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type=Male Monastery|
founded=1993|
superior=Hmk. [[John (Anderson)]]Monk Silouan|size=~5 2 members|
hq=Cañones, New Mexico|
language=English|
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|
feasts=?|
website=[http://wwwmohamnm.stmichaelssketeorthodoxws.org com/ Official website]
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'''St. Michael's Monastery''' in Cañones, New Mexico, is an Orthodox Christian monastery for [[monk|men]], under the [[omophorion]] of His Beatitude [[Jonah [(Paffhausen] ) of Washington|Jonahof Washington]], locum tenens of Dallas and the South]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]].
==Description==
St. Michael's SketeMonastery, founded in 1993, is set on approximately 15 acres located amidst the high desert foothills of the Jemez Mountains in northwestern New Mexico; in October 2009, the Skete community, previously a skete, was designated a monastery. The monastery is blessed with a year-round natural spring that originates on the property, as well as a large stream that crosses the [[monastery]] grounds. It is also at some distance from major population centers, which is beneficial to a [[monasticism|monastic]] community.
==Community life==
The life of St. Michael's Monastery is centered around the [[daily cycle]] of services that are conducted in St. Michael the Archangel Monastic [[Church]], [[Consecration of a church|consecrated]] on [[August 30]], 2003. The main work of this monastic community is one of prayer and repentance; however, the brotherhood makes a living by providing hand-dipped pure beeswax candles to a number of churches. The skete monastery also has a guesthouse, the ''Holy Archangels House of Ascent'', and is available for visitors who call in advance.
==Facilities==
==Contact information==
The daily cycle of services and other duties require frequent absences from the office. The brotherhood is pleased to hear from inquirers, but asks patience if not readily available. All correspondence should be directed to the monastery, unless it concerns the guesthouse, in which case it should be directed to Hieromonk John.
:The Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael:HCR 16 - Box 38, County Rd. 198, House 370:Canones, New Mexico 87516 stmichaeksskete:frsilouan@gmailjuno.com:575-638-5690 (Phone)
==External link==
*[http://wwwmohamnm.stmichaelssketeorthodoxws.org com/ Official website]
*[http://www.oca.org/news/1961 News report from OCA website] about St. Michael's Skete being named a monastery
