Two important Orthodox publications in Swedish

The Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia presents two important spiritual publications in Swedish, which make a substantial contribution to acquainting the Swedish-speaking readership with the life and teaching of two great figures of contemporary Orthodoxy; Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia and Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra, of blessed memory.

The first publication is entitled Helige Porphyrios: liv och tankar and is the Swedish translation of the work The Life and Sayings of Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia. The first edition was published in 2014, while the third edition appeared in 2025.

The translation and foreword were prepared by Nun Christodouli, who is Swedish by birth and resides at a Monastery in Greece. The book presents the life, spiritual journey, and teachings of Saint Porphyrios, who began the ascetic life at a young age in Kavsokalyvia on Mount Athos, ministered for decades as a priest and spiritual father in Athens, and reposed on December 2, 1991. He was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 27, 2013.

For many years, Nun Christodouli has offered a noteworthy body of translation work in service of Swedish-speaking Orthodox faithful. Among…