https://orthodoxwiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=CroiDearg7&feedformat=atomOrthodoxWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-19T13:55:31ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Monastery_of_St._John_of_Shanghai_%26_San_Francisco_(Manton,_California)&diff=59035Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco (Manton, California)2008-01-14T04:48:55Z<p>CroiDearg7: I am a monk of the monastery and am updating factual information (new events + new members).</p>
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<div>[[Image:monasteryofstjohn.gif|right|frame|Monastery of St. John of San Francisco]]'''St. John of San Francisco Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], under Bishop Benjamin of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West. It has recently moved to Manton, California.<br />
{{monastery|<br />
name=Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]] [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|West]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=1996|<br />
superior=Abbot [[Jonah (Paffhausen)|Jonah]]|<br />
size=17 members|<br />
hq=Manton, California|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]; [[Valaam Monastery|Valaam]]-style [[Znamenny Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 19|19 June/2 July]]|<br />
website=[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
After the departure of the sisterhood of [[Our Lady of Kazan Skete (Santa Rosa, California)|Our Lady of Kazan Skete]] from St. Eugene's Hermitage to their present location, Bishop Tikhon blessed the formation of a male monastic community in October 1996 with Abbot Jonah and one novice. They have continued to live in the hermitage since, although plans to move have been presented and funds asked for to this end.<br />
<br />
The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts retreats, lectures, maintains a small online store and publishes a journal entitled ''Divine Ascent''. Currently the Monastery has one priestmonk, Abbot Jonah, as well as four stavrophore ([[small schema]]) [[monk]]s, two [[riasaphore]] monks, eight [[novice]]s and two [[priest]]-[[novice]]s.<br />
<br />
In May 2006, the brotherhood was able to begin proceedings to purchase a property in Manton, California, that was perfectly suited to the brotherhood's needs and also allowing growth [http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_3846916]; this was completed at the end of June, 2006.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 1951, a property was donated to the [[Orthodox Church in America|Metropolia]], and was called ''St. Eugene's Hermitage''. [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] [[Dimitry (Egoroff)|Dimitry]] began to live on the property, living a monastic life and attempting to build a monastic community. This was unsuccessful, and in 1968 Hieromonk Dimitry was removed from the hermitage and assigned to parish ministry.<br />
<br />
After this, many other attempts were made at a new monastic community, none of which came to fruition. In 1980, work began on a new [[chapel]] at the hermitage, and in 1983 the ''Community of the Holy Cross'', led by Mother [[Barbara (Johnson)|Barbara]], began to reside at St. Eugene's Hermitage. The chapel was finished in 1988, was consecrated in the same year, and placed under the patronage of St. [[Sergius of Radonezh]].<br />
<br />
In 1996, the Community of the Holy Cross moved to Santa Rosa and were renamed as the [[Skete of Our Lady of Kazan (Santa Rosa, California)|Skete of Our Lady of Kazan]]. In October of that year, the Monastery of St. John, led by Fr. Jonah, was established at St. Eugene's Hermitage, with two members of the brotherhood.<br />
<br />
This brotherhood, like the sisterhood before it, also took hold and grew. In July 2004, Bishop [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco|Benjamin of Berkeley]] tonsures three members of the community to the [[small schema]] and one to the [[riasaphore]]. At this point, there are nine members of the community.<br />
<br />
The brotherhood continued to slowly and steadily grow. By the middle of 2005, there were 12 members of the community, and the brotherhood decided that remaining at a hermitage - with an expected capacity of four - with a brotherhood of twelve was untenable, and began to look for a suitable property, hopefully in the Washington area.<br />
<br />
