The most complete text on the life of the Mother of God from her Conception to her Dormition and bodily translation, including her role in the Church, treated within the framework of Sacred Scriptures, Holy Tradition, Patristics and other ancient writings, together with the Liturgical and Iconographic Traditions of the Holy Orthodox Church.
640 pages, 300 icons, sketches, photos, and 4 maps.
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Table of Contents
Chapter I.
1 The Conception by Righteous Anna of the Virgin Mary
Chapter II.
12 The Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Chapter III.
24 The Entrance of the Virgin Mary Into the Temple
Chapter IV.
53 The Virgin Growing Up in the Temple
Chapter V.
60 The Virgin Comes of Age
Chapter VI.
74 The Annunciation of the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
Chapter VII.
119 The Mother of God Visits Righteous Elisabeth
Chapter VIII.
134 Joseph Reproaches the Mother of God
Chapter IX.
152 The Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ
Chapter X.
201 Wise Men Out of the East
Chapter XI.
221 The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Flesh
Chapter XII.
225 The Meeting of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ, in the Temple
Chapter XIII.
254 The Massacre of 14,000 Infants in Bethlehem and Its Borders
Chapter XIV.
265 The Flight Into Egypt
Chapter XV.
289 Daily Life
Chapter XVI.
312 Christ at Twelve Years Old in the Temple
Chapter XVII.
321 The Repose of the Righteous Elder Joseph
Chapter XVIII.
324 The Marriage at Cana
Chapter XIX.
336 Christ Shows Who is His Mother, Brother and Sister
Chapter XX.
345 Christ Shows Who is Blessed
Chapter XXI.
348 The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Chapter XXII.
376 The Theotokos and the Myrrh-bearers:
Mary Magdalene, Mary, Joanna, Salome, Susanna, Mary and Martha
Chapter XXIII.
405 The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Chapter XXIV.
409 The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Pentecost
Chapter XXV.
417 The Early Years of the Church in Jerusalem
Chapter XXVI.
432 The Theotokos on Mount Athos
Chapter XXVII.
440 The Theotokos Returns to Jerusalem
Chapter XXVIII.
447 The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
Chapter XXIX.
481 The Theotokos is Bodily Translated on the Third Day
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Appendix:
495 A. Mary Theotokos and the Church
502 B. The Gospel Reading for the Feasts of the Theotokos
Epilogue:
507 The Theotokos as Mediatress
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524 List of Icons, Illustrations, Layouts and Maps
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534 End Notes
599 Bibliography
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