Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain: A Handbook of Spiritual Counsel

by Stanley S. Harakas, Peter A. Chamberas, Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain

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"...a milestone in American religious publishing."
--New Catholic World

Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain: A Handbook of Spiritual Counsel
translation and foreword by Peter A. Chamberas
introduction by George S. Bebis
preface by Stanley S. Harakas

"Such philosophers considered man to be only a microcosmos, minimizing and restricting his value and perfection within this visible world. God, on the contrary, has place man to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809130386
• ISBN13: 9780809130382
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"

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Nicodemos was born with the name of Nicholas Kallivourtsis on the Aegean island of Naxos in the year 1749. He studied at the `Gospel School' on the island of Smyrna where he majored in Greek, Italian, & French. Later the Turks invaded the Island & Nicholas returned to Naxos to become a secretary to the Metropolitan of Paros & Naxos. In 1775 he left the world behind to become a monk on the Mount Athos where he changed his name to Nicodemos. He wrote many writings, his most famous were his help in the editions of the "Philokalia" (a collection of early Patristics) & "The Rudder" (a commentary of Eastern Orthodox Cannons). This book "Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain" is his own personal reflections on acquiring the divine virtues. Nichdemos died in 1809. Paulist Press does another fine job with its series `The Classics of Western Spirituality'. Makes a great gift for your Priest or Spiritual pastor.