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'''Holy Ascension Romanian Orthodox Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in the [[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Episcopate]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. It is located in Detroit, Michigan, at the [[St. Andrew House Center for Orthodox Christian Studies]].

The community was founded in 2001 under the [[omophorion]] of His Eminence Archbishop [[Nathaniel (Popp) of Detroit|NATHANIEL]], Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate, when the former [[abbot]] of Brancoveanu Monastery (Romania), Archimandrite [[Irineu (Duvlea) of Dearborn Heights|Irineu (Duvlea)]], along with seven other [[monk]]s, arrived in Detroit on the namesday of St. [[Polycarp of Smyrna]].  A year after Archimandrite Irineu's [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] to the episcopacy, he relinquished his abbacy, and the community elected [[Archimandrite]] [[Michael (Filimon)]] as the new abbot. On January 2008 the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate called and elected Archimandrite Mihail Filimon as [[bishop]] for the Romanian community of Australia. On the same month His Eminence Nathaniel, elected Rev. Hieromonk Dionisie (Rodila) as [[Igumen]] of the Holy Ascension Monastery. <!--small timeline in words-->

The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members.
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{{monastery|
name=Holy Ascension Romanian Orthodox Monastery|
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Episcopate of America (OCA)|ROEA]], [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]|
type=Male Monastery|
founded=2001|
superior=Hieromonk [[Dionisie (Rodila)]]|
size=9 monks|
hq=Detroit, Michigan|
language=Romanian and English|
music=[[Romanian Chant]]|
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|
feasts=[[Ascension]], 40 Days after [[Pascha]]|
website=[http://www.holy-ascension.com/ Official website]
}}

==Daily Life==
Mon-Tue, Thu: 7:00-8:30am - [[Matins]]
::6:00-7:00pm - [[Vespers]]
::7:30-8:00pm - [[Compline]]
Wednesday: 7:00-8:30am - Matins
::10:30-11:30 - [[Divine Liturgy]]
::6:00-7:00pm - Vespers
::7:00-7:30pm - Compline
Friday: 7:00-8:30am - Matins
::6:00-7:00pm - Vespers
::7:00-7:30pm - Compline
::7:30-9:00 - [[Holy Unction]]
Saturday: 7:00-8:30am - Matins
::10:30-11:30 - Divine Liturgy
::6:00-7:30 - Vespers with [[Litia]]
Sunday: 9:00-10:30 - Matins
::10:30-12:15 - Divine Liturgy
::6:00-7:00 - Vespers
::7:00-7:30 - [[Paraklesis|Paraclesis]] to the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]]

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==Abbots==
*Bishop [[Irineu (Duvlea) of Dearborn Heights]], abbot 2001-2003.
*Archimandrite [[Mihail (Filimon) of Australia and New Zealand|Mihail (Filimon)]], abbot 2003-2008.
*Hieromonk [[Dionisie (Rodila)]], Igumen 2008-present.

==See also==
* [[St. Andrew House Center for Orthodox Christian Studies]]
* http://www.orthodoxdetroit.com

==Links==
*[http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-RO-DETHAM OCA Listing of the Monastery]
*[http://www.holy-ascension.org/ Official Website]

[[Category:American Monasteries]]
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[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]