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'''St. Barbara Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for women in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] in the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. The monastery is located in Santa Paula, California.  The community was founded in 1992 under the auspices of His Grace Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon]] of San Francisco and the West in downtown Santa Barbara, and in 1999, moved 10 miles north.  The monastery relocated to its present Santa Paula location in late 2005. It is dedicated to Saint [[Barbara of Heliopolis|Barbara]].
 
'''St. Barbara Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for women in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] in the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. The monastery is located in Santa Paula, California.  The community was founded in 1992 under the auspices of His Grace Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon]] of San Francisco and the West in downtown Santa Barbara, and in 1999, moved 10 miles north.  The monastery relocated to its present Santa Paula location in late 2005. It is dedicated to Saint [[Barbara of Heliopolis|Barbara]].
  
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The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life. To support the community the [[nun]]s  operate a small physical and online bookstore/ gift shop, grow and sell lavender and lavender products as well as simple wooden caskets.
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The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life. To support the community the [[nun]]s  operate a small physical and online bookstore/ gift shop, grow and sell lavender and lavender products as well as line and sell simple wooden caskets.
  
  

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St. Barbara Monastery
Jurisdiction West, OCA
Type Female Monastery
Founded 1993
Superior Abbess Victoria
Approx. size 4 nuns
Location Santa Paula, California
Liturgical language(s) English
Music used Russian Chant
Calendar Revised Julian
Feastdays celebrated 4 Dec
Official website www.stbarbaramonastery.org

St. Barbara Monastery is a monastic community for women in the Diocese of the West in the Orthodox Church in America. The monastery is located in Santa Paula, California. The community was founded in 1992 under the auspices of His Grace Bishop Tikhon of San Francisco and the West in downtown Santa Barbara, and in 1999, moved 10 miles north. The monastery relocated to its present Santa Paula location in late 2005. It is dedicated to Saint Barbara.

The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life. To support the community the nuns operate a small physical and online bookstore/ gift shop, grow and sell lavender and lavender products as well as line and sell simple wooden caskets.


External links

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