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St. Anthony the Great, to whom the monastery is dedicated.. In the summer of 1995, Elder Ephraim (a former abbot of Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos with a history of restoring and repopulating previous monasteries) sent six monks of Athonite heritage to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona with aims to establish a new monastery in the name of Saint Anthony the Great, the father of monasticism.
Panagia Vlahernon Greek Orthodox Monastery, Williston, Florida. Archimandrite Polycarp. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephraim of Arizona. Holy Trinity Monastery Greek Orthodox Monastery, Smith Creek, Michigan. Hieromonk Joseph. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephraim of Arizona. Panagia Pammakaristou Greek Orthodox Monastery, Lawsonville, North Carolina.
Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Castro Valley. [19] New Camaldoli Hermitage, a Benedictine monastery located in Big Sur. [20] Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey, a Roman Catholic monastery located in Whitethorn. [21] Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Platina. [22]
Geronda Ephraim of Arizona (Greek: Γέροντας Ἐφραὶμ Ἀριζόνας; June 24, 1928 – December 7, 2019) was a revered Greek Orthodox hieromonk, Athonite elder, and archimandrite in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople. He became well known for his extensive spiritual ...
Home to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, and the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian , hosts precious frescoes dating to the 11th and 12th century, and recent discoveries suggest that the ruins may date back 10,000 years.
St. Paisius Orthodox Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox Christian women's coenobitic community in Safford, Arizona which follows the traditional rule of Serbian monastic life. The monastery is situated in the High Sonoran Desert at the base of Mount Graham .
Joseph the Hesychast (Greek: Άγιος Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής; born Francis Kottis, Greek: Φραγκίσκος Κόττης; [1] February 12, 1897 – August 15, 1959 [2]) 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 ...
Notable monks who lived at the skete include St. Joseph the Hesychast and his brotherhood, including disciples Arsenios the Cave Dweller, Ephraim of Arizona, and Joseph of Vatopedi. [4] The hermitage of St. Joseph the Hesychast can be reached via a narrow footpath through a forest, which branches off from the main path connecting Little St ...