Praise for The Hermit, The Icon and The Emperor by Mother Melania

With elegance, but in words that a child can easily understand, Chrissi Hart tells the compelling story of how the Eleousa Icon came to Cyprus. In addition to the history of such an important icon, there are many spiritual lessons to learn here—the consequences of sin; the beauty of repentance; humility and forgiveness as shown by the Hermit Isaiah; and over all, the love and care of God and the Theotokos for the Church. As always, Nico Chocheli’s illustrations are stunningly beautiful. I am looking forward to more of Chrissi’s stories. Mother Melania.Author of The Twelve Great Feasts for Children, The Three-Day Pascha Series and Old Testament Stories for Children