St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery
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St. Mark Church Monastery also known as St. Mark's Monastery [1] is a Serbian Orthodox Church monastery located in Sheffield, Ohio, now under the omophor of Bishop Irinej Dobrijević of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America.[2] The monastery church was initially modelled after the medieval Marko's Monastery in Skoplje in Northern Macedonia.[3] Located just west of the monastery church is the St. Mark Church Cemetery.[3] The patronal feast day of the monastery is 8 May (Julian calendar).[1]
St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery is listed as one of the important American Orthodox monasteries.[4][5] In 1985, a youth Camp[6] opened at St. Mark Church Monastery at 1434 Lake Breeze Road in Sheffield, Ohio, which still continues with summer and winter activities.[7][6]
See also
[edit]- List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
- 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. Pachomious Monastery
- St. Archangel Michael Skete
- Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery
- St. Nilus Island Skete
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Patronal Feast Day of St. Mark's Monastery in Sheffield, Ohio | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official web site]". www.spc.rs.
- ^ "Chronicles". Rockford Institute. September 4, 2005 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Herdendorf, Charles E.; Society, Sheffield Village Historical (January 24, 2011). Sheffield Village. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439640807 – via Google Books.
- ^ Herdendorf, Charles E.; Society, Sheffield Village Historical (January 24, 2011). Sheffield Village. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439640807 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries" (PDF). assemblyofbishops.org. 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ a b "Home". www.saintmarkscamp.org.
- ^ "The First Week in Saint Mark Monastery | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official web site]". www.spc.rs.