However in May, 2006, the brotherhood entered into proceedings to purchase land in Manton, California, that was perfectly suited to the brotherhood's present and future needs; on June 26, the purchase was completed, and the brotherhood planned to move in by the end of July [http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_3846916]. The first [[Divine Liturgy]] on the site of the new property was celebrated on [[July 2]], on the feastday of St. John Maximovitch. As the monks moved to Manton, the brotherhood decided that St. Eugene's Hermitage would remain as a skete of the monastery, with Frs John and Silouan based there - the former to be more accessible, the latter in view of medical treatment. Fr. Silouan has since recovered and moved to the main monastery. Since early 2007, the monastery has grown with the addition of two lay celibate priests who have joined the community and a number of new novices, which has necessitated the beginning of a new phase of growth and expansion on the monastery property.<br />
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In January 2008, the brotherhood issued its first CD of music, recorded by its own choir and featuring American-influenced chant, entitled "The Eyes of All Look to Thee."<br />
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==Daily Life==<br />
===Weekdays===<br />
*6am - Matins.<br />
:On Tuesday and Thursday, a Divine Liturgy follows.<br />
*5pm - Molieben to St. John, Vespers and Compline.<br />
:Dinner<br />
===Weekends===<br />
*8am - Matins and Divine Liturgy<br />
*Saturday 5pm - Molieben and Vespers.<br />
*Sunday 5pm - Vespers.<br />
===Lenten Schedule===<br />
*Monday: 7:30am - Morning Prayers <br />
::5:00pm: Vespers<br />
*Tuesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from [[Ladder of Divine Ascent|The Ladder]]<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Wednesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Thursday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Choir Practise<br />
*Friday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Saturday: 8:00am - Matins, First Hour and Divine Liturgy<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Great Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Sunday: 8:00am - Matins and Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great.<br />
::5:00pm - Vespers<br />
<br />
For all changes and variations due to the Festal Cycle, please see the monastery's website, which posts a weekly and monthly schedule which are both revised frequently.<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Website of Monastery]<br />
*[http://www.divineascent.org/ Divine Ascent Press]<br />
*[http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-PRSCHC Listing of Monastery on OCA website] (including a history)<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]</div>CroiDearg7https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Monastery_of_St._John_of_Shanghai_%26_San_Francisco_(Manton,_California)&diff=44379Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco (Manton, California)2007-01-09T21:54:01Z<p>CroiDearg7: I am a monk of the monastery making a minor change in details.</p>
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<div>[[Image:monasteryofstjohn.gif|right|frame|Monastery of St. John of San Francisco]]'''St. John of San Francisco Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], under Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West]]. Until June 2006, it was located in Point Reyes Station, California, and is named after St. [[John Maximovitch]] of Shanghai and San Francisco.<br />
<br />
After the departure of the sisterhood of [[Our Lady of Kazan Skete (Santa Rosa, California)|Our Lady of Kazan Skete]] from St. Eugene's Hermitage to their present location, Bishop Tikhon blessed the formation of a male monastic community in October 1996 with Abbot Jonah and one novice. They have continued to live in the hermitage since, although plans to move have been presented and funds asked for to this end.<br />
<br />
The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts retreats, lectures, maintains a small online store and publishes a journal entitled ''Divine Ascent''. Currently the Monastery has one priestmonk, Abbot Jonah, as well as four stavrophore ([[small schema]]) [[monk]]s, two [[riasaphore]] monks, and two [[novice]]s and two [[postulant]]s.<br />
<br />
In May 2006, the brotherhood was able to begin proceedings to purchase a property in Manton, California, that was perfectly suited to the brotherhood's needs and also allowing growth [http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_3846916]; this was completed at the end of June, 2006.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 1951, a property was donated to the [[Orthodox Church in America|Metropolia]], and was called ''St. Eugene's Hermitage''. [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] [[Dimitry (Egoroff)|Dimitry]] began to live on the property, living a monastic life and attempting to build a monastic community. This was unsuccessful, and in 1968 Hieromonk Dimitry was removed from the hermitage and assigned to parish ministry.<br />
<br />
