The Philokalia - vol I Genesis Elder Nikon of Optina is

Elder Nikon of Optina is the ninth volume in the series of Lives of the Optina Elders published by the St

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Pure beeswax Paschal candles decorated by the sisters of the monastery

Exaltation of the Holy Cross of our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ

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The Philokalia - vol I Genesis Elder Nikon of Optina isThe Philokalia: Writings of Holy Mystic Fathers in which is Explained how the Mind is Purified, Illumined, and Perfected through Practical and Contemplative Ethical Philosophy [TABS] About the Book Two books are known by the title of Philokalia (), a Greek term which means love for what is beautiful. One of them is a compilation from the writings of Origen (c. 185 254) made in the fourth century by St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen. The