The Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Platina, California. It is part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America.[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 (ROCOR). 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]
 Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, pictured in 2015 | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Established | 1967 |
| Dedicated to | Saint Herman of Alaska |
| Diocese | Diocese of Western America |
| People | |
| Important associated figures | Seraphim Rose |
| Site | |
| Location | Platina, California |
| Coordinates | 40°20′49″N 122°54′00″W / 40.3470°N 122.9000°W |
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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, St. Herman Press, located at the St. Xenia Skete in Wildwood, California.[5][6]
There are four Serbian monasteries affiliated with the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood: Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska (Platina, California); Saint Nilus Island Skete (Ouzinkie, Alaska); St. Archangel Michael Skete (Ouzinkie, Alaska); and St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete, (Wildwood, California).[7]
The monastery is frequented by Christians of different ethnic and denominational backgrounds.
See also
edit- List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
- List of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in the United States
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and Seminary
- New Gračanica Monastery
- Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford
- St. Pachomious Monastery
- St. Archangel Michael Skete
- St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete
- St. Nilus Island Skete
- Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church
- St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada in Milton, Ontario
References
edit- ^ Politika (2014-02-17). "Indijanci u pravoslavnom manastiru" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Power Living Through Science. 2010-08-18. ISBN 9781450238359.
- ^ Rose, Seraphim (1987). God's Revelation to the Human Heart. ISBN 9780938635031.
- ^ Khalsa, Parmatma (1981). A Pilgrim's Guide to Planet Earth: Traveler's Handbook & Spiritual Directory. ISBN 9780913852095.
- ^ "Books from St. Xenia Skete in Wildwood". www.sainthermanmonastery.com.
- ^ http://www.assemblyofbishops.org/assets/files/news/scoba/AtlasOfMonasteriesSecondEditionBookmarkedOptimumSize.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.assemblyofbishops.org/assets/files/news/scoba/AtlasOfMonasteriesSecondEditionBookmarkedOptimumSize.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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