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As the army approached, the brotherhood evacuated the monastery, first to Bratislava, and then on to Germany and Switzerland. While in Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of sixteen, Vassily became a novice. In 1946, after the war, the brotherhood, including Vassily, emigrated to the United States and joined [[Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Monastery]] in Jordanville, New York.
At Jordanville, Vassily joined the first class of [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Seminary]], graduating in 1947 while still a novice. In March 1948, Vassily was one of three novices who were [[tonsure]]d ryassophore [[monk]]s, being given the name 'Laurus.' In 1949, Laurus was tonsured to the [[small schema ]] and then [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[diaconate]] in 1949. In 1954, he was ordained to the [[priest]]hood. Fr. Laurus was elevated to [[igumen]] in 1959. In 1966, he was further honored when he was elevated to [[archimandrite]].
In 1967, Archimandrite Laurus was elected to the [[episcopate]], being [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] bishop of Manhattan at the Synodal Cathedral of the Theotokos of the Sign in New York City. With this elevation came an assignment as secretary of the [[Synod]] of Bishops. His consecration was celebrated by Metropolitan [[Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York|Philaret (Voznesensky)]], Archbishops [[Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse|Averky (Taushev)]] and [[Nikon (Rklitski) of Florida|Nikon (Rklitsky)]], and Bishops [[Anthony (Medvedev) of San Francisco|Anthony (Medvedev)]] and [[Kyrill (Yonchev) of Pittsburgh|Kyrill (Yonchev)]].
[[Category:First Hierarchs of the ROCOR]]
[[el:Λαύρος Σκούρλα]]
[[es:Laurus (Škurla) de Nueva York]]
