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Monastery of the Glorious Ascension (Resaca, Georgia)

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{{monastery|name=Holy Monastery of the Glorious Ascension|jurisdiction=[[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America|Jerusalem]]|type=Male monastery|founded=1977|superior=[[Archimandrite]] Nazarios|size=2 [[monk]]s, 1 [[novice]]|hq=Resaca, Georgia|language=English, Arabic|music=[[Russian Chant]]|calendar=[[Julian Calendar]]|feasts=[[Ascension]]|website=[http://www.monastery.org/ Official site]}}The '''Monastery of the Glorious Ascension (Resaca, GeorgeGeorgia)''' is a [[cenobitic]] [[monastery]] under the [[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America]]. The monastery, popularly known as ''Ascension Monastery'', is located in Resaca, Georgia, about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta along I-75, near Dalton. The monastery was founded in 1966 and was received into the [[Orthodox Church in America]] in August 1977. In 1980, the Brotherhood moved from Mississippi to Resaca, Georgia. After 20 years in the OCA, the Brotherhood entered the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR).  In 2003, after receiving a canonical release from Metropolitan Laurus of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR), the Ascension Monastery was received into the Patriarchate of Jerusalem from the [[ROCOR]] and made part of the [[Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre]], which is the Brotherhood from the Monastery of Mar Sabbas in the Judean Desert that is responsible for maintaining and protecting the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] and other holy sites and shrines in the [[Holy Land]].   On [[December 31]], 2005, Hieromonk Nazarios was elevated to the rank of archimandrite and was installed as superior of the monastery by His Eminence [[Archbishop]] [[Damaskinos Anastasios of Jaffa and Arimathea|Damaskinos of Jaffa]], Epitropos of the Holy Sepulcher<!-- sic ---> in America. Following the dissolution of the parishes of the Jerusalem Patriarchate in North America and the establishment of the [[Vicariate for Palestinian-Jordanian Communities in the USA]], the monastery was once again received into the [[ROCOR]] in October of 2010[http://picasaweb.google.com/104287538655252417112/BeingReceivedIntoROCOR#]. The monastery is currently undergoing a period of retooling with the intention of it being a female monastery at some point in the near future.
The monastery, popularly known as ''Ascension Monastery'', is located in Resaca, Georgia, about sixty miles northwest of Atlanta along I-75. The monastery was founded in 1966 and was received into the [[Orthodox Church in America]] in August 1977, eventually breaking with the OCA and coming under the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR). In 2002, the Brotherhood was received into the Patriarchate of Jerusalem from the [[ROCOR]] and made part of the [[Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre]], which is the Brotherhood from Saint Savvas' Monastery in the Judean Desert that is responsible for maintaining and protecting the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] and other holy sites and shrines in the Holy Land.
The monastery also supports the Saint Andrei Rublev Guild that conducts [[iconography]] workshops at the monastery.
==External links==
*[http://www.monastery.org/ Monastery website]*[http://www.monasteryproducts.org Web Site/ Commercial site]
[[Category:American Monasteries|Glorious]][[Category:Monasteries|Glorious]]
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