# Monastery of St John the Baptist

> Orthodox Christian books written, translated and published by the Monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex since 1959. Free UK delivery on orders over £30.

The Monastery of St John the Baptist is an Orthodox Christian monastery at Tolleshunt Knights in Essex, England, founded in 1959 by Saint Sophrony Sakharov and under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It is a registered charity in England (no. 282448). This site is the community's online bookshop, selling the books it writes, translates and publishes, together with related titles by its authors. The catalogue currently lists 348 titles across 25 languages. Prices and availability on the site are live; the figures here are not.

A Markdown rendering of the home page is available at https://essexmonastery.com/index.md.

## Bookshop

- [Christian Orthodox Books](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/): Shop authentic Christian books spanning theology, spirituality and monastic wisdom through the lens of the Orthodox Christian tradition.
- [Books in English](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/books-in-english/): Our Christian Orthodox bookshop in English, with books by Saint Sophrony, Saint Silouan, Archimandrite Zacharias and other members of our Community.
- [Books in Greek](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/books-in-greek/): Ορθόδοξα Χριστιανικά Βιβλία από τον Άγιο Σιλουανό, Άγιο Σωφρόνιο, Αρχιμανδρίτη Ζαχαρία και άλλα μέλη της Ιεράς Μονής μας.
- [Books in Romanian](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/books-in-romanian/): Cărți creștin-ortodoxe în limba română, scrise și traduse de Sfântul Sofronie, Arhimandritul Zaharia și alți membri ai comunității noastre.

## Browse by author

- [Saint Sophrony Sakharov](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/saint-sophrony-sakharov/): Writings of Saint Sophrony, founder of the monastery (112 titles).
- [Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/archimandrite-zacharias-zacharou/): Writings of Archimandrite Zacharias, a disciple of Saint Sophrony (169 titles).
- [Sister Gabriela](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/sister-gabriela/): Writings of Sister Gabriela (29 titles).
- [Sister Magdalen](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/sister-magdalen/): Writings of Sister Magdalen, on raising children in the Orthodox Church (9 titles).
- [Archimandrite Peter Vryzas](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/archimandrite-peter-vryzas/): Writings of Archimandrite Peter Vryzas (7 titles).

## Browse by format

- [Printed Book](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/printed-book/): Paperback and clothbound hardback editions (285 titles).
- [eBooks](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/ebook/): EPUB editions, deliverable to Kindle (58 titles).
- [Audiobooks](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/audiobook/): Audiobook editions (3 titles).
- [Service Books](https://essexmonastery.com/bookshop/category/service-book/): Liturgical and service books (14 titles).

## About the monastery

- [About Us](https://essexmonastery.com/about-us/): The Monastery of St John the Baptist at Tolleshunt Knights, Essex, founded in 1959 by Saint Sophrony Sakharov and under the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
- [Weekly Timetable](https://essexmonastery.com/timetable/): The monastery's weekly timetable of Orthodox church services, with the daily programme and any upcoming feast days.

## Optional

- [Send to Kindle](https://essexmonastery.com/send-to-kindle/): How to send eBooks bought from the monastery bookshop to your Kindle, including the approved sender address to add to your Amazon account first.
- [Terms & Conditions](https://essexmonastery.com/terms-conditions/): The conditions of sale for the monastery's online bookshop, run by the Community of St John the Baptist, a registered charity in England (no. 282448).
- [Privacy Policy](https://essexmonastery.com/privacy-policy/): How the Community of St John the Baptist collects, uses and protects your personal data when you use the monastery's online bookshop.
- [Cookie policy](https://essexmonastery.com/cookie-policy/): Which cookies the monastery's online bookshop sets, what each one is used for, and how to change your consent at any time.