Christminster is a western-rite {{monastery of |name=Christ the Russian Savior Monastery or Christminster|jurisdiction= Orthodox Church Outside Russia Archdiocese of America (ROCORnoncanonical), established in Rhode Island in 1993 with the blessing of Archbishop Hilarion, then Bishop of Manhattan[[Stavropegial]]|type=Male Monastery|founded=1962|superior=Anthony Bondi|size=unknown|hq=Niagara Falls, who authorized Dom James M. Deschene (formerly the Prior of the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Royal) to continue the western-rite mission of Mount Royal under the title of Christ the Saviour Monastery – or ChristminsterNew York|language=English|music=Gregorian|calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|feasts=unknown |website=[http://christminster.org/ Official Website]}}

Founded in 1910 as an Old Catholic monastery, Mount Royal’s mission and work continued under Old Catholic auspices until 1962. In that year '''Christminster''' or '''Christ the community Savior Monastery''' was received into a [[Western Rite]] [[monastery]] of the patriarchal [[Russian Orthodox Church by its American exarchOutside Russia]] (ROCOR), Bishop Dositheus Ivanchenko established in Rhode Island in 1993 with the blessing of [[Archbishop]] [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion]], then [[Bishop]] of Manhattan, who authorized Dom [[James M. For several yearsDeschene]] (formerly the [[prior]] of the [[Monastery of the Assumption of Our Lady of Mount Royal (Jacksonville, Florida)|Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Royal]]) to continue the monks Western Rite mission of Mount Royal staffed a western-rite chapel in under the Russian Cathedral title of St''Christ the Saviour Monastery'' or ''Christminster''. Nicholas It was located in Manhattan, later moving to WoodstockNiagara Falls, New YorkNY. Bishop Dositheus’ successor, Archbishop John Wendland, blessed It has since left ROCOR and confirmed joined the western-rite observance and mission of Mount Royal and the leadership Orthodox Archdiocese of its AbbotAmerica, Dom Augustine Whitfieldan Archdiocese not recognized by any canonical body.

== History ==Founded in 1910 as an Old Catholic monastery, [[Mount Royal]]'s mission and work continued under [[Old Catholic]] auspices until 1962. In that year the community was received into the patriarchal Russian Orthodox Church by its American [[exarch]], Bishop [[Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York|Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York]]. For several years, the [[monk]]s of Mount Royal staffed a Western Rite chapel in the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Manhattan, later moving to Woodstock, New York. Bishop Dositheus' successor, Archbishop [[John (Wendland) of New York and the Aleutians|John (Wendland)]], blessed and confirmed the Western Rite observance and mission of Mount Royal and the leadership of its [[abbot]], Dom [[Augustine Whitfield]]. In 1975, under Abbot Augustine, the monastery was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia by Archbishop [[Nikon (Rklitski) of Florida|Nikon (Rklitzsky)]], who again authorized and blessed its mission and observances.  In 1993, upon the retirement of Abbot Augustine, Christminster was founded in Rhode Island with the blessing of Bishop Hilarion to carry on the work of western-rite Western Rite Orthodoxy in the ROCOR Synod. In 2013, in an extraordinary session of the ROCOR Synod, several resolutions were passed as to limit the Western Rite. As a result of this, the monks associated with the monastery left ROCOR and returned to the jurisdiction they resided in prior to their union with ROCOR, which is currently not in communion with any canonical Orthodox jurisdiction. ==External links==* [http://www.christminster.org/ Christ the Savior Monastery] (official site)* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Occidentalis/message/9375 News site]  [[Category:Monasteries]][[Category:ROCOR Monasteries]][[Category:Canadian Monasteries]][[Category:Western Rite]]