Contents

INTRODUCTION 11

PART A: LIFE OF SAINT SERAPHIM THE NEW MARTYR

CHAPTER ONE: THE EARLY YEARS

The historical context of the time of Saint Seraphim 19

Childhood and youth of Seraphim 20

CHAPTER TWO: THE YEARS OF OBEDIENCE

The saint at the Monastery of Korona 23

Life in the monastery 24

Monastic training and ordination 25

Seraphim in his village 27

CHAPTER THREE: THE YEARS OF PASTORAL MINISTRY

Seraphim's rise to abbot 29

Election of Seraphim as Archbishop of Fanar and Neohori 30

CHAPTER FOUR: THE MARTYRDOM OF THE SAINT

Arrest of Seraphim 33

The martyrdom of the saint 34

After the martyrdom 37

Discovery of the holy relics of Saint Seraphim 38

PART B: SAINT SERAPHIM IN THE AWARENESS OF THE CHURCH AND THE PEOPLE

Miracles of the saint 43

Popular tradition regarding the martyrdom of the saint 45

Honors to the hieromartyr 46

Hymnological services in honor of the saint 48

The saint as a model of life and Orthodox morals through the hymns 51

Interpretative approaches to selected hymns from the services in honor of Saint Seraphim 53

CONCLUSION 59

BIBLIOGRAPHY 61