The Great Penitential Canon

A widely known work by the Christian theologian, preacher, and hymnographer Andrew of Crete. It represents, in its content, a profound conversation of the penitent with his own soul. The work abounds with moral examples from the Old Testament and the New Testament, showing the reader not only the destructive consequences of sin but also God's infinite mercy towards humanity.
This edition presents a translation into Russian of the text "The Great Penitential Canon," attributed to the Russian church historian and spiritual writer Nikolai Ivanovich Kedrov.