{"product_id":"elder-macarius-of-optina-by-leonid-kavelin","title":"Elder Macarius of Optina by Leonid Kavelin","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElder Macarius of Optina\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a FACSIMILE REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1995 edition printed in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the 19th century Optina Monastery became a herald of the spiritual revival in Russia through the publication of spiritual literature by the Elders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElder Macarius was instrumental in proposing the independent publication of patristic literature--an enterprise of historical significance, possible primarily through the patronage of Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow and a host of contributing participants, and which was centered in Optina Monastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutstanding philosophers and writers of the time, such as Dostoyevsky and Gogol, began visiting Optina in their search for truth. Among them was Ivan V. Kireyevsky, who would become the most devoted spiritual son of Elder Macarius and his chief collaborator in editing patristic literature. The brief biographies of Kireyevsky and other disciples of Elder Macarius contained in this volume show the amazing influence of this humble elder throughout Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELDER MACARIUS OF OPTINA\u003c\/strong\u003e is a translation of the prima vita written by one of his closest disciples Archimandrite Leonid Kavelin--a man of a great literary talent. The third volume of The Optina Elders Series contains rare memoirs discovered years later shedding light on the mystical aspect of this spiritual director of uncommon caliber--a modern Church Father who has left a legacy of deeply inspiring letters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obscure Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733965602902,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/1031\/1254\/files\/Frontcover_ef6448e8-9c44-4d0f-b792-31a1dd28c1d6.jpg?v=1765510850","url":"https:\/\/obscurebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/elder-macarius-of-optina-by-leonid-kavelin","provider":"Obscure Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}