Elder Ambrose of Optina Devotional Items Orthodox wooden cross with adjustable

Orthodox wooden cross with adjustable cord for yourself or to offer as a gift

Over the centuries Orthodox Christians have utilized the time of Great Lent to contemplate the salvific Passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ—the voluntary sufferings which He undertook out of love for mankind

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Letters & Poems by Saint Joseph the Hesychast

Elder Ambrose of Optina Devotional Items Orthodox wooden cross with adjustableElder Ambrose (18121891) is considered the pinnacle of Eldership in Optina. He embodied the virtues of all the elders in the highest degree divine humility, purity of mind and heart, overflowing love, and total self sacrifice for thesalvation of his fellow man. So great were his gifts that hundreds of people flocked daily to his humble cabin at Optina, including the writers Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Leontiev. Elder Ambrose (1812 1891) is considered