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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 Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South AmericaChurch Outside Russia|JerusalemROCOR]]|
type=Male monastery|
founded=1977|
superioradministrator=[[ArchimandriteArchpriest]] NazariosSteven Ritter|size=2 [[monk]]s, 1 [[novice]]attached clerics|
hq=Resaca, Georgia|
language=English, Arabic|
website=[http://www.monastery.org/ Official site]
}}
The '''Monastery of the Glorious Ascension (Resaca, Georgia)''' is a [[cenobitic]] [[monastery]] under the [[Greek Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South AmericaChurch Outside Russia]].
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 [[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America|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]].
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. Currently the grounds are under the administration of Archpriest Steven Ritter, with an additional attached priest and deacon.
*[http://www.monastery.org/ Monastery website]
*[http://www.monasteryproducts.org/ Commercial site]
*[http://eadiocese.org/Parishes/georgia/resaca.en.htm Eastern American Diocese Parish Directory]
[[Category:American Monasteries|Glorious]]
[[Category:Monasteries|Glorious]]
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