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'''Holy Trinity Monastery''' is a male [[monastic]] community under the auspices of the [[Synod]] of Bishops of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]], located in Jordanville, New York..  
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name=Holy Trinity Monastery|
==Background==
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jurisdiction=[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|ROCOR]]|
It was established in 1928 by Fr. Panteleimon, a Russian [[monk]] from [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery]] in Pennsylvania. Also part of the monastery is  [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]].
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type=Male Monastery|
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founded=1930|
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superior=Archim. Luke|
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size=55 monastics|
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hq=Jordanville, New York|
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language=Slavonic|
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music=[[Russian Chant]]|
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calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
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feasts=[[Pentecost|Holy Trinity Sunday]]|
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website=[http://www.jordanville.org/ Official Website]
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'''Holy Trinity Monastery''' is a male [[monastic]] community in the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Synod]] of Bishops of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]], located in Jordanville, New York. Another part of the [[monastery]] is [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]].
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==History==
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===Foundation===
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In 1921, after his [[ordination]] to the priesthood on [[April 10]], Hmk. Panteleimon began to reflect on the difficulty of living the [[monasticism|monastic]] life, and began yearning for monastic silence. He met Ivan Andreevich Kolos, who wanted to become a [[monk]]. Together, they decided to earn enough money to buy a plot of land - Hmk. Panteleimon beginning work at Sikorsky Airplane Factory, while Ivan continued working at his [[parish]], where he was the head chanter.
  
==Timeline==
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While land for a [[monastery]] is purchased in Jordanville, New York, in 1928, Hmk. Panteleimon continued to work until the land was paid off. At this time Fr. Jacob from [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Monastery]] joined what became Holy Trinity Monastery. In the Spring 1930, having paid off the land, Hmk. Panteleimon quit his job and moved to Jordanville.
*1930: Holy Trinity Monastery established by Hmk [[Panteleimon (Nizhnik)]] and Rdr Ivan Kolos, with blessing of Abp Apollinarius of North America, out of a desire for monastic silence.
 
*1921 Apr 10: Hdn Panteleimon ordained to the priesthood.  Hmk Panteleimon reflects on the difficulty of living the monastic life, and begins yearning for monastic silence.  He met Ivan Andreevich Kolos, who wanted to become a monk.  Together, they decided to earn a enough money to buy a plot of land - Hmk Panteleimon beginning work at Sikorsky Airplane Factory, Ivan continuing work at the parish.
 
*1928: Land for monastery is purchased in Jordanville.  Hmk Panteleimon continues to work until land paid off. Fr Jacob from St Tikhon's Monastery joins them.
 
*1930 Spring: Hmk Panteleimon quits his job and moves to Jordanville.
 
*1930: Holy Trinity Monastery is established with the blessing of Abp Apollinarius of North America.  The brethren were Monk Jacob, Dcn Ivan (Morozov), Philipp Pisarik and Monk Philaret; later two choir directors joined them: Peter Ivanovich Kozlov (later Hmk [[Paul (Kozlov)]]) and Ivan Kolos (later Archim. [[Joseph (Kolos)]]).
 
*1934: Bp Vitaly of Detroit was offered the abbacy of Holy Trinity Monastery, which was declined. Hmk Ilya (Gavriliuk), a carpenter, joined the monasterya nd assisted in preparing the materials for, and then building, a house church and a monastic residence with 16 cells.
 
*1935 Spring: Church set up in the small monastic house.  Dedicated to the Life-Giving Trinity.
 
*1935 Pentecost: On the day after Pentecost, the consecration of the church and monastery was held, led by Bp Vitaly (Maximenko).  At the end of the Liturgy, smoke was seen at the second floor of the monastic house.  In a few hours, everything had burnt to the ground.
 
::On the following day, Ivan Kolos was tonsured and given the name Joseph.  The brethren of the monastery lived under the open sky and, relying on the help of God, undertook to rebuild the monastery.
 
::Autumn: The brethren bought a two-storey house - larger, more comfortable and better quality than the first.
 
*1940s: By the mid-1940s, Holy Trinity Monastery was able to repay the martgage for the house, finish the barn for 80 cattle, expand the dairy, gain another 200 acres of land, acquire all the needed farming equipment, and buy a linotype machine with a large, 16-station printing press, including Church Slavonic type.
 
