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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
€30,50We Shall See Him as He Is
€22,95On Prayer
€20,50Striving for Knowledge of God
€24,50Truth and Life
€19,50Letters to His Family
€21,95Words of Life
€6,50Hearken, my Beloved Brethren
€19,50The Mystery of Christian Life
€21,95Born from on High
€19,50
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
€25,50The Hidden Man of the Heart
€22,95The Enlargement of the Heart
€22,95Remember Thy First Love
€27,95Man, the Target of God
€21,95The Engraving of Christ in Man’s Heart
€25,50The Eternal ‘Today’
€26,95Monasticism
€29,50 – €33,50At the Doors of Holy Lent
€27,95Thirst for Life Eternal
€27,95Hesychasm
€27,95 – €31,95Alive from the Dead
€33,50The Otherness of Love
€25,50 – €27,95Prayer as Infinite Creation
€26,95Hypostatic Prayer
€26,95Ask, and It Shall Be Given You
€27,95Seek, and Ye Shall Find
€27,95Mariam
€12,50Man, the Author of his Likeness to Christ
€6,50Perfect Surrendering
€10,50The Cross and Resurrection of Christ
€6,50The Furnace of the Heart
€6,50The Way of the Lord
€20,95
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
€21,95‘Being’
€21,95Painting as Prayer
€50,95Failures & Discoveries
€33,50Catalogue Raisonné vol.1
€63,95Catalogue Raisonné vol.2
€38,50The Face of Light
€31,95Timeless Wisdom
€12,95Thirst for God
€12,95From Death to Life
€12,95A Child’s Liturgy Book
€4,50 – €8,50