The Fatherland by Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov is a collection of short stories about the great fathers of the Church, hermits and monks. Ignatius Brianchaninov compiled it using the texts of the “Prologue” and “Philokalia”, making translations of Greek and Latin works contained in the multi-volume “Patrology” of Min. This book turned out to be a treasury of teachings of ancient ascetics, where every word is the fruit of ascetic experience, deeply assimilated by the writer himself. “Fatherland” teaches intelligent, attentive prayer, devotion to the Orthodox faith, and fear of God, which is so necessary not only for monastics, but also for the laity. The saint was confident: if you perfectly master the patristic heritage, then “as one of one mind and one with the Holy Fathers, you will be saved.”

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