Orthodox writer Jim Forest, author of several popular children's books published by St Vladimir's Seminary (SVS) Press, fell asleep in the Lord January 13, 2022, at the age of 80.
Forest lived in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, with his wife, Nancy Forest-Flier.
Together with his wife Nancy, he served as co-secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship of the Protection of the Mother of God. Forest was also editor of the Fellowship's journal, In Communion.
As a well-known Roman Catholic and later Orthodox Christian writer, Forest authored numerous books including biographies of Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day, The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life, and SVS Press books Praying with Icons, Saint George and the Dragon, Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins, and Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue.
May his memory be eternal!
