Join us in an armchair pilgrimage of majestic French churches and cathedrals where Orthodox and Roman Catholics alike venerate the saints and relics of early Christendom: The Crown of Thorns, The Veil of the Mother of God, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Dionysios, St. Helen the Empress, St. Anthony the Great, and St. Genevieve of Paris. Then, meet the Russian priest-historian who, for decades, has defended the authenticity of these important relics.

Discover the saints of the City of Lights and learn from a traditional Parisian iconographer about painting the likeness of Christ. Explore the northern parishes of the Seven Founding Saints of Brittany, Normandy’s majestic Mont-Saint-Michel, and the region’s unique connections to early Christian Britain and Ireland’s apostle and enlightener, St. Patrick. Next, move south as we engage in a spirited interview with an Orthodox city planner from Aix-en-Provence on Christian spirituality in her native Corsica and Provence.

Lastly, visit the eastern region of Alsace with its three holy women: Sts. Odile of Alsace, Richarde of Andlau, and Sophia of Rome, and meet the hospitable priests and parishioners of Strasbourg’s newest Orthodox immigrant parish of All Saints, whose astoundingly beautiful church highlights the saints of both East and West.

248 pages, softcover, with 85 black and white photos.

ISBN: 978-1635511215

$25.95