concept
Chet'i-Minei
also: Четьи-Минеи
The 'Menology' or 'Lives of the Saints' arranged by month, a standard work of Orthodox devotional reading; the princess orders it read aloud to her houseguests as part of her strict, old-fashioned regimen.
Reading notes
- The Green Braid §6 Chet'i-Minei
A traditional Orthodox compilation of saints' lives arranged by calendar month, read aloud as devotional and moral instruction -- the princess imposes it on her houseguests as part of her old-fashioned discipline.