETTES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFather Theoklitos of Galveston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElder Ephraim of Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV\u003c\/strong\u003e: IN LIVING COLOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull Color Photographic Insert (Appendix?)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-pane\" id=\"book-detail-tabs-stison-block-content-1-0-tab4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e— Back Cover —\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough their life and labors, these saints who lived and worked in \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerica proved that Christ and His Grace transcend any geographical \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003elimitation, and holiness can be achieved in any historical, sociopolitical, or \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003egeographic setting.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e                         \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  —From the Introduction to the Greek Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtilizing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronologically 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.=\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Monastery of St John the Forerunner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis located in Mesa Potamos, Cyprus and operates under the spiritual direction of His Eminence Athanasios, Metropolitan of Limassol. Among the monastery's many publications is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Romanov Royal Martyrs: What Silence Could Not Conceal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Psaropoulou-Brits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a freelance translator based in Point Roberts, WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Namee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for Orthodox Ministry Services and editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrthodoxHistory.org\u003c\/em\u003e, a website launched in 2009 to study the history of Orthodox Christianity in the modern world. 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