The lives of saints (mini-mini) St. Dimitry Rostovsky

Saint Dimitri Rostov (Tuptalo) (1651-1709), Metropolitan Rostov and Yaroslavsky-preacher and church writer, author of the famous Lives of the Saints (Mine"s Bulks) The lives of the saints of Saint Demetrius are the first in volume and fame a collection of biographies of Orthodox saints, the work on which lasted almost twenty years. The work of Metropolitan Demetrius, written in Church Slavonic, was published in four volumes, the first book was published in Kyiv in 1689. The lives of saints were located according to the dates of church holidays and began in September, from the beginning of the Indict - the Church New Year.
Dimitri Rostovsky, Mineas of Rostovsky withstood many reprints, including in our time. This publication contains a carefully verified translation of the life of the Orthodox saints into Russian. Lives are located in a new style for the convenience of a modern reader. The dates of the memory of saints and church holidays are indicated both in the new and old style,