The Purple Mantle (In the Reign of Diocletian)

Publication Data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2005
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 192
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.0 cm × 13.5 cm × 1.1 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 1‒887904‒05‒0

   
An Historical Novel by Aliki Kafetzopoulou
Translated from the Greek by Efrosyni Zisimou Robinson
Edited by Lawrence Damian Robinson

“In her novel Aliki Kafetzopoulou has skillfully woven a rich historical tapestry full of spiritual depth, in order to present to us a glimpse of the lives of some of the martyred saints of the early Church. And in the process, she also presents us with a subtly told tale of spiritual growth and awakening in the midst of the chaos, confusion and fear of a society run amok in its denial of the True God. Although this is a story set in the antiquity of the Roman Empire, it is a story that could easily be told in the context of our twenty-first-century ‘global empire.’”
—“Translator’s Introduction”

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Translator’s Introduction
   1. A Thousand Hopes, A Thousand Dreams
   2. “I, Gaios Avrilios Diocletian, Hereby Decree ...”
   3. The Treasures Are in Danger
   4. A Steep Decline
   5. Mother, a Christian!
   6. To the Emperor for a Favor
   7. Grief and Joy
   8. Near the Prisoner
   9. Martyric Trophies
   10. The First Rays
   11. The Saints Were Like Us
   12. Death to the Winner
   13. “Nomine Christianorum Deleto”
   14. Facing the Great Hour
   15. The Purple Mantle
Appendix I: An Alphabetical List of Selected Martyrs Mentioned in the Story
Appendix II: Hymns of Selected Martyrs Mentioned in the Story
About the Author