Northern Thebaid series_Floral to provide a light fragrance

to provide a light fragrance

spotless life and martyric death

the hymns we hear

since full comprehension of spiritual melodies requires time

this heartfelt and moving memoir has become quite popular in Russia since its publication in 2004

Northern Thebaid series_Floral to provide a light fragranceFrom the fourth century A. D., the desert Thebaid of Egypt was the home of thousands of monks and nuns who made the desert a city peopled with Christians striving toward heaven in the angelic way of life. A thousand years later, no fewer thousands of monks and nuns, likewise seeking union with God, went to live in the forests of northern Russia, creating what has become known as the Northern Thebaid. Just as the sultry African nature with its clear