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jurisdiction=[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia|GOA Aus]]|

hq=MangroveMountain, New South Wales, Australia|

The '''Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross''' is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for women under the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]. The monastery is located in MangroveMountain, New South Wales (west of Sydney), and was established in 1995 under the [[omophorion]] of His Eminence Archbishop [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia|Stylianos of Australia]]. The current [[abbess]] is Mother Philothei; there are currently 5 4 [[nun]]s (including the abbess) and one [[novice]] in residence. Currently the abbot of the [[Monastery of Pantanassa (MangroveMountain, AustraliaNew South Wales)|Monastery of Pantanassa]] is the spiritual father, and priestly services are done by the [[hieromonk|priestmonks]] of the Monastery of Pantanassa.

{{orthodoxyinaustralasia}} ===Timeline===* 1995: The [[Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)|Monastery of Pantanassa]] moves from St [[Arsenius the Cappadocian|Arsenios]]' [[metochion|House]]to current site on Mangrove Mountain.* 1995: The In the same year the Monastery of the Holy Cross, a female monastery , under the guidance of Pantanassa Monastery[[Archimandrite]] [[Stephanos (Pantanassiotis)]], is established at St Arsenios' House. Three nuns make up the founding sisterhood and elect an abbess amongst themselves. All three of the founding nuns are Greek-Australians who went to Greece and then came back to Australia to start a new monastery. Abbot Stefanos is the chaplain and spiritual father.* ~2003: The Monastery of the Holy Cross moves to present location on Mangrove Mountain, approximately 5km from the Monastery of Pantanassa. {{stub}}* 2006 Apr 14: Led by the St Nicholas Punchbowl youth group, approximately 40 youth from various Antiochian churches in Sydney make a daytrip to Holy Cross Monastery

[[Category:Australian Monasteries|Holy Cross]][[Category:Greek Monasteries|Holy Cross]][[Category:Monasteries|Holy Cross]]