*1946: The brotherhood began building a grand, golden-cupola'd stone cathedral.  A key benefactor of this project, Prof. Nikolai Nikolaevich Alexandrov, later joined the brotherhood.
 
*1946: The remainder of Pochaev Lavra merged into Holy Trinity Monastery.  [[Hegumen]] Panteleimon ceases being abbot, and Bishop Seraphim, former abbot of the Pochaev Lavra, becomes the abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery.  Bp Seraphim resumes publication of Orthodox Russian (Pravoslavnaya Rus), naming Hmk Konstantin (Zaitsev) editor.
 
*1948: Abp Vitaly begins abbacy at Holy Trinity Monastery.  Bp Seraphim prepares the headquarters for ROCOR in the USA.  Bp Seraphim persuades Prince Belosselsky to donate land in Mahopac, and named the Kursk-Root Hermitage and gathering a small monastic brotherhood.
 
::Church of St Job of Pochaev, located underneath the cathedral of the monastery, was consecrated.
 
::[[Holy Trinity Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Seminary]] founded for monastic and priestly aspirants.  Abp Vitaly named rector.
 
*1950 Nov: Celebration of consecration done on 13/26 of November.  Hegumen Panteleimon elevated to Archimandrite.
 
*1952: Archim. Averky (Taushev) named rector of Holy Trinity Seminary.
 
*1953: Archim. Averky consecrated to the episcopacy at Holy Trinity Monastery.
 
*1960 Apr 2: Abp. Vitaly reposes.
 
*1960 May 12: Bp. Averky named abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery.
 
*1974: Holy Trinity Monastery hosts the Third All-Diaspora Council.
 
*1976 Apr: Abp. Averky reposes.  Abp Laurus named abbot.
 
  
==List of Abbots==
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Holy Trinity Monastery was formally established in 1930, with the blessing of Abp. Apollinary of North America. The brethren were Monk Jacob, Dcn. Ivan (Morozov), Philipp Pisarik, and Monk Philaret; later two choir directors joined them: Peter Ivanovich Kozlov (later Hmk [[Paul (Kozlov)]]) and Ivan Andreevich Kolos (later Archim. [[Joseph (Kolos)]]).
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===Building of the monastery===
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In 1934, Hmk. [[Ilya (Gavriliuk)]], a carpenter, joined the monastery, and assisted in preparing the materials for, and then actually building a house-[[church]] and a 16 [[cell]] monastic residence. In the same year, Bp. [[Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City |Vitaly (Maximenko)]] of Detroit was offered the abbacy, but declined. In the Spring of 1935, a church is set up in the small monastic house, and dedicated to the Life-Giving Trinity.  On the day after [[Pentecost]] of that year, the [[consecration of a church|consecration]] of the [[church]] and the monastery was held, led by Bp. Vitaly (Maximenko).  However, tragedy struck. At the end of the [[Divine Liturgy|Liturgy]], smoke was seen at the second floor of the monastic house and, within a few hours, everything had burnt to the ground. Regardless, on the next day, Ivan Kolos was [[tonsure]]d a monk and given the name Joseph. Accepting their fate, the brethren of the monastery lived under the open sky and, relying on the help of God, undertook to rebuild the monastery. In Autumn, the brotherhood bought a two-story house, which was larger, more comfortable, and of better quality than the original.
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By the mid-1940s, Holy Trinity Monastery was able to repay the mortgage for the house, finish a barn for 80 cattle, expand the dairy, gain another 200 acres of land, acquire all their needed farming equipment, and buy a linotype machine with a large, 16-station printing press, including Church Slavonic type, for the monastery press. Their labors completed allowed them, in 1946, the freedom to begin building a grand, golden-cupola'd stone [[cathedral]]. A key benefactor of the building of the cathedral, Professor Nikolai Nikolaevich Alexandrov, later joined the brotherhood.
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[[Pochaev Lavra of the Dormition of the Theotokos|Pochaev Lavra]], that had moved from Pochaev to Germany via Serbia, split in 1946. Some of the monks stayed in Germany, to form the [[Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev (Munich)|Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev]], while 14 of the monks moved, via Switzerland, to Holy Trinity Monastery. [[Hegumen]] Panteleimon resigned as [[abbot]], and [[Bishop]] [[Seraphim (Ivanov) of Chicago|Seraphim]], former abbot of Pochaev Lavra, replaces him as abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery. Bishop Seraphim resumed publication of periodical Orthodox Russia (Pravoslavnaya Rus), and named Hmk. [[Konstantin (Zaitsev)]] editor.
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===ROCOR in the USA===
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Bishop Seraphim's abbacy did not last long. In 1948, Abp. Vitaly Maximenko began his abbacy at Holy Trinity Monastery, while Bp Seraphim prepared in the United States the headquarters for ROCOR that was moving from Germany. Having persuading Prince Belosselsky to donate land in Mahopac for the headquarters, Bp. Seraphim dedicated the land as the Kursk-Root Hermitage and gathered a small monastic brotherhood there.
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In the meantime, great progress was made at Holy Trinity Monastery. The Church of St. Job of Pochaev, located beneath the cathedral of the monastery, was consecrated, and Holy Trinity [[Seminary]] was founded for monastic and [[priest]]ly aspirants.  Abp. Vitaly, in addition to his duties as abbot, was also named [[rector]] of the Seminary. The celebration of the consecration was done on [[November 13|November 13/26]], and at the same time, Hegumen Panteleimon was elevated to [[Archimandrite]].
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Abp. Vitaly could not, however, do everything, and in 1952 Archim. [[Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse|Averky (Taushev)]] was named rector of Holy Trinity Seminary. In the following year, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] to the episcopacy at Holy Trinity Monastery.  On [[April 2]], 1960, Abp. Vitaly reposed, ending his twelve-years as abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery. Forty days later, on [[May 12]], Bp. Averky was named abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery.
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===Averky's abbacy===
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In 1974, Holy Trinity Monastery had the honor of hosting the [[All-Diaspora Councils|Third All-Diaspora Council]]. Two years later, in April, Abp. Averky reposes and was succeeded by Abp. [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York|Laurus]].
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==List of abbots==
 
