Protection of the Virgin Mary Monastery (Weatherby, Missouri)
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Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery | |
Jurisdiction | Midwest, OCA |
Type | Female Monastery |
Founded | 2006 |
Superior | Mother Mary Ann |
Approx. size | 2 nuns |
Location | Marshfield, MO
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Music used | Russian Chant |
Calendar | Revised Julian |
Feastdays celebrated | 2 February |
Official website | Official website |
Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery is a monastic community for women in the Diocese of the Midwest in the Orthodox Church in America. It is located in Marshfield, MO.
The community was founded in 2006 under the auspices of His Grace Bishop Job of Chicago and the Midwest (now Archbishop) as a response to the lay desire to have a monastic presence in southern Missouri.
The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members.