After this, many other attempts were made at a new monastic community, none of which came to fruition. In 1980, work began on a new [[chapel]] at the hermitage, and in 1983 the ''Community of the Holy Cross'', led by Mother [[Barbara (Johnson)|Barbara]], began to reside at St. Eugene's Hermitage. The chapel was finished in 1988, was consecrated in the same year, and placed under the patronage of St. [[Sergius of Radonezh]].<br />
<br />
In 1996, the Community of the Holy Cross moved to Santa Rosa and were renamed as the [[Skete of Our Lady of Kazan (Santa Rosa, California)|Skete of Our Lady of Kazan]]. In October of that year, the Monastery of St. John, led by Fr. Jonah, was established at St. Eugene's Hermitage, with two members of the brotherhood.<br />
<br />
This brotherhood, like the sisterhood before it, also took hold and grew. In July 2004, Bishop [[Benjamin (Petersen) of Berkeley|Benjamin of Berkeley]] tonsures three members of the community to the [[small schema]] and one to the [[riasaphore]]. At this point, there are nine members of the community.<br />
<br />
The brotherhood continued to slowly and steadily grow. By the middle of 2005, there were 12 members of the community, and the brotherhood decided that remaining at a hermitage - with an expected capacity of four - with a brotherhood of twelve was untenable, and began to look for a suitable property, hopefully in the Washington area.<br />
<br />
However in May, 2006, the brotherhood entered into proceedings to purchase land in Manton, California; on June 26, the purchase was completed, and the brotherhood planned to move in by the end of July. The first [[Divine Liturgy]] on the site of the new property was celebrated on [[July 2]], on the feastday of St. John Maximovitch. As the monks moved to Manton, the brotherhood decided that St. Eugene's Hermitage would remain as a skete of the monastery, with Frs John and Silouan based there - the former to be more accessible, the latter in view of medical treatment. Fr. Silouan has since recovered and moved to the main monastery.<br />
<br />
{{monastery|<br />
name=Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]] [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|West]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=1996|<br />
superior=Abbot [[Jonah (Paffhausen)|Jonah]]|<br />
size=12 monks|<br />
hq=Manton, California|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]; [[Valaam Monastery|Valaam]]-style [[Znamenny]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 19|19 June/2 July]]|<br />
website=[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
==Daily Life==<br />
===Weekdays===<br />
*6am - Matins.<br />
:On Tuesday and Thursday, a Divine Liturgy follows.<br />
*5pm - Molieben to St. John, Vespers and Compline.<br />
:Dinner<br />
===Weekends===<br />
*8am - Matins and Divine Liturgy<br />
*Saturday 5pm - Molieben and Vespers.<br />
*Sunday 5pm - Vespers.<br />
===Lenten Schedule===<br />
*Monday: 7:30am - Morning Prayers <br />
::5:00pm: Vespers<br />
*Tuesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from [[Ladder of Divine Ascent|The Ladder]]<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Wednesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Thursday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Choir Practise<br />
*Friday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Saturday: 8:00am - Matins, First Hour and Divine Liturgy<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Great Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Sunday: 8:00am - Matins and Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great.<br />
::5:00pm - Vespers<br />
<br />
For all changes and variations due to the Festal Cycle, please see the monastery's website, which posts a weekly and monthly schedule which are both revised frequently.<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Website of Monastery]<br />
*[http://www.divineascent.org/ Divine Ascent Press]<br />
*[http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-PRSCHC Listing of Monastery on OCA website] (including a history)<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]</div>CroiDearg7https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Monastery_of_St._John_of_Shanghai_%26_San_Francisco_(Manton,_California)&diff=44378Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco (Manton, California)2007-01-09T21:52:07Z<p>CroiDearg7: I am a monk from the monastery, and have updated some info that has changed.</p>
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<div>[[Image:monasteryofstjohn.gif|right|frame|Monastery of St. John of San Francisco]]'''St. John of San Francisco Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], under Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West]]. Until June 2006, it was located in Point Reyes Station, California, and is named after St. [[John Maximovitch]] of Shanghai and San Francisco.<br />
