Elder Ambrose of Optina iconsubject_Christ through the transmission of mystics

through the transmission of mystics of the ancient Christian East

Approximate weight: 1/2 lb

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to our own day

Elder Ambrose of Optina iconsubject_Christ through the transmission of mysticsElder Ambrose (18121891) is considered the pinnacle of Eldership in Optina. He embodied the virtues of all the elders in the highest degree divine humility, purity of mind and heart, overflowing love, and total self sacrifice for thesalvation of his fellow man. So great were his gifts that hundreds of people flocked daily to his humble cabin at Optina, including the writers Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Leontiev. by Fr. Sergius Chetverikov 470 pp.,