St Methodia of Kimolos (Modern Orthodox Saints, Vol 9)

This volume is devoted to the most remarkable Greek woman saint of recent times, St. Methodia (1865-1908), patron saint of Kimolos, one of the Cyclades Islands. It contains an account of the life of this remarkable ascetic, teacher of virtue, counselor, comforter, and spiritual healer, together with selected hymns from the akolouthia in honor of her, a letter to one of her sisters, selected sayings, and a description of Kimolos and its holy icons by the famous writer and iconographer Photios Kontoglou. 1987. 123 pp., 20 illus. Reprinted, 2001.