The Wolf and the Cross: An Orthodox Pilgrim’s History of Lithuania

Item No. 9781955890830

by Andrew Stephen Damick and Seraphim Richard Rohlin

Poised between East and West, between Orthodox and Catholic, Lithuania, the last of Europe’s pagan nations, did not forget its ancient tales such as that of the giantess Neringa, Eglė Queen of Serpents, and the Iron Wolf. Rather, they fulfilled and enriched them with legends like the Hill of Crosses and the miracle-working icon of Our Lady of the Gate of the Dawn.

In The Wolf and the Cross, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Dcn. Seraphim Richard Rohlin take a very personal pilgrimage into a land where history and legend have met and fused. Where Orthodox Christians have lived as a minority for nearly seven centuries, their faith founded upon the blood of martyrs and the witness of dozens of saints.

About the Authors: 

The Very Rev. Archpriest Andrew Stephen Damick is Chief Content Officer of Ancient Faith Ministries, the former pastor (2009–2020) of St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, the author of several books from Ancient Faith Publishing, and the host or cohost of multiple Ancient Faith Radio podcasts. He resides in Emmaus with his wife, Kh. Nicole, and their children.

The Rev. Deacon Seraphim Richard Rohlin is a philologist, medievalist, and deacon in the Orthodox Church in America. He is the cohost and producer of several podcasts on Ancient Faith Radio, and a frequent guest on The Symbolic World podcast and YouTube channel and cohost of its popular Universal History show. His work focuses on mythology, history, folklore, and traditional storytelling in the Orthodox Christian tradition. He resides near Dallas, TX, with his wife and six children.

Authors: Andrew Stephen Damick and Seraphim Richard Rohlin

Paperback: 312 pages, plus 32 page insert

Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches

Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing