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Re: Your favorite Orthodox Saint Dr. Eric #268312 12/13/07 06:31 PM Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,231 Rocky Hill, CT John K Member John K Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,231 Rocky Hill, CT St. Elizabeth the New Martyr.

Re: Your favorite Orthodox Saint John K #268316 12/13/07 06:54 PM Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,173 East JohnS. Member JohnS. Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,173 East St. Seraphim of Sarov and St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco are two favorites.

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint Orthodox Catholic #268318 12/13/07 07:15 PM Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,528 Ohio, USA harmon3110 Grateful Member harmon3110 Grateful Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,528 Ohio, USA Hmmm . . . He isn't canonized (at least, not to my knowledge), but I would have to say Fr. Arseny, the confessor of the Soviet Gulag. http://www.amazon.com/Father-Arseny...mp;s=books&qid=1197573549&sr=8-1 -- John

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint harmon3110 #268322 12/13/07 07:25 PM Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,959 Likes: 1 USA Alice Moderator Member Alice Moderator Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,959 Likes: 1 USA Originally Posted by harmon3110 Hmmm . . . He isn't canonized (at least, not to my knowledge), but I would have to say Fr. Arseny, the confessor of the Soviet Gulag. http://www.amazon.com/Father-Arseny...mp;s=books&qid=1197573549&sr=8-1 -- John I agree ABSOLUTELY! That was my ALL TIME favorite book! It was simply amazing... Alice

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint Alice #268324 12/13/07 07:31 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,411 USA A AMM Member AMM Member A Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,411 USA St. Job of Pochaev.

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint AMM #268344 12/13/07 09:18 PM Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 543 tornado alley M monksilouan Member monksilouan Member M Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 543 tornado alley The Holy Elder-Saints of Optina Wise guides to be sure!

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint monksilouan #268347 12/13/07 09:26 PM Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 26,317 Likes: 21 Canada Orthodox Catholic OP Member OP Orthodox Catholic Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 26,317 Likes: 21 Canada Bless, Father Silouan, And we thought that all the "wise guides" were on this forum! Cheers, Alex

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint monksilouan #268348 12/13/07 09:27 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,264 somewhere betwixt the Alpha an... ebed melech Member ebed melech Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,264 somewhere betwixt the Alpha an... By FAR it is St. Seraphim of Sarov, with St. Herman of Alaska and St. Peter the Aleut in tied for 2nd. Gordo

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint ebed melech #268354 12/13/07 09:41 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,411 USA A AMM Member AMM Member A Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,411 USA My honorable mentions would include: Nil of Sorskii Maxim the Greek Stephen of Perm Dmitri of Rostov Makarii Glukharev

Re: Your favorite Orthodox Saint Dr. Eric #268356 12/13/07 09:44 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,461 Kansas/UGCC Diak Member Diak Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,461 Kansas/UGCC Quote Gregory Palamas (is he or isn't he Orthodox only?) Good point - according to the Anthologion published in Rome his commemoration had been restored to the second Sunday of the Great Fast in the 1970s.

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint Orthodox Catholic #268359 12/13/07 09:49 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 773 Woodbury Minnesota lanceg Member lanceg Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 773 Woodbury Minnesota St. Seraphim of Sarov St. Elizabeth the New Martyr Mother Maria Skobtsova of Paris St. Alexis Toth Last edited by lanceg; 12/13/07 09:49 PM.

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint lanceg #268369 12/13/07 10:08 PM Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,217 Illinois L Lawrence Member Lawrence Member L Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,217 Illinois Saint Lazar of Serbia

Re: Your favorite ORTHODOX Saint Lawrence #268391 12/13/07 10:53 PM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,478 Likes: 5 The Golden State G griego catolico Member griego catolico Member G Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,478 Likes: 5 The Golden State Saint Elizabeth the New Martyr [Linked Image] Her life reads like a movie!

Re: Your favorite Orthodox Saint Orthodox Catholic #268399 12/13/07 11:16 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,564 Dublin F Fr Serge Keleher Member Fr Serge Keleher Member F Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,564 Dublin I can and will gladly provide more of the Life of Saint Ambrose, but not this evening - it's already pushing midnight! Fr. Serge

Re: Your favorite Orthodox Saint Fr Serge Keleher #268482 12/14/07 03:02 AM Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 26,317 Likes: 21 Canada Orthodox Catholic OP Member OP Orthodox Catholic Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 26,317 Likes: 21 Canada Bless, FAther Old Rite, er . . . I mean ALL RIGHT - read you tomorrow! You are just so wonderful, you know. . . Love y'a! Alex