Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery

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Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery
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Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, pictured in 2015
Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery
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Monastery information
Order Serbian Orthodox Church
Established1967
Dedicated to Saint Herman of Alaska
Diocese Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America
People
Important associated figures Seraphim Rose
Site
Location Platina, California
Coordinates 40°20′49″N122°54′00″W / 40.3470°N 122.9000°W / 40.3470; -122.9000

The Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery located in Platina, California. It is under jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America of the Serbian Orthodox Church. [1] The monastery was founded by Seraphim Rose [2] [3] and Herman Podmoshensky back in 1968 with the blessing of Bishop John Maximovitch of the Diocese of San Francisco and Western America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. The monastery was founded in 1970 and only since 2000, the monastics serve under the omophor of Bishop Maksim Vasiljević of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America. The monks there lead ascetic lives. [4]

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Saint Herman Monastery is known for its publications in the English language. The brotherhood produces and prints original books; translates major Orthodox works into English; and publishes a bimonthly periodical, The Orthodox Word , and the annual Saint Herman Church Calendar. This is done through the monastery's publishing house, Saint Herman Press, located at the Saint Xenia Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Wildwood, California. [5] [6]

There are four Serbian monasteries affiliated with the Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood: Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery (Platina, California), Saint Xenia Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Wildwood, California), St. Nilus Skete (Ouzinkie, Alaska), and St. Archangel Michael Skete (Ouzinkie, Alaska). [7]

The monastery is frequented by Christians of different ethnic and denominational backgrounds.

In 1994, nuns and monks of the monastery started Death to the World zine. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Politika (2014-02-17). "Indijanci u pravoslavnom manastiru" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  2. ↑ Power Living Through Science. iUniverse. 2010-08-18. ISBN   9781450238359.
  3. ↑ Rose, Seraphim (1987). God's Revelation to the Human Heart. St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. ISBN   9780938635031.
  4. ↑ Khalsa, Parmatma (1981). A Pilgrim's Guide to Planet Earth: Traveler's Handbook & Spiritual Directory. Borgo Press. ISBN   9780913852095.
  5. ↑ "Books from St. Xenia Skete in Wildwood". www.sainthermanmonastery.com.
  6. ↑ "Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15.
  8. ↑ About Death To The World, And Our History lArchived 2007-07-06 at the Wayback Machine


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