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{{monastery|
name=Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery|
jurisdiction=[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|GOA]]|
type=Male Monastery|
founded=1982|
superior=while Metropolitan [[Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh|Maximos of Pittsburgh]] is the official abbot, Archimandrite [[Joseph (Morris)|Joseph]] is the acting superior|
size=8 monks|
hq=Hayesville, Ohio|
language=English|
music=[[Byzantine Chant]]|
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|
feasts=[[November 14|Nov 14]], [[August 6|Aug 6]]|
website=[http://sgpm.goarch.org/ Official website]
}}
'''St. Gregory Palamas Monastery''' in Hayesville, Ohio, is a [[monastery]] in the [[Mount Athos|Athonite]] tradition in the Diocese of Pittsburgh of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].
== History ==
The Monastery of Saint [[Gregory Palamas]] was established in 1982 by Metropolitan [[Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh]] on an existing monastic property owned by the Greek [[Old Calendarists]], who went on to build a monastery of the same name in Etna, California. The monastery is located in north central Ohio, in a rural, wooded agricultural area, about 15 miles east of Mansfield.
The Monastery main church of Saint [[Gregory Palamas]] the monastery, built in what may be described as "Ohio Byzantine architecture," was established consecrated in 1982 1989 by Metropolitan Archbishop [[Maximos Iakovos (AghiorgoussisCoucouzis) of PittsburghAmerica|Maximos of PittsburghIakovos]]. The property was originally bought from a monastery belonging to the American branch of , who led the [[Holy Synod in ResistanceGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Orthodox Archdiocese]], which essentially moved its own monastery by the same name from 1959 to Etna, California. The previous residents had built their monastery on what had been a farm. It is located in the rural, wooded agricultural country of northeastern Ohio, about 15 miles east of Mansfield1996.
Services are conducted primarily in English.
== Associated communities ==There is also a closely associated community for women located about two miles away, [[Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple Skete (Hayesville, Ohio)|Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple Skete]], which is not a dependency but an independent [[hesychastarionhesychasterion]]. There is also another community nearby founded by monastics originally from St. Gregory's, [[St. Theodore House (Galion, Ohio)]], which, however, closed on [[October 31]], 2012.[http://sttheodoremonks.oh.goarch.org/].
== Liturgical texts ==
This monastery is renowned for its production of liturgical texts into contemporary English that fit a Byzantine meter. The main translator and arranger is Hieromonk [[Seraphim (Dedes)]], a Greek-American monk whose monastic formation includes sixteen years at [[St. Paul's Monastery (Athos)|St. Paul's Monastery]] on [[Mount Athos]].
== External Links links ==*[http://wwwsgpm.brightgoarch.netorg/~palamasMonastery/ index.php St. Gregory Palamas Monastery] (Monastery Website)* [http://www.agesinitiatives.com//dcs/public/dcs The AGES Initiatives Digital Chant Stand], formerly The St. Gregory Palamas Monastery eMatins Site* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/asdamick/sets/776447/ Photos of St. Gregory's]
[[Category:American Monasteries|Gregory]][[Category:Greek Monasteries|Gregory]][[Category:Monasteries|Gregory]]
