Saint Resources
*For a visual overview of Saint studies cycle see here, for Saint studies schedule see here; *note, early Saints (pre-476) are included in the Catechesis cycle
Embedded Files
Daily Lives of the Saints Collections (for Purchase):
The Prologue from Ohrid (St. Nikolai Velimirovic) (~2-4 volumes) *trend shorter than Rostov’s
The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints (St. Demetrius of Rostov) (12 volumes) *Samples here
Orthodox Saints collections (Fr. Poulos) (4 volumes)
A Daily Calendar of Saints (Fr. Farley) *usually 1-2 saints per day
Daily Lives of the Saints (Online Sources):
Orthocal short daily lives of the Saints
Orthodox Saints by Time Period (first tab, Saints from books; second tab, Saints for each day of the year w/ links to short readings)
Link to have daily saints on your calendar (e.g. google calendar): Direct download links: New Calendar/ Old Calendar
General Saint Compilations:
Scans of the wonderful, but out-of-print, Saints For all Ages series (missing several, if you have those to share, I'll add!); ~Forms 2-4; see included Saints
Saints of the Church: From Christ to St. Constantine the Great (St. Nikolai of Zhicha) *can double as handwriting/ copywork (select manuscript, cursive, etc.), or just use for readings; Scheduled in Cycle 4 Form 1/2 Catechesis; see included Saints
Lives of Saints For Young People: Volumes 1-12 (Puhalo)
*Compilation of ~12-14 Saints' lives per volume (various dates); ~Forms 1-2
Let the Little Children Come to Me: Stories of Children Martyrs (St. John Chrysostomos Monastery) *Compilation of fifty children martyrs from the beginnings of Christianity to the 1900s; see included Saints
A Child’s Paradise of Saints (McLees)
*Compilation of 15 Saints' lives (10 for Early Church History in Cycle 4; 3 for Cycle 2; 2 for Cycle 3); ~Forms 1-2; see included Saints
Stories from Church History, Vol. 1, A.D. 34-312 & Vol. 2, A.D. 312-450 (Paidea Classics)
*Compilation of historical stories & Saints' lives (both long and short); Shorter stories fine for Form 1, longer for Form 2-3+
Elder Cleopa Stories for Children *Collection of 10 volumes, with teachings about faith, virtues, the lives of the saints, prayer, icons, and other topics; ~Forms 1-2
101 Orthodox Saints (Wright) *See included Saints
102 Orthodox Saints (Wright) *See included Saints
My Warrior Saints (Potamitis) *See included Saints
My Holy Queens and Princesses (Wright) *See included Saints
Other Misc. Saint Resources:
See our scheduled Saints by cycle (Coming Soon)
Menologian spreadsheet (with more saints and their commemoration dates)
A lot of free resources and readings on Saints & their Writings, including Lives of the Saints in alphabetical order and Selected Lives of Orthodox Saints
Orthodox Education video on Saints and Martyrs of the Orthodox Church (15th in the Discovering Orthodox Christianity series)
North American Saints unit study resource (not mine, but graciously shared by someone)
Saints and the Animals that Served Them Activity Book (OCA Educational Department)
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