A Silent Patriarch Saint Demiana translated

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The life of the starets is told with a touching simplicity that allows his life and work to be their own witness

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A Silent Patriarch Saint Demiana translated"Sugg. Donation" A Silent Patriarch: Kyrillos VI (19021971) is the first scholarly biography of the desert hermit who became a most unlikely patriarch. Until now the details of his life have remained hidden. As patriarch, Kyrillos inherited a bleeding church, one confronted by political Islamism, an indifferent Muslim president, and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. Silent in the face of persecution, mockery, and criticism, Kyrillos stood at the