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Monastery of the Glorious Ascension (Resaca, Georgia)

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{{monastery|name=Holy Monastery of the Glorious Ascension|jurisdiction=[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|ROCOR]]|type=Male monastery|founded=1977|superior=[[Archimandrite]] Maximos (Weimar)|size=2 attached clerics|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, 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 sixty 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, eventually breaking with Georgia. After 20 years in the OCA and coming under , the Brotherhood entered 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 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]].   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 also supports was once again received into the Saint Andrei Rublev Guild that conducts [[iconographyROCOR]] workshops 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 monasteryadministration of Archpriest Steven Ritter, with an additional attached priest and deacon.
The Superior of the monastery is Hieromonk Nazarios ( 2005- ) and the Spiritual Father of the monastery is Archimandrite Maximos (2003-2006)
On December 31st, 2005 Hieromonk Nazarios was elevated to the rank of Archimandrite and installed as superior of the monastery by His Eminence Archbishop Damaskinos of Jaffa,Epitropos of the Holy Sepulcher in America.
==External links==
*[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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