<br />
After the departure of the sisterhood of [[Our Lady of Kazan Skete (Santa Rosa, California)|Our Lady of Kazan Skete]] from St. Eugene's Hermitage to their present location, Bishop Tikhon blessed the formation of a male monastic community in October 1996 with Abbot Jonah and one novice. They have continued to live in the hermitage since, although plans to move have been presented and funds asked for to this end.<br />
<br />
The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts retreats, lectures, maintains a small online store and publishes a journal entitled ''Divine Ascent''. Currently the Monastery has one priestmonk, Abbot Jonah, as well as four stavrophore ([[small schema]]) [[monk]]s, two [[riasaphore]] monks, and two [[novice]]s and two [[postulant]]s.<br />
<br />
In May 2006, the brotherhood was able to begin proceedings to purchase a property in Manton, California, that was perfectly suited to the brotherhood's needs and also allowing growth [http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_3846916]; this was completed at the end of June, 2006.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 1951, a property was donated to the [[Orthodox Church in America|Metropolia]], and was called ''St. Eugene's Hermitage''. [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] [[Dimitry (Egoroff)|Dimitry]] began to live on the property, living a monastic life and attempting to build a monastic community. This was unsuccessful, and in 1968 Hieromonk Dimitry was removed from the hermitage and assigned to parish ministry.<br />
<br />
After this, many other attempts were made at a new monastic community, none of which came to fruition. In 1980, work began on a new [[chapel]] at the hermitage, and in 1983 the ''Community of the Holy Cross'', led by Mother [[Barbara (Johnson)|Barbara]], began to reside at St. Eugene's Hermitage. The chapel was finished in 1988, was consecrated in the same year, and placed under the patronage of St. [[Sergius of Radonezh]].<br />
<br />
In 1996, the Community of the Holy Cross moved to Santa Rosa and were renamed as the [[Skete of Our Lady of Kazan (Santa Rosa, California)|Skete of Our Lady of Kazan]]. In October of that year, the Monastery of St. John, led by Fr. Jonah, was established at St. Eugene's Hermitage, with two members of the brotherhood.<br />
<br />
This brotherhood, like the sisterhood before it, also took hold and grew. In July 2004, Bishop [[Benjamin (Petersen) of Berkeley|Benjamin of Berkeley]] tonsures three members of the community to the [[small schema]] and one to the [[riasaphore]]. At this point, there are nine members of the community.<br />
<br />
The brotherhood continued to slowly and steadily grow. By the middle of 2005, there were 12 members of the community, and the brotherhood decided that remaining at a hermitage - with an expected capacity of four - with a brotherhood of twelve was untenable, and began to look for a suitable property, hopefully in the Washington area.<br />
<br />
However in May, 2006, the brotherhood entered into proceedings to purchase land in Manton, California; on June 26, the purchase was completed, and the brotherhood planned to move in by the end of July. The first [[Divine Liturgy]] on the site of the new property was celebrated on [[July 2]], on the feastday of St. John Maximovitch. As the monks moved to Manton, the brotherhood decided that St. Eugene's Hermitage would remain as a skete of the monastery, with Frs John and Silouan based there - the former to be more accessible, the latter in view of medical treatment. Fr. Silouan has since recovered and moved to the main monastery.<br />
<br />
{{monastery|<br />
name=St. John of Shanghai Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]] [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|West]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=1996|<br />
superior=Abbot [[Jonah (Paffhausen)|Jonah]]|<br />
size=12 monks|<br />
hq=Point Reyes Station, California|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]; [[Valaam Monastery|Valaam]]-style [[Znamenny]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 19|19 June/2 July]]|<br />
website=[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
==Daily Life==<br />
===Weekdays===<br />
*6am - Matins.<br />
:On Tuesday and Thursday, a Divine Liturgy follows.<br />
*5pm - Molieben to St. John, Vespers and Compline.<br />
:Dinner<br />
===Weekends===<br />
*8am - Matins and Divine Liturgy<br />
*Saturday 5pm - Molieben and Vespers.<br />
*Sunday 5pm - Vespers.<br />
===Lenten Schedule===<br />
*Monday: 7:30am - Morning Prayers <br />
::5:00pm: Vespers<br />
*Tuesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from [[Ladder of Divine Ascent|The Ladder]]<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Wednesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Thursday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Choir Practise<br />
*Friday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Saturday: 8:00am - Matins, First Hour and Divine Liturgy<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Great Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
*Sunday: 8:00am - Matins and Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great.<br />
::5:00pm - Vespers<br />
<br />
For all changes and variations due to the Festal Cycle, please see the monastery's website, which posts a weekly and monthly schedule which are both revised frequently.<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Website of Monastery]<br />
*[http://www.divineascent.org/ Divine Ascent Press]<br />
*[http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-PRSCHC Listing of Monastery on OCA website] (including a history)<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]</div>CroiDearg7https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Olaf_of_Norway&diff=36492Olaf of Norway2006-07-29T02:08:52Z<p>CroiDearg7: /* St. Olaf's cultus */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Olaf_of_Norway.jpg|right|St. Olaf, King of Norway]]<br />
The holy, glorious, right-victorious martyr and right-believing King '''Olaf II of Norway''' (sometimes spelled '''Olav''') is also known as '''Olaf Haraldson''' and was a son of Earl Harald Grenske of Norway. During his lifetime he was also called '''Olaf the Fat'''. He was born in 995 A.D., and ruled Norway from 1015 to 1028, when he was exiled. He died two years later on the field of battle at Stiklestad, killed for his support of the Christian faith and his attempt to unite Norway into one nation. His [[feast day]] is [[July 29]].<br />
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He should not be confused with his predecessor Olaf Tryggvason (King Olaf I of Norway).<br />
<br />
==Life==<br />
According to Snorri Sturluson (a 12th and 13th century Icelandic historian), he was baptized in 998 in Norway, but more probably about 1010 in Rouen, France, by [[Archbishop]] Robert. In his early youth he went as a viking to England, where he took part in many battles and became earnestly interested in Christianity. After many difficulties he was elected King of Norway, and made it his object to extirpate heathenism and make the Christian religion the basis of his kingdom. <br />
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He is the great Norwegian legislator for the [[Church]], and like his predecessor Olaf Tryggvason, made frequent severe attacks on the old faith and customs, demolishing the temples and building Christian churches in their place. He brought many [[bishop]]s and [[priest]]s from England, as King Canute IV later did to Denmark. Some few are known by name (Grimkel, Sigfrid, Rudolf, Bernhard). He seems on the whole to have taken the Anglo-Saxon conditions as a model for the ecclesiastical organization of his kingdom. <br />
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But at last the exasperation against him got so strong that the mighty clans rose in rebellion against him and applied to King Canute II of Denmark and England for help. This was willingly given, whereupon Olaf was expelled and Canute elected King of Norway. Olaf fled to Kievan Rus, and during the voyage he stayed some time in Sweden in the province of Nerike where, according to local legend, he baptized many locals. <br />
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After two years' exile he returned to Norway with an army. Upon landing in Norway, he met his rebellious subjects led by the Norwegian nobles at Stiklestad, where the celebrated battle took place [[July 29]], 1030. Neither King Canute nor the Danes took part at that battle. King Olaf fought with great courage, but was mortally wounded and fell on the battlefield, praying "God help me."<br />
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It must be remembered that the resentment against Olaf was due not alone to his Christianity, but also in a high degree to his unflinching struggle against the old constitution of shires and for the unity of Norway. He is thus regarded by modern Norwegians as the great champion of national independence.<br />
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== St. Olaf's cultus==<br />
Many miraculous occurrences are related in connection with his death and his disinterment a year later, after belief in his sanctity had spread widely. His friends, Bishop Grimkel and Earl Einar Tambeskjelver, laid the corpse in a coffin and set it on the high-[[altar]] in the church of St. Clement in Nidaros (now Trondheim). Olaf has since been held as a [[saint]], not only by the people of Norway, whose [[patron saint]] he is, but also by Rome. Orthodox Christians also venerate him as one of the ancient western saints of the Church before the [[Great Schism]].<br />
