Tamav Kereya Iskander – Heroes Vol. 5
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The Life of Tammav Kereya Iskander
Tamav Kereya Iskander (the Late abbess of St George’s convent in Old Cairo Egypt) is one of the contemporary monastic figures that is least known in our church today. This book outlines her monastic journey and practice of virtue in her own life, as well as spiritual guidance of the women in her monastic community.
All Time Heroes from all Times, is a series that presents the lives of some of the church saints and heroes of faith from the time of our Lord Jesus till today.
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