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After several years of research and an eight month battle with Writer's Block, I finally completed an article for publication about Blessed Leonid Feodorov, the recently Beatified Exarch for Russian Byzantine Catholics. My article is appearing in two parts in the July and August issues of "The Catholic Family News."

Although I am a Latin Rite Catholic who attends the Traditional Mass, I regard Blessed Leonid as no less heroic than St. Thomas More or St. John Fisher. After reading the transcript of his show trial in 1923, I was struck by the similarity to the play "A Man for All Seasons." I hope, in the near future, to adapt the story of Blessed Leonid and his co-defendents into a stage play entitled, "Passionbearers."

I composed an Akathist to Blessed Leonid a number of years ago. If you haven't read Mailleux's work, it is the definitive life of Blessed Leonid. He is also included in the icon of the 27 New Blessed Martyrs and Confessors of the UGCC since he was for a time a Studite monk under the omophorion of Metropolitan Andrey, and the Studite Lavra in Univ venerates him along with Blessed Klimenty Sheptytsky as one of the New Studite Martyrs.

Sorry - but the definitive biography of Blessed Leonty (Leonid Feodorov) is the one by Father Deacon Basil, published (in Russian) by Patriarch Joseph.

Fr. Serge

Hving both Deacon Basil and Fr. Maillieux's works, I will respectfully disagree.

I would be interested in Father Deacon Basil's work. Unfortunately, I am unable to speak or read Russian and was forced to rely on those sources which were available. I own a well thumbed copy of Father Mailleux's book and also possess a large number of photocopies from "The Bolshevik Persecution of Christianity," which was published in 1924 by Captain Francis MacCullagh, a British reporter and witness to Blessed Leonid's show trial. These I supplemented with books by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Edvard Radzinsky, and Father Christopher Lawrence Zugger. I am quite proud of the result, considering it so include some of my best writing. I either of you would be interested in reading it, feel free to private message me.

Fr. Peter Knowles also authored a nice article about Blessed Leonid, and the Basilian Press also has reprinted another shorter life of Blessed Leonid by a biritual priest from Croatia who worked for a time assisting in the Eparchy of Toronto.

By the way, you are indicated as over your PM limit.

Shlomo Latin Massstrad,

Blessed Leonid is one of the people that I pray to for strength. I also pray to him that he will give strength to the Holy Father to re-establish an heirarchy for the Russian Catholic Church.

Thank you for letting us know about this article.

Fush BaShlomo,
Yuhannon

My apologies. Aparently, as a new member, I am not yet permitted to send or receive private messages. If you would like a copy of the article, there are other ways to contact me.
In the Sacred Heart,
Brendan D. King

To those who are still interested in reading my article, I also contribute to Fisheaters under the name "kingstowngalway." Feel free to contact me in that manner.

Diak is welcome to disagree on this point. But I wish that someone would translate Father Deacon Basil's book.

Fr. Serge

Dear Father Serge,
I would also be interested in a translation of Father Deacon Basil's book. If it were possible to obtain a copy of his book, I have friends who are able to translate Russian for me. Any advice on how to obtain it?
In the Mother of God,
latimasstrad

I found out there is another book on Blessed Leonid published in 2002. It's titled Leonid Feodorov by Alexey Yudin in Russian (ISBN 5-94270-018-4).

There is mention of the book here: http://www.cathmos.ru/content/ru/publication-2009-12-16-16-47-32.html

I used Google translate to read the article; it appears that the book has been translated into English and Italian.

Has anyone seen and read this book?

g-c,

Yudin is a member of the editorial board of the Russian Catholic Encyclopedia, which was published a few years ago. I read the translated article, as well, and agree that it appears to say the book has been translated to English and Italian. But, I've hunted high and low and can't find any reference to its publication other than in Russian.

Many years,

Neil

Brendan, I've read part I of your piece on Blessed Leonid. It was most edifying! I'd like to know where I can get part II. I'm not a subscriber to CFN.

Feel free to private message me with your email.