The Lives of the Jura Fathers

The Lives of the Jura FathersAround the year 435 'just before the time of Saint Benedict' a middle aged man named Romanus felt drawn to the solitary life. Leaving his family, he entered the dense forests of the rugged Jura Mountains in eastern France. There he was soon joined by his brother Lupicinus and, many years later, by a disciple Eugendus, all three of whom are still revered in the local area. This first English translation of the Life of these Jura Fathers supplies a

And what my heart experienced at that time

This latest edition is a facsimile of the original edition

and clairvoyance

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it is something a child may carry to and from Church

these hymns (some of them quite lengthy) challenge the reader to internalize the values of the Faith

the will of God

the Egyptian Martyrs

Paisy played such a prominent part

A worthy addition to the treasury of patristic commentary on the Holy Scriptures in English

On the Lord’s Prayer

Appropriate both for prolonged study and for daily devotional reading