St Mark Of Ephesus And The Florentine Unia PDF Download

The Florentine Union and its rejection by the Church is the most important event in the relations between the Orthodox East and the Latin West. The only participant in the Florentine Council (1439) who defended the truth of Orthodoxy to the end was Saint Mark of Ephesus. /// The book by Archimandrite Ambrose (Pogodin) acquaints the reader with the history of the Ferrara-Florence Council and contemporary events, with the life and works of Saint Mark of Ephesus, as well as with unique theological discussions about the cleansing fire, the procession of the Holy Spirit and the Creed. /// The book is intended for all those interested in the life of the Church, the teachings of Orthodoxy and the Latin, historians and philosophers. The first edition came out in a small circulation in the USA in 1963 /// /// Then, you asked us the fourth question: - what is this [thing] sent from God (α'ίγλη), which, we say, is enjoyed by the saints in heaven. - We have already said about this, as far as it is possible to speak about this not by experience, by those who have experienced, but by those who have learned from the saints. Nothing more can be said than what they say. Thus, defining this radiance that he calls "enlightenment" the master builder of "Heavenly Rudder" divinely-inspired John, spoke thus: "Enlightenment has an ineffable effect, which in an incomprehensible way renders the visible and invisible comprehensible," 226 ). Have you heard the definition? - Do not test anything else; for we do not want and cannot speak about the invisible and unknown.