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The Scent Of Holiness
Constantina R. Palmer

The Scent Of Holiness

lessons from a women's monastery

Conciliar Press (2012)
9781936270422
285 pages
Dewey 271/.9819092
LC Classification BX382 .P28 2012
LC Control No. 2012025870

Subject

  • Christian Pilgrims And Pilgrimages - Greece
  • Monastic And Religious Life Of Women - Greece
  • Monasticism and religious orders for women - Orthodox Eastern Church

Plot

Every monastery exudes the scent of holiness, but women's monasteries have their own special flavor. Join Constantina Palmer as she makes frequent pilgrimages to a women's monastery in Greece and absorbs the nuns' particular approach to their spiritual life. If you're a woman who's readof Mount Athos and longed to partake of its grace-filled atmosphere, this book is for you. Men who wish to understand how women's spirituality differs from their own will find it a fascinating read as well.