"Жития Святых, т. 12 – август" is a fascinating collection of hagiographies dedicated to the saints celebrated in the month of August. The author, Saint Dimitriĭ, Metropolitan of Rostov, does an excellent job of bringing these holy figures to life through vivid and engaging storytelling.

Each saint's story is rich with detail and serves as a testament to their faith, endurance, and dedication to God. Saint Dimitriĭ skillfully weaves together historical facts with spiritual insights, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the lives and virtues of these remarkable individuals.

The book is well-organized, making it easy to navigate through the various stories of saints. The language is accessible and the narrative flows smoothly, keeping readers engaged from start to finish. Additionally, the book includes beautiful illustrations that further bring the stories to life.

Overall, "Жития Святых, т. 12 – август" is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the lives of saints and their enduring legacy. Saint Dimitriĭ's work is a testament to his deep devotion to the saints and his commitment to preserving their memory for future generations.

Book Description:

Жития и похвалы святых подобятся светлостию звездам: якоже бо звезды положением на небеси утвержденны суть, всю же поднебесную просвещают, тыяжде и от Индиан зрятся, ни сокрываются от скифов, землю озаряют, и морю светят, и плавающих корабли управляют: ихже имен аще и не вемы множества ради, обаче светлей доброте их чудимся. Сице и светлость святых, аще и затворены суть мощи их во гробех, но силы их в поднебесней земными пределы не суть определенны: чудимся тех житию, и удивляемся славе, еюже Бог угодившыя Ему прославляет.

[St. Symeon Metaphrastes on the Lives of the Saints, 10th century A. D. ENGLISH TRANSLATION: The lives and the eulogies of the Saints resemble, by their luminosity, the stars: for as the stars, firmly studded in the firmament as they are, illume the entire universe, and the same stars are beheld by the Indians, and are not hid from the Scythians, and shed their radiance over the earth and the seas, and show the way to the ships: and even if we know not their names for their multitude’s sake, we as yet admire their brilliant loveliness. So, too, doeth the brilliance of the Saints, even when their relics are shut under a tombstone, yet their miracles in the entire universe are not bound by earthly confines: we admire their lives and wonder at the glory wherewith God glorifieth those who have pleased Him.

This succinct description is found as introduction to each of the 12 volumes of the Church Slavonic Lives.]