Beloved Sufferer: The Life and Mystical Revelations of a Russian Eldress: Schemanun Macaria

Like a fragrant and vivifying breeze comes the story of a holy sufferer from a suffering land. Crippled from the age of three and completely helpless in her later years, Schemanum Macaria was an instrument of healing through the power of Christ for thousands of sick and suffering souls. Though physically fragile, she was filled with spiritual power born of humility and self-sacrifice, and patiently and lovingly bore the sorrows of all who turned to her for help. Unseen and insignificant to the world, she is great in the Kingdom of Heaven, the Beloved Sufferer of the Mother of God, and converser with the dwellers of heaven. This biography, written by a close and devoted eyewitness to her struggles, portrays the holy women’s vision of heaven and hell, her glory and her grief, and opens to us a glimpse of the future age.