Project Gutenberg 2006-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 286 Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828 1910 Толстой, Лев Николаевич Tolstoi, Leo Tolstoy, Lev N. Tolstoï, Léon Tolstoy, Graf Leo Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevic Maude, Aylmer 1858 1938 Maude, Louise 1855 1939 Maude, Louise Shanks Shanks, Louise Father Sergius Produced by Judith Boss, and David Widger "Father Sergius" by Leo Tolstoy is a poignant short story written in the late 19th century, specifically during the 1890s. The narrative follows the life of Prince Stepan Kasatsky, who abandons his aristocratic lifestyle to become a monk after a disillusioning experience in his personal life, highlighting themes of faith, pride, and the search for authentic spirituality. The story unfolds the journey of Prince Stepan Kasatsky, who, after discovering that his fiancée had been the mistress of Emperor Nicholas I, retreats from society to seek a higher purpose in monastic life. He grapples with temptations and his inner demons while striving for humility and purity to fulfill his newfound religious vocation. However, as he gains renown for his piety and supposed miracles, he becomes ensnared in the very vanity he sought to escape. Eventually, after a moment of profound moral struggle and failing to resist temptation, Sergius renounces his earlier monastic life, dedicating himself instead to living humbly among the poor, ultimately finding a more genuine expression of faith and service to others. This transformation suggests a deep exploration of the complexities within spirituality and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adultery -- Fiction Monks -- Fiction Russia -- Fiction Betrothal -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English Russia. Armiia -- Officers -- 19th century -- Fiction Monasteries -- Russia -- Fiction Miracle workers -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 141903 141912 2024-09-01T08:00:48.946226 2023-10-01T07:26:35.980939 text/html text/html 142591 2021-01-27T22:47:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 47732 2021-01-27T22:47:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 92799 2024-09-01T08:00:52.874708 application/epub+zip 93367 2024-09-01T08:00:50.169229 application/epub+zip 93367 2024-09-01T08:00:49.402230 application/epub+zip 175180 2024-09-01T08:00:54.903713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162964 2024-09-01T08:00:52.378209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163114 2022-09-01T09:02:45.701844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118247 118223 2024-09-01T08:00:48.630228 2023-10-01T07:26:35.638946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 119573 2016-09-10T13:17:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 45189 2016-09-10T13:19:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 118083 2009-07-08T18:53:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44967 2009-07-08T19:12:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23687 2024-09-01T08:00:55.050704 application/rdf+xml 11762 2024-09-01T08:00:49.751228 image/jpeg 3158 2024-09-01T08:00:49.578230 image/jpeg 92215 2024-09-01T08:00:48.959228 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia