The following is a list of Eastern Orthodox Christian monasteries and sketes, both male and female, in the United States of America.
St. John the Baptist Monastery, Warwick, MA. Male Monastery. [2]
This archdiocese has had a small number of formerly Athonite monks who were given a blessing to start monasteries. In recognition of this, any such spiritual father of a monastery will be listed.
St. Xenia Metochion Monastery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Nun Katherine, Superior. [20]
See Greek Old Calendarists, as they are separated from Eucharistic communion with the local Orthodox Churches.
Holy Orthodox Church in North America
Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles
Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece
Holy Orthodox Church in North America
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September 27 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 29
May 11 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 13
August 14 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 16
The Holy Orthodox Church in North America (HOCNA) is a True Orthodox denomination located primarily in the United States and Canada, with additional communities in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Georgia.
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The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist is a monastic community for both men and women, directly under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It is located in Tolleshunt Knights, near Maldon, Essex, in England, and is the oldest Orthodox religious community in the UK.
Paisios of Mount Athos, was a well-known Greek Eastern Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, originally from Pharasa, Cappadocia. He was respected for his spiritual guidance and ascetic life. Today, he is widely venerated by Eastern Orthodox Christians, particularly in Greece, Russia and Syria.
The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese located in the western region of the United States. Its headquarters are in Alhambra, California. The primary mission of the Diocese of Western America is to preserve and foster the faith, heritage, traditions, and culture, and religious and national values of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and to provide spiritual guidance to more than 600,000 Serbian-Americans in almost 50 churches, parishes, monasteries and children's summer camps in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. It also covers the territory of Mexico.
December 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 8
December 12 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 14
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Hieroschemamonk Leonid (Nagolkin) of Optina, also Leo of Optina, was a venerable elder of Optina Monastery and a founder of Optina's eldership.
St. Nilus Skete, founded in 1999, is a women's monastic institution of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, under the omophorion of Bishop Maksim Vasiljević of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America. It is located on Nelson Island near Ouzinkie in Alaska, less than an hour's boat ride from Kodiak Island. St. Nilus Skete is the most remote of all 80 Orthodox Christian monasteries in North America. Their 50-acre island is inhabited only by the monastics. In the winter months when the ocean becomes rough, the nuns on St. Nilus Island can be left isolated from the rest of civilization for days and weeks at a time.
Archimandrite Ephraim was a revered Athonite Elder and spiritual father in the American Archdiocese of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople.
Joseph the Hesychast was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder who led a small group of monks at Mount Athos. He was canonized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2020. His annual feast is celebrated on August 16.
Elder Joseph of Vatopedi was a Greek Cypriot Orthodox Christian monk and elder. He was one of the primary disciples of St. Joseph the Hesychast at Mount Athos. Joseph was also known as the spiritual father of Ephraim of Vatopedi, the current abbot of Vatopedi Monastery.
Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi is a Greek Cypriot Orthodox Christian hieromonk and archimandrite. He is currently Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi at Mount Athos.