Section 07 — Sources

Unlike the ancient or thinly-documented saints of this repository, Raphael left a substantial paper trail — his own books and articles, the magazine he founded, his pastoral letters, and the administrative records of a modern diocese — so that his life is recoverable to an unusual degree. This section surveys the sources and gathers his own surviving words.

Tradition: Antiochian Orthodox (Arab-American diaspora)

Contents

File Description
the-sources-for-his-life.md Why Raphael is comparatively well documented (§3.5): his own writings, The Word, diocesan records, and the canonical Life; the character and limits of the record
his-own-words.md A gathering of St. Raphael’s own words — above all his 1912 pastoral letter and his sermon welcoming Archbishop Tikhon — with attribution and context

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