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{{monastery| name=Holy Cross Skete| jurisdiction=[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|ROCOR]]| type=Male Monastery| founded=1986| superior=[[Bishop]] [[George (Schaefer) of Mayfield|George of Mayfield]], rector| size=19| hq=Wayne, West Virginia| language=English| music=[[Russian Chant]]| calendar=[[Julian Calendar|Julian]]| feasts=[[September 14|14/27 Sep]]| website=[http://www.holycross-hermitage.com/ Official Website]}}'''The Hermitage of the Holy Cross''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]. It is located in Wayne, West Virginia.
The community was founded in September 1986 <!--under the auspices of His Grace Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon]] of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West-->by Hieromonk Kallistos (Pazalos) as an English-language dependancy dependency on [[Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Monastery]] in Jordanville. It presently holds 19 monks, most of whom are converts.
The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. To support the community the monks, by hand, write icons and make soap, incense, icon shelves, prayer desks and other liturgical items. It presently holds 19 monks, most of whom are converts.
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==Brief History==
==Daily Life==
*[http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/news05/wayne.html Hermitage marks 1700th anniversary of martyrdom of St Panteleimon]
*[http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/01newstucture/pagesen/news04/celebinskit.html Hermitage pilgrimage 1999]
*[http://www.eadiocese.org/Parishes/westvirginia/en.holycross.htm Holy Cross Monastery] [b]'''Parish Directory of the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia[/b]'''.
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