The Lives of the Saints

by Sebastian Dabovich

Publisher:

Murdock Press

, 1898

Overview

In 1863, Sebastian Dabovich was born in San Francisco to Serbian immigrants. He became both the first Orthodox priest and tonsured Orthodox monk to be born in the United States. He devoted himself to teaching and missionary work. Travelling tirelessly all his life by horse, rail, and foot, he brought pastoral care to people across the United States, as well as Russia, Japan, and the Balkans, to communities large and small, urban and rural, and rich and poor. In this volume, Dabovich, in unadorned language, teaches us about the lives of 14 saints, including John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, John the Evangelist, and several other Eastern saints. He presents the facts simply acknowledging “the facts in the histories of the lives of holy men and women speak for themselves.” He also includes several sermons on Orthodox tradition and the mission of the church, colored by the experiences of his never-ending missionary journey and his love for God’s diverse flock.

Dabovich’s simple, lively accounts, translated by him from his own original text, are rooted in Scripture and ancient histories. He includes none of his own commentary. Instead, demonstrating great faith in the power of the facts, he seeks to represent nothing more than the most accurate knowledge of the lives of the saints available in his time. He humbly passes on to others the knowledge he humbly received himself.

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Key Features

• Clear and lively accounts of 14 saints
• Several sermons on Orthodox tradition and mission
• Early twentieth-century perspective

Contents

• St. John the Baptist
• St. Mary Magdalene
• St. John the Evangelist
• St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr
• St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia
• St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia
• A Sainted Brother’s History of a Sainted Sister
• St. John Chrysostom
• Something About an Evening Hymn
• St. Pelagia
• Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavenians
• St. Sabbas, the First Archbishop of the Serbians
• St. Alexander Nevsky
• St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow
• Why Christians Bring Loaves to the Divine Liturgy
• Address at the Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Great Missionary in North America
• Since Religion
• Sermon on Orthodox Sunday
• Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity
• Sermon on Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
• How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs

Product Details

• Title: The Lives of the Saints
• Author: Sebastian Dabovich
• Publisher: The Murdock Press
• Publication Date: 1898
• Pages: 236

About Sebastian Dabovich

Sebastian Dabovich was born in 1863 in San Francisco to Serbian immigrants. He left home for Russia at the age of 21 to prepare for life as a missionary priest. His missionary activities sent him across North America, Russia, and Eastern Europe. He served as chaplain in the Serbian army in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Throughout his life he founded numerous churches and authored several books. He spent the last years of his life serving the church in his parents native Serbia, where he died in 1940.