Eternity in the moment
: the life and wisdom of Elder Arsenie Papacioc
/ by Sorin Alpetri
; translated from the Romanian by Hieromonk Ieremia and Simona Irime
; edited by the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood
Language: Αγγλικά ; of original work, Ρουμανικά.Country: Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής.Publication: Platina, CA : Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2018Description: 288 pages ; 21 cmISBN: 9781887904605 (pbk.).Dewey: 271.819092 (Edition 23rd)Old Classification: Δ5 (Μοναχοί)Abstract: The biography and spiritual counsels of a beloved spiritual father of Romania, Archimandrite Arsenie Papacioc (1914-2011). Before becoming a monk, Fr. Arsenie had been a gifted athlete, a talented sculptor, a soldier, a mayor, and a prisoner of the Romanian Communist regime. Prison became a spiritual academy for him, and after his release he dedicated his life to God as a monastic. For the next six decades he would labor as a monk--in prison and out of prison. He became a beloved spiritual father, counseling the nuns of the Techirghiol Monastery and the multitude of faithful who flocked to his monastic cell. Drawing on his knowledge of the spiritual life and the workings of the world, he was able to guide people to a life in Christ, marked by activity, not philosophizing and speculation. This comprehensive biography, compiled from the elder's own words, the recollections of his spiritual children, and the 3,500 pages of files kept by the Romanian secret police, includes many of Fr. Ars... (more)Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Subject - Topical Name: χριστιανοί ομολογητές | βιογραφία | διδαχές | κομμουνισμός | διωγμοί χριστιανών Subject - Geographical Name: Ρουμανία -- Εκκλησιαστική ιστορία Item type:
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| Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | |
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| Paraklitos Library Κεντρικά Βιβλιοστάσια | Άσκηση & Μοναχισμός | 271.819092 PapA AlpS î/e SHAB 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available |
Notes Pertaining to Title and Statement of Responsibility: Translation of: Între timp și veșnicie: viața Părintelui Arsenie Papcioc / Sorin Alpetri [Between time and eternity: the life of Father Arsenie Papacioc] (Bucharest: Accent Print Press, 2015).
Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary or Abstract: The biography and spiritual counsels of a beloved spiritual father of Romania, Archimandrite Arsenie Papacioc (1914-2011). Before becoming a monk, Fr. Arsenie had been a gifted athlete, a talented sculptor, a soldier, a mayor, and a prisoner of the Romanian Communist regime. Prison became a spiritual academy for him, and after his release he dedicated his life to God as a monastic. For the next six decades he would labor as a monk--in prison and out of prison. He became a beloved spiritual father, counseling the nuns of the Techirghiol Monastery and the multitude of faithful who flocked to his monastic cell. Drawing on his knowledge of the spiritual life and the workings of the world, he was able to guide people to a life in Christ, marked by activity, not philosophizing and speculation. This comprehensive biography, compiled from the elder's own words, the recollections of his spiritual children, and the 3,500 pages of files kept by the Romanian secret police, includes many of Fr. Arsenie's counsels and spiritual maxims.--Publisher.
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