{"product_id":"new-eclogion-dean-marais-9798900210964","title":"New Eclogion: A Selection of the Lives of the Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Venice in 1803, Saint Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain's \u003ci\u003eNew Eclogion\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great hagiographical treasures of the Orthodox Church. Drawing from the manuscript collections of Mount Athos, Saint Nicodemus carefully selected and edited lives of saints spanning the entire history of Christian holiness, preserving texts that had long remained hidden within Athonite libraries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe word \u003ci\u003eEclogion\u003c\/i\u003e means \"selection,\" and this work represents a deliberate gathering of spiritual treasures. With the same pastoral care and theological precision that shaped his work on the \u003ci\u003ePhilokalia\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003ePedalion\u003c\/i\u003e, Saint Nicodemus presents these lives not merely as historical accounts, but as instruments of spiritual transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collection unfolds in three parts. The first presents saints of the early centuries-martyrs, confessors, and desert ascetics who established the foundations of Christian sanctity. The second turns to the Byzantine era, highlighting hierarchs, hymnographers, and monastic fathers who defended Orthodoxy and cultivated the spiritual life of the Church. The third part focuses on later Byzantine and Athonite saints, demonstrating the uninterrupted continuity of holiness through the centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Saint Nicodemus, hagiography serves a soteriological purpose. The lives of the saints are not simply records of the past, but living icons of Christ, calling readers to repentance, vigilance, humility, and divine love. Through their struggles, miracles, and perseverance, the saints reveal the practical path of union with God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Eclogion\u003c\/i\u003e stands within the great tradition of Orthodox hagiography alongside the Synaxarion and Menologion, yet bears the distinctive Athonite imprint of Saint Nicodemus: scholarly care joined to pastoral concern. This edition offers modern readers access to a foundational work of Athonite spirituality and an enduring witness to the transforming power of divine grace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Marais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798900210964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Based Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Dean Marais","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852747354367,"sku":"9798900210964","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-eclogion-dean-marais-9798900210964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}