Many centuries ago in the wilds of Africa, a startling and mystical friendship developed between a Lion and a saint.
An Orthodox Christian young adult book from Ancient Faith Publishing..
The Lion and the Saint may be enjoyed by good readers from preteen to adult.
This small gem of a story shows us this extraordinary friendship through the eyes of the lion, and of a baboon he befriends along the way, allowing us to participate in the lion\'s transformation-through contact with holiness-from an undifferentiated dumb beast to a particular Lion with his own name and destiny.
Gerasim and his monastery for the rest of his life.
Gerasim served the Lion by removing a thorn from its paw, and in turn the Lion served St.
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Many centuries ago in the wilds of Africa, a startling and mystical friendship developed between a Lion and a saint
