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Matericon: Instructions of Abba Isaiah to the Honorable Nun Theodora

“The book is in three parts: the first part contains three letters of Abba Isaiah to Nun Theodora about the ‘external rules’ of the life of stillness; in the second part are the sayings of the holy women ascetics, which compose the Matericon itself; in the third part are the instructions of Abba Isaiah about the ‘inner life’ for those who live in seclusion. Although the instructions are for those who live in stillness, they are beneficial for all nuns who strive for perfection in monastic life: the nun in her cell is also a solitary hermitess, if she lives with discernment.”
—“Introduction”

CONTENTS

Preface to the Russian Edition by St. Theophan
Foreword by His Grace Bishop JOVAN
Introduction to the English Edition by Fr. Milos Vesin
Brief Biography of St. Isaiah the Solitary
Epistle of Monk Isaiah to the Noble Nun Theodora
Well-Remembered Sayings of the Holy Women Ascetics
Spiritual Instructions of Monk Isaiah to the Honorable Nun Theodora
Appendix: Last Behests of St. Theophan the Recluse
Editors’ End Notes

Item Number: BKSP593
Publication data: Safford, AZ: St. Paisius Serbian Orthodox Monastery, 2001
Format: softcover
Number of pages: 229
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.5 cm × 14.0 cm × 1.5 cm
Additional information: black-and-white illustrations

$11.95 (USD)

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