The Lives of the Saints for Orthodox Christians — 600 Orthodox Saints' Lives, Third Edition

The Lives of the Saints for Orthodox Christians by Dean Marais brings together over 600 lives of saints, from the patriarchs of the Old Testament to the martyrs and confessors of the 20th century. This is the revised and reorganized third edition. The book is in English.

A saint for every day of the year

The lives follow the Church calendar, feast by feast, with both Old and New Calendar dates. You can read the life of the saint of the day and follow the rhythm of the liturgical year, alone or with your family.

Every face of holiness

Apostles, martyrs, bishops, monastics, rulers and laypeople: the book covers the whole history of the Church. It includes great Fathers such as Saint Anthony the Great, Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian, pre-schism Western saints such as Saint Patrick and Saint Bede the Venerable, and recent saints such as Saint Nectarios of Aegina, Saint Paisios of Mount Athos and Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco. Special room is given to saints of the English-speaking world, the Americas and Mount Athos.

Each life is told simply, highlighting faith, repentance and perseverance. A fine book for daily reading and a gift for a baptism, a name day or a godparent.

The cover shows an icon of All Saints around Christ and the Mother of God.