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In 1075, his incorrupt body was enshrined in what became the cathedral of Nidaros (Trondheim), which replaced the chapel, and became a site of pilgrimage. During the Protestant Reformation his body was removed and reburied. His cultus was aided by the unpopular rule of Swein, Canute's son; Canute's death in 1035 resulted in the flight of many Danes from Norway and the accession of Olaf's son Magnus. Thereafter his cultus spread rapidly. Adam of Bremen (c. 1070) wrote that his feast was celebrated throughout Scandinavia.<br />
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His cult spread widely in the Middle Ages, not only in Norway, but also in Denmark, Sweden, and even as far as England; in London, there is on Hart Street a St. Olave's Church, long dedicated to the [[Glorification|glorified]] King of Norway. In 1856 a fine St. Olave's Church was erected in Christiania, the capital of Norway, where a large [[relics|relic]] of St. Olaf (a donation from the Danish Royal Museum) is preserved and venerated. The arms of Norway are a lion with the battle-axe of St. Olaf in the forepaws.<br />
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The Norwegian order of the Knighthood of Saint Olaf was founded in 1847 by Oscar I, king of Sweden and Norway, in memory of this king. He is called ''Rex Perpetuum Norvegiæ'', eternal King of Norway.<br />
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An interesting and somewhat bizarre episode regarding St. Olaf's relics is recorded regarding St. Olaf's successor, Harald III Haardraade, who was King of Norway 1040-1066 (co-ruler with St. Olaf's son, Magnus the Good, 1040-1047). Thirty-five years after St. Olaf's death, Harald was planning an invasion of northern England in 1066 at the provocation of the exiled Earl Tostig (brother of King [[Harold of England|Harold II of England]]). He visited the shrine of St. Olaf in Trondheim, unlocked the door, cut his hair and nails&mdash;which were still growing, for St. Olaf's relics were incorrupt&mdash;and then relocked the shrine and threw the key into the neighboring River Nid. Harald was eventually defeated and killed by the army led by King Harold II of England, who later that year was defeated by William the Bastard ("the Conqueror") at the Battle of Hastings.<br />
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Holy King Olaf is also seen as being instrumental in the Christianization of both [[Iceland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]. Both countries, under the influence of the Danish monarchy under which the islands were heavily subject until the 20th century (Iceland now independent since 1945 and the Faroe Islands having been granted substantial autonomy), became Lutheran during the Protestant Reformation. Nonetheless, despite centuries of absence from either the Catholic or Orthodox fold, St. Olaf is held in high honour. His feast day of July 29th, called in [[Faroese]] Ólafsøka, or ''St. Olaf's Vigil'', is the national holiday of the Faroe Islands.<br />
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==Sources==<br />
This article makes use of material from:<br />
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11234a.htm The 1911 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia]<br />
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0729.htm#tool King Olaf of Norway]<br />
* [[Wikipedia:Olaf II of Norway]]<br />
* ''1066 The Year of the Conquest'' (1977) by David Howarth (ISBN 0880290145)<br />
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[[Category:Saints]]<br />
[[Category:Scandinavian Saints]]</div>CroiDearg7https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Monastery_of_St._John_of_Shanghai_%26_San_Francisco_(Manton,_California)&diff=36484Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco (Manton, California)2006-07-28T23:44:55Z<p>CroiDearg7: </p>
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<div>'''St. John of Shanghai Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], under Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West]]. Until June 2006, it was located in Point Reyes Station, California, and is named after St. [[John Maximovitch]] of Shanghai and San Francisco.<br />
<br />
After the departure of the sisterhood of [[Our Lady of Kazan Skete (Santa Rosa, California)|Our Lady of Kazan Skete]] from St. Eugene's Hermitage to their present location, Bishop Tikhon blessed the formation of a male monastic community in October 1996 with Abbot Jonah and one novice. They have continued to live in the hermitage since, although plans to move have been presented and funds asked for to this end.<br />
