St. Pachomious Monastery

St. Pachomious Monastery is a women's monastic community located on Route 1 in Greenfield, Missouri, US.[1] The monastery, named after Pachomius the Serb, is part of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America and under the omophorion of Bishop Longin (Krčo) of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America. The sisters within the community derive their income from donations, prayer ropes, and church candles. The monastery has a guest house dedicated to hospitality and a chapel open to guests.[2][3]

St. Pachomious Monastery is one of 80 American Orthodox monasteries.[4]

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  1. ^ "Monastery - American Orthodox Church". www.american-orthodox.church. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15.
  2. ^ "Orthodox Women's Monastreries". 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Saint Pachomious Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Greenfield, United States".
  4. ^ http://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2017/new-atlas-of-american-orthodox-monasteries-now-available [dead link]