The Lives of the Saints
19th c. · Hagiography & Martyrdom · English translation, 2026
Source edition: The Lives of the Saints, and Several Lectures and Sermons
Cover art: Holy Rus — Mikhail Nesterov (Russian, 1862–1942) (State Russian Museum (via Wikimedia Commons), Public domain)
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Contents
- The Lives of the Saints
- 1. The Life of St. John the Baptist
- 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles
- 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist
- 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician
- 5. The Life of Saint Nicholas
- 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia
- 7. A Sainted Brother's History of a Sainted Sister
- 8. St. John Chrysostom
- 10. The Life of St. Pelagia
- 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians
- 12. St. Sabbas, the First Archbishop of the Servians
- 13. St. Alexander Nevsky
- 14. The Life of St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow
- Lectures and Sermons
- 9. Something About an Evening Hymn
- 15. Why Orthodox Christians Bring Loaves to the Divine Liturgy
- 16. Address at the Centenary of the Orthodox Mission in North America
- 17. Sincere Religion
- 18. Sermon Preached on Orthodox Sunday
- 19. Sermon for the Fifth Sunday After Trinity
- 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity
- 21. How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs
- Persons and Places
- Glossary
- Illustration Credits