Bookstores and Church Suppliers

Listed in alphabetical order:

Bishop Nikolai Bookstore (affiliated with St. Sava Monastery). 32377 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048 Phone: 847-362-2441. This bookstore has two catalogs. The first has over 70 pages (8.5"x5.5") and contains 99% English-language titles (including translations of the writings of Bishop Nikolai). The second has about 30 pages (8.5"x11") and contains 99% Serbian-language titles. Both include a variety of resources in addition to books on the Orthodox Faith. Ask about bilingual titles currently in stock.

Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, Etna, CA.

Chotki: Your source for quality handmade wool chotki (prayer ropes). They make and sell exquisite Russian chotki prayer ropes that are traditionally hand-tied from black wool.

Chrysostom Press: publishers of The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints by St. Demetrius (Dimitry) of Rostov (in English) and the Explanation of the New Testament by St. Theophylact.

Eastern Christian Supply Company: a wide selection of books, including numerous individual volumes from the out-of-print Collected Works of Georges Florovsky.

Eastern Orthodox Books: Private publisher of many hard-to-find Orthodox works. Write or call Fr. Vladimir for catalogue: P.O. Box 302, Willits, CA, 95490. (707) 459-5424.

Eastern Orthodox Books.com. A unique feature of our site is the fact that they offer used and hard-to-find books on Eastern Orthodoxy and church history, in addition to discounted new books.

Gallery Byzantium. A nice source for Orthodox crosses, jewelry and other gifts.

Holy Apostles Convent, Buena Vista, CO. Translators of the Sacred Scriptures and the Great Synaxaristes (Lives of Saints). If you are looking for an Orthodox Bible they offer the best one available (two volumes: Gospel and Epistles, both with copious footnotes from the Holy Fathers).

Holy Archangels Bookstore, St. Louis, MO.

Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies: this is mainly the publishing arm of Dr. Constantive Cavarnos. A very important and prolific press offering numerous fine and scholarly works written from a traditional perspective. I cannot recommend the works from this study center too highly! Write them for a catalogue: 115 Gilbert Rd., Belmont, MA, 01278.

Mt. Sinai Orthodox Church Products: this small business in Iowa does not carry books. Nevertheless, I have included them here because they do make the best beeswax candles anywhere. They also have many other good, unique items for sale. I highly recommend them.

Orthodox Incense: a well-stocked Orthodox incense supplier and gift shop in the Northeast.

Orthodox Christian Recorded Books: The work of a parish priest at St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Church (ROCOR) in Richmond, Maine.

Protecting Veil Press, publishers of Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit and other fine Orthodox books.

Regina Orthodox Press, publishing arm of Frank Schaeffer. Recommended with some caution. Although I think highly of Mr. Schaeffer, and although he did publish my book, The Non-Orthodox, I cannot recommend some of the works he publishes. See the book reviews on this site for more information.

St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery Bookstore, Florence, Arizona.

St. John Chrysostomos Monastery Bookstore, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

St. Herman of Alaska Press: they have published numerous important works about living the Orthodox spiritual life and the Lives of Saints. They publish valuable works that no Orthodox Christian should be without.

St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Mission Bookstore in Reno, Nevada.

St. John of Kronstadt Press: run by a Priest in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. Many very fine publications. Highly recommended.

St. Nectarios Press in Seattle, WA.

St. Paisius Serbian Orthodox Monastery Bookstore: A women's monastery thriving in the Arizona desert, with many edifying publications for sale, among other things.

St. Tikhon's Seminary Bookstore: Phone 1-888-454-6678, FAX 1-717-937-3100

St. Vladimir's Seminary Press and Bookstore.

Talanton Press: especially good for children's books.

Theophania: Handmade Orthodox Crafts. This link is directly to their Icons page, but they offer many more crafts handmade in Romania!

Uncut Mountain Press: Translators and publishers of Orthodox Christian writings.

Uncut Mountain Supply: A leading supplier of mounted Icons, photos of holy places and holy people, books, ecclesiastical and devotional items, and more!

Writings of Metropolitan Hierotheos: a listing of his many outstanding patristic works on Orthodox spirituality and the hesychastic tradition. Order directly from the monastery or from most of the above bookstores. Mirror in Greece.