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In February of 1943, Father Dimitri Klepinin, an Orthodox priest serving the Russian �migr� community in occupied Paris, was arrested by the Nazis for issuing false baptismal certificates to Jews. One year later, he died in the concentration camp at Dora-a camp known as "the Man-Eater."

Father Dimitri, an associate of Mother Maria Skobtsova, was glorified by the Orthodox Church on Janua... More

In February of 1943, Father Dimitri Klepinin, an Orthodox priest serving the Russian �migr� community in occupied Paris, was arrested by the Nazis for issuing false baptismal certificates to Jews. One year later, he died in the concentration camp at Dora-a camp known as "the Man-Eater."

Father Dimitri, an associate of Mother Maria Skobtsova, was glorified by the Orthodox Church on January 16, 2004. In this volume, his daughter lovingly tells the story of her father�s life, from his childhood in prerevolutionary Russia to his martyrdom. It is a story of a man whose entire life was founded on love-for his God, his faith, his family, his people, and all those who came to him for help.
The final section of the book consists of Father Dimitri�s letters to his wife from his initial confinement at Compi�gne. In these letters we glimpse the humble, dauntless spirit of a man whose reliance on Christ was absolute and whose devotion to serving his fellowman did not waver, even to the grave.

"The name of St. Dimitri Klepinin is not yet well known. It is only a few years since he was canonized. But this book, written by his daughter, will do a great deal to make the life and witness of this young priest better known. The story of Fr. Dimitri�s life may seem somber, but this is a hard-to-put-down book about a remarkable man whose life-as a priest, a husband and father-was governed by Christ-like love."
-Jim Forest, author of Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue

"For those of us striving to live a good Christian life, it is important to have put before us some living examples of those who did this to
the fullest. This book, `a testimony of love and sacrifice,� introduces us to the life of a Russian Orthodox priest who lived for others and died a heroic death. He carried his cross to the end. The righteous shine like the stars of heaven (Orthodox service for the departed)."
-Vera Bouteneff, translator of Father Arsenii

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