Elder Ambrose of Optina Devotional Items Saint Gabriel

Saint Gabriel

Orthodox wooden cross with adjustable cord for yourself or to offer as a gift

Letters & Poems by Saint Joseph the Hesychast

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Ποτέ δεν μου συνέβη να πω σε κάποιον να πάη να εξομολογηθή

Elder Ambrose of Optina Devotional Items Saint GabrielElder Ambrose (18121891) is considered the pinnacle of Eldership in Optina. He embodied the virtues of all the elders in the highest degree divine humility, purity of mind and heart, overflowing love, and total self sacrifice for thesalvation of his fellow man. So great were his gifts that hundreds of people flocked daily to his humble cabin at Optina, including the writers Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Leontiev. Elder Ambrose (1812 1891) is considered