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Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)

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Building of the monastery
type=Male Monastery|
founded=1930|
superior=Metr. [[Laurus Luke (SkurlaMurianka) of New York|Laurus]]|size=''unknown''55 monastics|
hq=Jordanville, New York|
language=Slavonic|
website=[http://www.jordanville.org/ Official Website]
}}
'''Holy Trinity Monastery''' is a male [[monastic]] community under in the auspices [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Synod]] of Bishops of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]], located in Jordanville, New York. Another part of the [[monastery ]] is [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]].
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==History==
===Foundation===
In 1921, after his [[ordination ]] to the priesthood on [[April 10]], Hmk . Panteleimon begins began to reflect on the difficulty of living the [[monasticism|monastic ]] life, and begins began yearning for monastic silence. He met Ivan Andreevich Kolos, who wanted to become a [[monk]]. Together, they decided to earn a enough money to buy a plot of land - Hmk . Panteleimon beginning work at Sikorsky Airplane Factory, while Ivan continuing work continued working at his [[parish]], where he was the head chanter.
In 1928, While land for a [[monastery ]] is purchased in Jordanville, New York, in 1928, Hmk. Hmk Panteleimon continues continued to work until the land is was paid off, and . At this time Fr . Jacob from [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St . Tikhon's Monastery joins ]] joined what will become became Holy Trinity Monastery. In the Spring of 1930, having paid off the land, Hmk . Panteleimon quits quit his job and moves moved to Jordanville.
Holy Trinity Monastery was formally established in 1930, with the blessing of Abp . Apollinary of North America. The brethren were Monk Jacob, Dcn . Ivan (Morozov), Philipp Pisarik , and Monk Philaret; later two choir directors joined them: Peter Ivanovich Kozlov (later Hmk [[Paul (Kozlov)]]) and Ivan Andreevich Kolos (later Archim. [[Joseph (Kolos)]]).
===Building of the Monasterymonastery===In 1934, Hmk . [[Ilya (Gavriliuk)]], a carpenter, joined the monastery, and assisted in preparing the materials for, and then actually building, a house -[[church ]] and a 16 [[cell ]] monastic residence. In the same year, Bishop Bp. [[Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City |Vitaly (Maximenko) ]] of Detroit was offered the abbacy, but declined. In the Spring of 1935, a church is set up in the small monastic house, and dedicated to the Life-Giving Trinity. On the day after [[Pentecost ]] of that year, the [[consecration of a church|consecration]] of the [[church ]] and the monastery was held, led by Bishop Bp. Vitaly (Maximenko). However, tragedy struck: at . At the end of the [[Divine Liturgy|Liturgy]], smoke was seen at the second floor of the monastic houseand, and in within a few hours, everything had burnt to the ground. Regardless, on the next day after this, Ivan Kolos was tonsured [[tonsure]]d a monk and given the name Joseph. The Accepting their fate, the brethren of the monastery lived under the open sky and, relying on the help of God, undertook to rebuild the monastery. In Autumn, the brotherhood bought a two-storey story house, which was larger, more comfortable , and of better quality than the original.
By the mid-1940s, Holy Trinity Monastery was able to repay the mortgage for the house, finish the a barn for 80 cattle, expand the dairy, gain another 200 acres of land, acquire all the their needed farming equipment, and buy a linotype machine with a large, 16-station printing press, including Church Slavonic type, for the monastery press. This Their labors completed allowed them, in 1946, the freedom to begin building a grand, golden-cupola'd stone [[cathedral]]. A key benefactor of this projectthe building of the cathedral, Professor Nikolai Nikolaevich Alexandrov, later joined the brotherhood.
[[Pochaev Lavraof the Dormition of the Theotokos|Pochaev Lavra]], having that had moved from Pochaev to Germany via Serbia, split in 1946. Some of the monks stayed in Germany, to form the [[Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev (Munich, Germany)|Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev]], while 14 of the monks moved, via Switzerland, to Holy Trinity Monastery. [[Hegumen]] Panteleimon ceases being resigned as [[abbot]], and [[Bishop ]] [[Seraphim (Ivanov) of Chicago|Seraphim]], former abbot of Pochaev Lavra, replaces him as abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery. Bishop Seraphim resumes the resumed publication of periodical Orthodox Russia (Pravoslavnaya Rus), naming and named Hmk . [[Konstantin Constantine (Zaitsev)]] as editor.
===ROCOR in the USA===
Bishop Seraphim's abbacy is did not last long lasting: in . In 1948, Abp [[. Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City|Vitaly Maximenko]] begins began his abbacy at Holy Trinity Monastery, while Bp Seraphim prepares prepared in the United States the headquarters of for ROCOR in the USAthat was moving from Germany. Persuading Having persuading Prince Belosselsky to donate land in Mahopacfor the headquarters, Bp . Seraphim dedicates this dedicated the land as the Kursk-Root Hermitage and gathers gathered a small monastic brotherhood there.
HoweverIn the meantime, great progress was being made at Holy Trinity Monastery: the . The Church of St . Job of Pochaev, located beneath the cathedral of the monastery, was consecrated, and Holy Trinity [[Holy Trinity Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Seminary]] was founded for monastic and priestly [[priest]]ly aspirants. Abp . Vitaly, in addition to his abbatical dutiesas abbot, is was also named as [[rector ]] of the Seminary. The celebration of the consecration was done on [[November 13|November 13/26]]/26, and at the same time, Hegumen Panteleimon was elevated to [[Archimandrite]].
Abp . Vitaly could not, however, do everything, and in 1952 Archim. [[Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse|Averky (Taushev)]] was named rector of Holy Trinity Seminary, and in . In the following year, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated ]] to the episcopacy at Holy Trinity Monastery. On [[April 2]], 1960, Abp . Vitaly reposesreposed, ending his twelve-year abbacy years as abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery. Forty days later, on [[May 12]], Bp . Averky was named abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery.
===Averky's Abbacyabbacy===In 1974, Holy Trinity Monastery has had the honour honor of hosting the [[All-Diaspora Councils|Third All-Diaspora Council]]. Two years later, in April, Abp. Averky reposes, and is replaced was succeeded by Abp . [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York|Laurus]].
==List of Abbotsabbots==
*Archimandrite [[Panteleimon (Nizhnik)]], 1930-1946.
*Archbishop [[Seraphim (Ivanov) of Chicago]], 1946-1948.
*Archbishop [[Vitaly (Maximenko) of Jersey City]], 1948-1960.
*Archbishop [[Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse]], 1960-1976.
*Metropolitan [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York]], 1976-present2008.*Archimandrite [[Luke (Murianka)]], 2008-Present.
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041019020054/www.jordanville.org/framework/frameset.html Holy Trinity Monastery] (March 5, 2005, archive)
*[http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=42.928415~-74.935416&style=r&lvl=11&scene=1235127&sp=aN.42.927473_-74.935083_Holy%20Trinity%20Monastery_ Map]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-urIdBYzO4 Video from Sunday of the Exaltation of the Cross]
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