Venerable Ascetic Nikephoros the Leper embroidery The period before the first

The period before the first World War and the Russian Revolution was a complex one

Illustrations by Archpriest Andrew Tregubov

John Maximovitch

I can’t enter in without them

she gave generously to those in need

Venerable Ascetic Nikephoros the Leper embroidery The period before the firstVenerable Nikephoros the Leper experienced sickness and pain firsthand, bearing it deeply within his own body. Yet this illness became his secret path to holiness and everlasting joy in Christ. In this book, readers will discover the moving life story of one of the twentieth centurys great saints. Orphaned at an early age, Venerable Nikephoros was stricken with leprosy while still a child. But God never abandoned the boy, entrusting him into the care