[{"id":211373,"title":"Saint Paisios of Mount Athos","subtitle":null,"description":"A year and a half has already passed since the 13th January 2015, the day when Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain was declared a Saint of Orthdox Church by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Since then he has been venerated as a Saint, even though he was considered a Saint during his lifetime. A special service has been written for his name day, the 12th July, icons of him have been written. The appropriate honor and devotion is his. This has been a great, long awaited and joyous event; a pleasant, yet not unexpected surprise, given to us by God' s love in these evil days. The joy and jubilation of Resurrection warms our hearts, tears are streaming from our eyes, for the Holy Elder, whom we knew and loved and in whom we placed, after God, all our hopes, has been formally glorified as a Saint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo much has been written about the Elder since his blessed falling asleep in 1994, by people who known him intimately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of these witnesses happen to be Elder Isaac's (of Blessed memory) Holy Synodeia from the Hermitage of the Resurrection, Kapsala, on Mount Athos. We now present their book \"Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, a Life\" to the English speaking public in a second edition, since the first edition has gone out of print. This book has been very warmly received, especially in America and Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay the blessing of Saint Paisios be with the readers of this book.","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b214582.jpg","isbn":"978-960-89764-5-0","isbn13":"978-960-89764-5-0","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":{"id":10491,"name":"Trader","books_count":2,"tsearch_vector":"'trader'","created_at":"2017-04-13T02:29:03.426+03:00","updated_at":"2017-04-13T02:29:03.426+03:00"},"pages":720,"publication_year":2016,"publication_place":"Χαλκιδική","price":"22.0","price_updated_at":"2016-12-28","cover_type":"Σκληρό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":"Βίος Γέροντος Παϊσίου του Αγιορείτου","publisher_id":1520,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":214582,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/saint-paisios-of-mount-athos.json"},{"id":175317,"title":"Elder Paisios of Mount Athos","subtitle":null,"description":"[...] This biography, written by his close spiritual disciple Elder Isaac and universally recognized as the most authoritative account of his life, has been reprinted numerous times in numerous languages. The life and virtues of the elder are exhaustively and accurately sketched in profound simplicity, revealing the spiritual brilliance which shone forth from his heart, enveloping on all who drew near.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn part one, we are led step by step through the development of a contemporary saint: from his origins in Cappadocia and early spiritual zeal, through his monastic beginnings in the monastery and ascetic struggles on Athos and Sinai, to his outpouring of spiritual consolation to his fellow man and his blessed repose in the Lord. In part two, we are presented with the full spectrum of his spiritual personality: his virtues, way of life, spiritual gifts, self-offering and teaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe life of Elder Paisios of Mount Athos resembles a garden adorned with countless flowers in bloom, radiant and colorful, beautiful to the eyes of man's spiritual heart, letting off an otherworldly aroma of holiness. The reader is invited to enter into his life and words, to \"lay aside all earthly cares,\" to see life from the divine perspective, to understand the mystery of the Gospel by standing under, submitting and entrusting oneself to the experience and wisdom of this God-bearing Holy Father.\u003cbr\u003e","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b178421.jpg","isbn":"978-960-89764-3-6","isbn13":"978-960-89764-3-6","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":{"id":10491,"name":"Trader","books_count":2,"tsearch_vector":"'trader'","created_at":"2017-04-13T02:29:03.426+03:00","updated_at":"2017-04-13T02:29:03.426+03:00"},"pages":719,"publication_year":2012,"publication_place":"Χαλκιδική","price":"24.0","price_updated_at":"2012-04-23","cover_type":"Σκληρό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Εξαντλημένο","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":"Βίος Γέροντος Παϊσίου του Αγιορείτου","publisher_id":1520,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":178421,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/elder-paisios-of-mount-athos.json"}]