Saint Gregory Palamas as a Hagiorite by MET. HIEROTHEOS VLACHOS ISBN 13: 9789607070371

Levadia-Hellas: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery. 400pp paperback, ownership signature, second printing . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. 2000.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

In English. Soft cover, 22 cm, 400 pp. ISBN: 960-7070-37-2.
Presents the life, work and teaching of St. Gregory Palamas as they relate to his identity as a monk of the Holy Mountain. In the consciousness of the Church as a whole, St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, is not just a great Father of the Church and an Ecumenical Teacher, but belongs to the company of the Three Hierarchs and the three great Theologians of the Church, as "The Fourth Hierarch and Theologian". Drawing on information provided by St. Philotheos, St. Gregory's biographer, the author describes the Saint’s life from childhood, before he moved to the Holy Mountain. Subsequently we see the Saint as monk, priest, Abbott and Metropolitan, and it is stressed that he was a true Hagiorite, not only because he stayed on the Holy Mountain, but because he lived the life of the Holy Mountain. We learn about the Saint’s gifts and virtues, but also his temptations, which he regarded as a special blessing from God. The Saint's… Read More