*Archimandrite [[Panteleimon (Nizhnik)]], 1930-1946.
 
*Archimandrite [[Panteleimon (Nizhnik)]], 1930-1946.
 
*Archbishop [[Seraphim (Ivanov) of Chicago]], 1946-1948.
 
*Archbishop [[Seraphim (Ivanov) of Chicago]], 1946-1948.
*Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City, 1948-1960.
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*Archbishop [[Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City]], 1948-1960.
*Archbishop Averky (Taushev), 1960-1975.
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*Archbishop [[Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse]], 1960-1976.
*Metropolitan [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York]], 1975-present.
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*Metropolitan [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York]], 1976-2008.
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*Archimandrite [[Luke (Murianka)]], 2008-Present.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*''The History of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville'', Part [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/articles/jvillehist01.html 1] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/articles/jvillehist02.html 2] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/articles/jordanville3.html 3] on the ROCOR website.
 
*''The History of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville'', Part [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/articles/jvillehist01.html 1] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/articles/jvillehist02.html 2] [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/articles/jordanville3.html 3] on the ROCOR website.
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*[http://www.jordanville.org/framework/frameset.html Holy Trinity Monastery]
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041019020054/www.jordanville.org/framework/frameset.html Holy Trinity Monastery] (March 5, 2005, archive)
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-urIdBYzO4 Video from Sunday of the Exaltation of the Cross]
  
 
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Holy Trinity Monastery
Jurisdiction ROCOR
Type Male Monastery
Founded 1930
Superior Archim. Luke
Approx. size 55 monastics
Location Jordanville, New York
Liturgical language(s) Slavonic
Music used Russian Chant
Calendar Julian
Feastdays celebrated Holy Trinity Sunday
Official website Official Website

Holy Trinity Monastery is a male monastic community in the jurisdiction of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, located in Jordanville, New York. Another part of the monastery is Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary.

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History

Foundation

In 1921, after his ordination to the priesthood on April 10, Hmk. Panteleimon began to reflect on the difficulty of living the monastic life, and began yearning for monastic silence. He met Ivan Andreevich Kolos, who wanted to become a monk. Together, they decided to earn enough money to buy a plot of land - Hmk. Panteleimon beginning work at Sikorsky Airplane Factory, while Ivan continued working at his parish, where he was the head chanter.

