AUTHORS/ Cavarnos, Constantine
Constantine Cavarnos, Ph.D., Harvard, was President of the Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, which he had founded in 1956, and an eminent Greek-American scholar. He had taught philosophy and theory of art a a number of colleges and universities. He was the author of 36 books in the field of philosophy, Orthodox theology, Byzantine and modern Greek art and thought. He died March 3, 2011 at St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Monastery in Florence, Arizona, and was buried there the same day.
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Agape and Diakonia: Essays in Memory of Bishop Gerasimos of Abydos, Edited by Peter A. Chamberas
A collection of essays on Scripture and Theology from detailed exegetical pieces to broad sweeping themes of concern to Orthodox. The book also includes an extensive biography of the Bishop, with photos from his life. 259pp Paper
Price: $7.00
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Blessed Elder Philotheos Zervakos, by Constantine Cavarnos
Blessed Elder Philotheos Zervakos (1884-1980) a remarkable recent Confessor and spiritual guide, illuminating writer and for half a century Abbot of the Monastery of Longovarda on the island of Paros. An account of his life, character, and thought. 240pp Hardcover
Price: $16.00
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Blessed Elder Philotheos Zervakos, by Constantine Cavarnos
Blessed Elder Philotheos Zervakos (1884-1980) a remarkable recent Confessor and spiritual guide, illuminating writer and for half a century Abbot of the Monastery of Longovarda on the island of Paros. An account of his life, character, and thought. 240pp Paper
Price: $13.00
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Byzantine Chant, by Constantine Cavarnos
A sequel to the monograph Byzantine Sacred Music containing a concise discussion of the origin of Byzantine chant, its Modes, Tempo, Notation, Prologoi, Prosomoia, Style, and other features. 102pp Paper
Price: $8.00
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Byzantine Sacred Music: Its Nature and Purpose, by Constantine Cavarnos
An excellent treatise on the essential characteristics, aims and execution of the traditional, official music of the Greek Orthodox Church. 31pp Paper
Price: $3.00
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Guide to Byzantine Iconography Volume I (2nd Edition), by Constantine Cavarnos
Detailed explanation of the distinctive characteristics of Byzantine iconography, of the traditional pattern of decorating Eastern Orthodox churches with panel icons, wall paintings, and mosaics, and of the chief Doctrinal, Liturgical, and Festal icons. 264pp Paper
Price: $28.00
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Guide to Byzantine Iconography Volume II, by Constantine Cavarnos
Detailed, illustrated explanation of ten major icons of the Festal Cycle and of the iconography of God (the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit), of the Panagia or Theotokos, of Saint John the Baptist and of the Angels. 162pp Paper
Price: $23.00
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Sacred Catechism of the Orthodox Church, by Demetrios N. Vernardakis; Translated by Claude Delaval Cobham; Edited and Augmented by Constantine Cavarnos
The Sacred Catechism of Vernardakis (1833-1907), a distinguished Professor of the University of Athens, was selected in 1872 by the Oecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople as the best of all catechisms in existence. 141pp Cloth
Price: $16.00
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