The Boy, a Kitchen, and His Cave: The Tale of Saint Euphrosynos the CookRelates the legend of Euphrosynos, an uncultured peasant boy who became a cook in a Greek monastery at an early age and whose humility and joy in God's creations led him to be named a saint. |
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Abbot afternoon apple branch apple tree asked Euphrosynos beautiful blessed bread brother buy cheese carrot cave cheese monger church clever cliffs closed his eyes closer to God cook and clean Cook showed counter cried day long Dear boy delighted dinner discussion dishes dream Euphrosynos felt Euphrosynos heard Euphrosynos hugged Euphrosynos realized EUPHROSYNOS THE COOK excitedly farm father favorite hymn fields Foolish boy fountain garden gave gift go to school God's good-bye grace hallway hands healed heart Holy Spirit icon Kingdom of Heaven kitchen listened lived Lord Lord's earth meaning cheery meant miracle monastery monks mother Mount Athos never found old cook pain Paradise peace peasant boy permission to leave pilgrims prayed prayer of thanks Saint Euphrosynos sang his favorite smiled soapy water soup special place stupid Theotokos things tin bucket tiny told tomato TROPARION village water and soap