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At a young age, he became a novice at the Orthodox Monastery of Job in [[w:Ladomirová|Ladomirová]], and in 1944 moved along with the brethren to [[Jordanville|Jordanville]] when the Red Army descended on the Monastery.
In the first week of [[Great Lent]] 1948 Vasiľ Vanko Vaňko and [[Laurus (Škurla) of New York|Vasiľ Škurla]] were tonsured monk in the same small schema by Archbishop [[Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City|Vitaly (Maximenko)]]. Along with him was tonsured into [[mantle]] a ryassofor monk [[Alypy (Gamanovich) of Chicago|Alypy (Gamanovich)]], the future Archbishop of Chicago.
September 11, 1950 Father Flor was ordained to the diaconate, and June 28, 1954 in - the priesthood. Both ordinations were carried ruler Vitaly (Maximenko).