This book is in Russian Language - 1967 facsimile Edition of the 1st 1896 edition.

"Lug Duchovny" ["Spiritual Meadow"], by St. Johann Mosch [John Moschus], translated from the Greek into Russian with explanatory notes by M.I. Chitrov, Facsimile reprint of the first, 1896 edition published by Typographia of Iov of Pochaev, Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY in 1967. First edition outside of Russia.

John Moschus c. 550-619 was a Byzantine monk and ascetic writer.

He is the author of one of the earliest hagiological works, entitled "Leimon" ('Pratum spirituale', 'Spiritual Meadow'), occasionally abbreviated "Prat. Spirit.". In it he narrates his personal experiences with many great ascetics whom he met during his extensive travels, and repeats the edifying stories which these ascetics related to him.

Though the work is devoid of critical discrimination and teems with miracles and ecstatic visions, it gives a clear insight into the practices of Eastern monasticism, contains important data on the religious cult and ceremonies of the time, and acquaints us with the numerous heresies that threatened to disrupt the Church in the East.

It was first edited by Fronton du Duc in Auctarium biblioth. patrum, II (Paris, 1624), 1057-1159. A better edition was brought out by Cotelier in Ecclesiae Graecae Monumenta, II (Paris, 1681), which is reprinted in J.-P. Migne, Patrologia Graeca. LXXXVII, III, 2851-3112. A Latin translation, by Ambrose Traversari, is printed in Migne, Patrologia Latina, LXXIV, 121-240, and an Italian version made from the Latin of Traversari (Venice, 1475; Vicenzo, 1479).

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Soft cover [front cover is missing]; 6"x9"; 122 pages, b/w illustrations, some wear and soiling, good binding and condition. [nvlb39]