While land for a monastery is purchased in Jordanville, New York, in 1928, Hmk. Panteleimon continued to work until the land was paid off. At this time Fr. Jacob from St. Tikhon's Monastery joined what became Holy Trinity Monastery. In the Spring 1930, having paid off the land, Hmk. Panteleimon quit his job and moved to Jordanville.

Holy Trinity Monastery was formally established in 1930, with the blessing of Abp. Apollinary of North America. The brethren were Monk Jacob, Dcn. Ivan (Morozov), Philipp Pisarik, and Monk Philaret; later two choir directors joined them: Peter Ivanovich Kozlov (later Hmk Paul (Kozlov)) and Ivan Andreevich Kolos (later Archim. Joseph (Kolos)).

Building of the monastery

In 1934, Hmk. Ilya (Gavriliuk), a carpenter, joined the monastery, and assisted in preparing the materials for, and then actually building a house-church and a 16 cell monastic residence. In the same year, Bp. Vitaly (Maximenko) of Detroit was offered the abbacy, but declined. In the Spring of 1935, a church is set up in the small monastic house, and dedicated to the Life-Giving Trinity. On the day after Pentecost of that year, the consecration of the church and the monastery was held, led by Bp. Vitaly (Maximenko). However, tragedy struck. At the end of the Liturgy, smoke was seen at the second floor of the monastic house and, within a few hours, everything had burnt to the ground. Regardless, on the next day, Ivan Kolos was tonsured a monk and given the name Joseph. Accepting their fate, the brethren of the monastery lived under the open sky and, relying on the help of God, undertook to rebuild the monastery. In Autumn, the brotherhood bought a two-story house, which was larger, more comfortable, and of better quality than the original.

By the mid-1940s, Holy Trinity Monastery was able to repay the mortgage for the house, finish a barn for 80 cattle, expand the dairy, gain another 200 acres of land, acquire all their needed farming equipment, and buy a linotype machine with a large, 16-station printing press, including Church Slavonic type, for the monastery press. Their labors completed allowed them, in 1946, the freedom to begin building a grand, golden-cupola'd stone cathedral. A key benefactor of the building of the cathedral, Professor Nikolai Nikolaevich Alexandrov, later joined the brotherhood.

Pochaev Lavra, that had moved from Pochaev to Germany via Serbia, split in 1946. Some of the monks stayed in Germany, to form the Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev, while 14 of the monks moved, via Switzerland, to Holy Trinity Monastery. Hegumen Panteleimon resigned as abbot, and Bishop Seraphim, former abbot of Pochaev Lavra, replaces him as abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery. Bishop Seraphim resumed publication of periodical Orthodox Russia (Pravoslavnaya Rus), and named Hmk. Konstantin (Zaitsev) editor.

ROCOR in the USA

Bishop Seraphim's abbacy did not last long. In 1948, Abp. Vitaly Maximenko began his abbacy at Holy Trinity Monastery, while Bp Seraphim prepared in the United States the headquarters for ROCOR that was moving from Germany. Having persuading Prince Belosselsky to donate land in Mahopac for the headquarters, Bp. Seraphim dedicated the land as the Kursk-Root Hermitage and gathered a small monastic brotherhood there.

In the meantime, great progress was made at Holy Trinity Monastery. The Church of St. Job of Pochaev, located beneath the cathedral of the monastery, was consecrated, and Holy Trinity Seminary was founded for monastic and priestly aspirants. Abp. Vitaly, in addition to his duties as abbot, was also named rector of the Seminary. The celebration of the consecration was done on November 13/26, and at the same time, Hegumen Panteleimon was elevated to Archimandrite.

Abp. Vitaly could not, however, do everything, and in 1952 Archim. Averky (Taushev) was named rector of Holy Trinity Seminary. In the following year, he was consecrated to the episcopacy at Holy Trinity Monastery. On April 2, 1960, Abp. Vitaly reposed, ending his twelve-years as abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery. Forty days later, on May 12, Bp. Averky was named abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery.

Averky's abbacy

In 1974, Holy Trinity Monastery had the honor of hosting the Third All-Diaspora Council. Two years later, in April, Abp. Averky reposes and was succeeded by Abp. Laurus.

List of abbots

External links