About the book: 2004 / In this book, the reader is offered a biography of one of the most famous Athonite ascetics of the 20th century, Elder Ephraim of Katunaksky (1912–1998), a man who During his lifetime, he was revered by those who knew him as a contemporary saint. Replete with vivid examples from his life, his godly instructions, as well as stories about the manifestations of the grace-filled gifts that the elder was endowed with from the Lord, this book will provide those who read it with both necessary edification and true spiritual consolation.