A Prodigal Saint: Father John of Kronstadt and the Russian People - Nadieszda Kizenko - Google Books

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Rarely are we privileged to see the making of a saint, but it is just what this book gives us for John of Kronstadt (1829&–1908), a major figure in the religious life of Late Imperial Russia. So popular was Father John during his years of ministry that…