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==Timeline==
[[Image:Pantanassa_Logo_on_Gate.jpg|left|thumb|"Holy Archdiocese of Australia<br>Holy Monastery Mother of God the Queen of All"]]
*1976: Holy Monastery of the [[Transfiguration]] of our Lord established by [[Archbishop]] [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos]]. The Brotherhood lives in St Arsenios' [[metochion|House]], and worships at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery.
*1995: Monastery moved from Sydney, New South Wales, to Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales. Holy Transfiguration Monastery becomes a parish, and the monastery was renamed Pantanassa Monastery by Archbishop Stylianos. The Pantanassa brotherhood commenced living in a small monastic complex on the side of the mountain below a 200m (approx. 680 ft) cliff.
*2005 Jul 16: The foundation stone of the new monastic church was laid at Pantanassa Monastery by Archbishop Stylianos, assisted by Bishop [[Seraphim (Ginis) of Apollonias|Seraphim]].
*2005 Aug: Driveway for new monastic complex finished.
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==Monastic Complex==
After moving to become the Pantanassa Monastery in 1995, the Brotherhood built a small site to live in until they built the complex that would be the monastery. In 2005, the Brotherhood, after numerous difficulties, began construction at this site, located 50 metres from cliff-face.
# Includes the remainder of the living quarters for the monks.
# Includes the iconography studio.
** Other structures include the office, the confessional, the library, guest accomodation, and the refectory (opp. entrance of church, adj. to main entry).
The new monastic complex is designed to have the layout and aesthetics of a traditional [[Mount Athos|Athonite]] monastery by having the main church in the middle of a cloistered quadrangle. This formation is intended to have a fortress effect, by appearing solid and uninviting to outsiders, its few openings giving little opportunity for interaction; whereas to those welcomed into the complex, having a softer style of architecture and opening with a continuous arched cloister and details reminiscent of Athonite structures.
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