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]
See also
edit- St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America, Libertyville, Illinois
- New Gračanica Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America, Third Lake, Illinois
- Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America, located at Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Alhambra, California
- Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Milton, Ontario, Canada
- Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford
- St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete
- St. Archangel Michael Skete
- St. Nilus Island Skete
- Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery
- St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery
References
edit- ^ "Monastery - American Orthodox Church". www.american-orthodox.church. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Orthodox Women's Monastreries". 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Saint Pachomious Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Greenfield, United States".
- ^ http://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2017/new-atlas-of-american-orthodox-monasteries-now-available [dead link]