Dimitri's Cross
Subtitle: The Life and Letters of St. Dimitri Klepinin, Martyred during the Holocaust
By: Hélène Arjakovsky-Klepinine ; translated from the French by the monks of the Monastery of St. John of San Francisco
Publisher: Conciliar Press Ministries
Published: October 15, 2008
Place of publication: Ben Lomond, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781888212334
Work titles: Et la vie sera amour
Description: In February of 1943, Father Dimitri Klepinin, an Orthodox priest serving the Russian emigre community in occupied Paris, was arrested by the Nazis for issuing false baptismal certificates to Jews. One year later, he died in the concentration camp at Dora a camp known as "the Man-Eater." Father Dimitri, an associate of Mother Maria Skobtsova, was glorified by the Orthodox Church on January 16, 2004. In this volume, his daughter lovingly tells the story of her father s life, from his childhood in prerevolutionary Russia to his martyrdom. It is a story of a man whose entire life was founded on love for his God, his faith, his family, his people, and all those who came to him for help. The final section of the book consists of Fr. Dimitri s letters to his wife from his initial confinement at Compiègne. In these letters we glimpse the humble, dauntless spirit of a man whose reliance on Christ was absolute and whose devotion to serving his fellow man did not waver, even to the grave.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface; label: I:
title: Prologue; label: 1.
title: Dora, the Man-Eater; label: II:
title: Childhood in Russia; label: 2.
title: The City of the Five Mountains; label: 3.
title: A Soaking Cat in Your Arms; label: 4.
title: 'Pravda' Means Truth & Justice; label: 5.
title: God, Everywhere Present; label: 6.
title: Odessa in Torment; label: III:
title: In Exile: Constantinople to Belgrade; label: 7.
title: From Constantinople to Belgrade; label: 8.
title: The Ark Circle; label: 9.
title: Opening to Ecumenical Dialogue; label: 10.
title: Sophia's Death; label: 11.
title: The Russian Student Christian Movement; label: IV:
title: Theological Formation; label: 12.
title: Crimea Street, Paris; label: 13.
title: Seminary Life; label: 14.
title: Love Is Simple; label: 15.
title: The Jesus Prayer; label: 16.
title: Nikolai, His Older Brother; label: 17.
title: Amorous Feelings; label: V:
title: Entry into the Priesthood; label: 18.
title: Tamara, His Future Spouse; label: 19.
title: The Wedding; label: 20.
title: A Very Busy Schedule; label: 21.
title: Priest & Father; label: 22.
title: Mother Maria; label: 23.
title: Lourmel: Lively Disorder; label: 24.
title: Priesthood as Self-Offering; label: 25.
title: Birds in Cassocks; label: 26.
title: Little Paul; label: VI:
title: Persecution & Martyrdom; label: 27.
title: The Jews; label: 28.
title: The Raid in February; label: 29.
title: The Camp at Compiegne-Royallieu; label: 30.
title: The Refuge of Chaville; label: 31.
title: The Black Sun of the Summer of 1944; label: VII:
title: Epilogue; label: 32.
title: The Liberation of Paris; label: 33.
title: The Time of Transmission; label: 34.
title: Grandfather Andrey; label: 35.
title: This Saint Lived Among Us; label: VIII:
title: Letters from Prison Camp