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All-Merciful Saviour Monastery (Vashon Island, Washington)

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type=Male Monastery|
founded=1986|
superior=Hieromonk Igumen Tryphon|
size=3 members|
hq=Vashon Island, CaliforniaWashington|
language=English|
music=[[Russian Chant]]; [[Valaam Monastery|Valaam]]Erie, PA "Old believer"-style [[Znamenny Chant]]|
calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
feasts=[[August 1|14 August/1 August]]according to the Julian Calendar.|website=[http://vashonmonks.com/ Official website]
}}
'''All-Merciful Savior Monastery''' is a [[monasticism|monastic ]] community of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] and is the only male Orthodox [[monastery ]] in Washington state. It was established in 1986 by Archimandrite Dmitri in of Santa Rosa, California, and in 1988, under the leadership of Hieromonk the Very Rev. Igumen Tryphon, moved to Vashon Island, Washington. The Monastery is under the omophore of Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco.
In 1992, islanders Georgia and John Ratzenberger ("Cliff" from the US television series "Cheers") donated five acres of land to the monastery. In 1999, to protect the solitude of the monastery, the brotherhood purchased an adjacent eleven acres of land to save it from development. Along with an adjacent, publicly-owned 40 acre watershed, the monastery is quietly secluded in the forests of Maury Island.
In 1997The holy brotherhood has constructed a small [[chapel]], islanders Georgia and dedicated to Saint John Ratzenberger ("Cliff" from the US television series "Cheers") donated land to the monastery. In 1999Wonderworker, a main temple, dedicated to protect the solitude Holy Protection of the monastery[[Theotokos|Mother of God]], a large [[Refectory|trapeza]], the benefactors enabled [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York|Metropolitan Laurus]] Memorial Library, the brotherhood to purchase an adjacent piece Way of land a Pilgrim gift shop and save it from development. Along with the 40 acre watershedbookstore, the monastery is quietly secluded in the forests of Maury Islandand seven monastic [[cell]]s.
In 1997 (?)The holy brotherhood supports itself by producing a line of gourmet coffees, after under the Brotherhood began selling coffeebrand name, CEO Howard Shultz of Starbucks Corporation sued for copyright violation of their coffee '''Christmas Monastery BlendCoffee, which can be ordered through the brotherhood''' as the Brothers distributed a product with the same names website: http://www.vashonmonks.com ==External links==*[http://vashonmonks.com/ Official website]*[http://www. The Brotherhood won the court case, and also gained so much fame from the case to raise funds to begin building their katholicon, the Chapel of the Protection of the Holy Theotokosyoutube. This story is featured in the film com/watch?v=mGkTvkpo6as "This Land."clip]
The monastery was formerly part of the [[OCA]].
==External link==
*[http://vashonmonks.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGkTvkpo6as| "This Land" clip]
[[Category:Monasteries]]
[[Category:American Monasteries]]
[[Category:ROCOR Monasteries]]
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]
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