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The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts retreats, lectures, maintains a small online store and publishes a journal entitled ''Divine Ascent''. Currently the Monastery has one priestmonk, Abbot Jonah, as well as three stavrophore ([[small schema]]) [[monk]]s, one [[riasaphore]] monk and four [[novice]]s and one [[postulant]].<br />
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In May 2006, the brotherhood was able to begin proceedings to purchase a property in Manton, California, that was perfectly suited to the brotherhood's needs and also allowing growth. [http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_3846916]<br />
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{{monastery|<br />
name=St. John of Shanghai Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]] [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|West]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=1996|<br />
superior=Abbot [[Jonah (Paffhausen)|Jonah]]|<br />
size=10 monks|<br />
hq=Point Reyes Station, California|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]], part. [[Valaam]]-style [[Znamenny]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 19|19 June/2 July]]|<br />
website=[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
==Daily Life==<br />
===Weekdays===<br />
6am - Matins.<br />
:On Tuesday and Thursday, a Divine Liturgy follows.<br />
5pm - Molieben to St. John, Vespers.<br />
:Dinner<br />
:Compline<br />
===Weekends===<br />
8am - Matins and Divine Liturgy<br />
Saturday 5pm - Molieben and Vespers.<br />
Sunday 5pm - Vespers.<br />
===Lenten Schedule===<br />
Monday: 7:30am - Morning Prayers <br />
::5:00pm: Vespers<br />
Tuesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from [[Ladder of Divine Ascent|The Ladder]]<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Wednesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Thursday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Choir Practise<br />
Friday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Saturday: 8:00am - Matins, First Hour and Divine Liturgy<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Great Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Sunday: 8:00am - Matins and Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great.<br />
::5:00pm - Vespers<br />
<br />
==Timeline==<br />
*1951 - St Eugene's Hermitage site donated to [[Orthodox Church in America|Metropolia]]. [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] [[Dimitry (Egoroff)|Dimitry]] begins living on property, living a monastic life and attempting to build a monastic community.<br />
*1968 - Hmk Dimitry removed from hermitage to parish ministry.<br />
::Many attempts were made during this time at a new monastic community, all failed.<br />
*1980 - Work began on new [[chapel]] at hermitage.<br />
*1983 - Community of Holy Cross, led by Mother [[Barbara (Johnson)|Barbara]], begins residence at St Eugene's.<br />
*1988 - Chapel finished. Consecrated under patronage of St Sergius of Radonezh.<br />
*1996 - Community of Holy Cross moves to Santa Rosa, now called [[Skete of Our Lady of Kazan (Santa Rosa, California)|Skete of Our Lady of Kazan]].<br />
::Oct - Monastery of St John, led by Fr Jonah, established at St Eugene's Hermitage. There are two members of the community at this stage.<br />
*2004 Jul - Bishop [[Benjamin (Petersen) of Berkeley|Benjamin]] tonsures four members of community (three to [[small schema]], one to [[riasaphore]]). There are nine members of the community at this stage.<br />
*2005 midyear - Currently, there 12 members of the community.<br />
*2006 May - Brotherhood enters into proceedings to purchase land in Manton, California.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Website of Monastery]<br />
*[http://www.divineascent.org/ Divine Ascent Press]<br />
*[http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-PRSCHC Listing of Monastery on OCA website] (including history)<br />
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[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]</div>CroiDearg7https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Monastery_of_St._John_of_Shanghai_%26_San_Francisco_(Manton,_California)&diff=36483Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco (Manton, California)2006-07-28T23:43:15Z<p>CroiDearg7: Quick update on membership and location times.</p>
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<div>'''St. John of Shanghai Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], under Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West]]. Until June 2006, it was located in Point Reyes Station, California, and is named after St. [[John Maximovitch]] of Shanghai and San Francisco.<br />
