Holy Men of Mount Athos
Download or Read eBook Holy Men of Mount Athos PDF written by Richard P. H. Greenfield and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Richard P. H. Greenfield |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 774 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674088764 |
ISBN-13 | : 067408876X |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Holy Men of Mount Athos by : Richard P. H. Greenfield
Book excerpt: Mount Athos was the most famous center of Byzantine monasticism and remains the spiritual heart of the Orthodox Church today. Holy Men of Mount Athos presents the Lives of five holy men who lived there at different times, from the ninth century to the last decades of the Byzantine period in the early fifteenth century.