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Saint Sophrony the Athonite
Writings by
Saint Sophrony, started his monastic life on Mount Athos. His acquaintance with Saint Silouan became the landmark of his life. He lived as a cenobitic monk at St Panteleimon’s monastery and later as a hermit in the caves of Karoulia. Read more…
Saint Silouan the Athonite
£24.00We Shall See Him as He Is
£18.00On Prayer
£16.00Striving for Knowledge of God
£19.00Truth and Life
£15.00Letters to His Family
£17.00Words of Life
£5.00Hearken, my Beloved Brethren
£15.00The Mystery of Christian Life
£17.00Born from on High
£15.00
Writings by
Archimandrite Zacharias
Father Zacharias studied theology at the Orthodox Theological Institute of Saint Sergius in Paris and at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has lived all his monastic life in the monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Essex where he serves as a spiritual Father and minister of the word of God to his brethren and the people that come to him. Read more…
Christ, Our Way and Our Life
£20.00The Hidden Man of the Heart
£18.00The Enlargement of the Heart
£18.00Remember Thy First Love
£22.00Man, the Target of God
£17.00The Engraving of Christ in Man’s Heart
£20.00The Eternal ‘Today’
£21.00Monasticism
£23.00 – £26.00At the Doors of Holy Lent
£22.00Thirst for Life Eternal
£22.00Hesychasm
£22.00 – £25.00Alive from the Dead
£26.00The Otherness of Love
£20.00 – £22.00Prayer as Infinite Creation
£21.00Hypostatic Prayer
£21.00Ask, and It Shall Be Given You
£22.00Seek, and Ye Shall Find
£22.00Mariam
£9.50Man, the Author of his Likeness to Christ
£5.00Perfect Surrendering
£8.00The Cross and Resurrection of Christ
£5.00The Furnace of the Heart
£5.00The Way of the Lord
£16.50
Writings by
Archimandrite Peter
Archimandrite Peter studied theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He began his monastic life at the Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex in 2001. Since 2019 he has served as the Father Hegumen of the community. Read more…
Writings by
Sister Magdalen
Saint Sophrony, during his lifetime was speaking about inspiring the children who visited the monastery. Sister Magdalen responsible for the care of the children, faithfully took notes from discussions with him on the subject.
Writings by
Sister Gabriela
Sister Gabriela studied iconography on the recommendation of St Sophrony before joining the monastery. She later assisted him in several artistic projects during the last years of his life. Her books are about what she learned while working with him on icons, church murals, and mosaics.
Seeking Perfection in the World of Art
£17.00‘Being’
£17.00Painting as Prayer
£40.00Failures & Discoveries
£26.00Catalogue Raisonné vol.1
£50.00Catalogue Raisonné vol.2
£30.00The Face of Light
£25.00Timeless Wisdom
£10.00Thirst for God
£10.00From Death to Life
£10.00A Child’s Liturgy Book
£3.50 – £6.50