Holy Women of Russia: The Lives of Five Orthodox Women Offer Spiritual Guidance for Today - Hardcover

Meehan, Brenda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060654724 ISBN 13: 9780060654726

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1993

Synopsis

Chronicles the lives and spiritual journeys of five nineteenth-century Russian women

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Synopsis:

Looking at the lives of the widow Tuchkova, hermit Anastasiia, peasant Matrona Naumova, to the aristocratic Aleksandra Shmakova and the Abbess Taisiia, this volume examines how these women created environments that combined monastic solitude with a community of like-minded women. Brenda Meehan seeks to demonstrate the sources and qualities of their holiness, and show how each woman represented a particular facet of Orthodox spirituality. The book also explores the aspects of women's religious ideals, including community, service, and reconciliation, that marked the religious communities founded by these women.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0060654724
• ISBN 13: 9780060654726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1