<br />
After the departure of the sisterhood of [[Our Lady of Kazan Skete (Santa Rosa, California)|Our Lady of Kazan Skete]] from St. Eugene's Hermitage to their present location, Bishop Tikhon blessed the formation of a male monastic community in October 1996 with Abbot Jonah and one novice. They have continued to live in the hermitage since, although plans to move have been presented and funds asked for to this end.<br />
<br />
The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts retreats, lectures, maintains a small online store and publishes a journal entitled ''Divine Ascent''. Currently the Monastery has one priestmonk, Abbot Jonah, as well as three stavrophore ([[small schema]]) [[monk]]s, one [[riasaphore]] monk and four [[novice]]s and one [[postulant]].<br />
<br />
In May 2006, the brotherhood was able to begin proceedings to purchase a property in Manton, California, that was perfectly suited to the brotherhood's needs and also allowing growth. [http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_3846916]<br />
<br />
<!--To support the community the women run the ...--><br />
<!--Currently the community is developing plans to build ...--><br />
<br />
{{monastery|<br />
name=St. John of Shanghai Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]] [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|West]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=1996|<br />
superior=Abbot [[Jonah (Paffhausen)|Jonah]]|<br />
size=10 monks|<br />
hq=Point Reyes Station, California|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Russian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 19|19 June/2 July]]|<br />
website=[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
==Daily Life==<br />
===Weekdays===<br />
6am - Matins.<br />
:On Tuesday and Thursday, a Divine Liturgy follows.<br />
5pm - Molieben to St. John, Vespers.<br />
:Dinner<br />
:Compline<br />
===Weekends===<br />
8am - Matins and Divine Liturgy<br />
Saturday 5pm - Molieben and Vespers.<br />
Sunday 5pm - Vespers.<br />
===Lenten Schedule===<br />
Monday: 7:30am - Morning Prayers <br />
::5:00pm: Vespers<br />
Tuesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from [[Ladder of Divine Ascent|The Ladder]]<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Wednesday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Thursday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers<br />
::After supper - Choir Practise<br />
Friday: 6:00am - Matins and First Hour<br />
::Noon - Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Readings from The Ladder<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Vespers, followed by Presanctified Liturgy.<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Saturday: 8:00am - Matins, First Hour and Divine Liturgy<br />
::5:00pm - Molieben and Great Vespers<br />
::After supper - Compline<br />
Sunday: 8:00am - Matins and Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great.<br />
::5:00pm - Vespers<br />
<br />
==Timeline==<br />
*1951 - St Eugene's Hermitage site donated to [[Orthodox Church in America|Metropolia]]. [[Hieromonk|Hmk]] [[Dimitry (Egoroff)|Dimitry]] begins living on property, living a monastic life and attempting to build a monastic community.<br />
*1968 - Hmk Dimitry removed from hermitage to parish ministry.<br />
::Many attempts were made during this time at a new monastic community, all failed.<br />
*1980 - Work began on new [[chapel]] at hermitage.<br />
*1983 - Community of Holy Cross, led by Mother [[Barbara (Johnson)|Barbara]], begins residence at St Eugene's.<br />
*1988 - Chapel finished. Consecrated under patronage of St Sergius of Radonezh.<br />
*1996 - Community of Holy Cross moves to Santa Rosa, now called [[Skete of Our Lady of Kazan (Santa Rosa, California)|Skete of Our Lady of Kazan]].<br />
::Oct - Monastery of St John, led by Fr Jonah, established at St Eugene's Hermitage. There are two members of the community at this stage.<br />
*2004 Jul - Bishop [[Benjamin (Petersen) of Berkeley|Benjamin]] tonsures four members of community (three to [[small schema]], one to [[riasaphore]]). There are nine members of the community at this stage.<br />
*2005 midyear - Currently, there 12 members of the community.<br />
*2006 May - Brotherhood enters into proceedings to purchase land in Manton, California.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ Website of Monastery]<br />
*[http://www.divineascent.org/ Divine Ascent Press]<br />
*[http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-PRSCHC Listing of Monastery on OCA website] (including history)<br />
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[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]</div>CroiDearg7