{"product_id":"letters-from-the-holy-mountain","title":"Letters from the Holy Mountain: Monks, Miracles, and Daily Life on Mount Athos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee Mount Athos through a monk’s correspondence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHieroschemamonk Sergius Vesnin opens a nineteenth-century world of sea crossings, mountain paths, feast days, sketes, and monastic hospitality. Writing from his experience of the Holy Mountain, he describes the worship and everyday circumstances that give Athonite life its texture. Letters from the Holy Mountain offers readers who love Orthodox monastic history the immediacy of correspondence rather than a modern travel summary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonasteries, sketes, and daily labor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoly Week, Pascha, and all-night vigils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilgrims, hospitality, journeys, and remembered events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose this for an extended historical portrait of Mount Athos. It describes the author’s period, not current visiting arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAuthor\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eHieroschemamonk Sergius Vesnin\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLanguage\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLength\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e398 pages\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTrim size\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e6 × 9 inches\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9798194523467\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublication date\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAugust 24, 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/saints-and-authors#hieroschemamonk-sergius-vesnin\"\u003eExplore Hieroschemamonk Sergius Vesnin and related books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Orthodox Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174685999175,"sku":"B0HG93FG6K","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/0135\/3031\/files\/51ONQPLPthL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1788842558","url":"https:\/\/rareorthodoxbooks.com\/products\/letters-from-the-holy-mountain","provider":"Rare Orthodox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}