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name=Saints Mary and Martha Orthodox Monastery|
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jurisdiction=[[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]|
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type=Female Monastery|
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founded=1989|
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superior=Mother Thecla (Ecroyd)|
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size=2 nuns|
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hq=Wagener, South Carolina|
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language=English|
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music=[[Russian Chant]]|
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calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|
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website=[http://www.saintsmaryandmarthaorthodoxmonastery.org Official website]
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'''Ss. Mary and Martha Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for women in the [[Diocese of the South (OCA)|Diocese of the South]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. It is located in Wagener, South Carolina.
 
'''Ss. Mary and Martha Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for women in the [[Diocese of the South (OCA)|Diocese of the South]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. It is located in Wagener, South Carolina.
  
The community was founded in 1989 under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri]], Archbishop of Dallas and the South. The monastery has been located in Wagener, South Carolina since June 1996 on a sixty acre site about 30 miles southwest on Columbia, South Carolina.
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The community was founded in 1989 under the auspices of His Eminence [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri]], [[Archbishop]] of Dallas and the South. The monastery has been located in Wagener, South Carolina, since June 1996 on a sixty-acre site about 30 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina.
  
 
The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts numerous retreats and maintains a hermitage for those who need a few days of solitude, silence, and prayer.  
 
The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts numerous retreats and maintains a hermitage for those who need a few days of solitude, silence, and prayer.  
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To support the community the women run the St. Wiborada Bindery and Book Repair Shop and make candles at the St. Joseph Candle Shoppe.  
 
To support the community the women run the St. Wiborada Bindery and Book Repair Shop and make candles at the St. Joseph Candle Shoppe.  
  
Currently the community is developing plans to build a monastery building, with brick exterior to fit in with the traditional brick buildings of the area. The new building will replace the doublewide, prefab home that they now use. This home will become the monastery guesthouse.
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Currently the community is developing plans to build a monastery building, with brick exterior to fit in with the traditional brick buildings of the area. The new building will replace the doublewide, prefabricated home that they now use. This home will become the monastery guesthouse.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.saintsmaryandmarthaorthodoxmonastery.org Web Site]
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*[http://www.saintsmaryandmarthaorthodoxmonastery.org Official web site]
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*[http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-SO-WAGSMM OCA directory listing]
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*[http://omna.malf.net/mmhouse.htm  Orthodox Monasteries of North America directory listing]
  
 
[[Category:American Monasteries]]
 
[[Category:American Monasteries]]
 
[[Category:Monasteries]]
 
[[Category:Monasteries]]
 
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]
 
[[Category:OCA Monasteries]]

Revision as of 14:43, September 27, 2005

Saints Mary and Martha Orthodox Monastery
Jurisdiction OCA
Type Female Monastery
Founded 1989
Superior Mother Thecla (Ecroyd)
Approx. size 2 nuns
Location Wagener, South Carolina
Liturgical language(s) English
Music used Russian Chant
Calendar Revised Julian
Feastdays celebrated {{{feasts}}}
Official website Official website

Ss. Mary and Martha Monastery is a monastic community for women in the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America. It is located in Wagener, South Carolina.

The community was founded in 1989 under the auspices of His Eminence Dmitri, Archbishop of Dallas and the South. The monastery has been located in Wagener, South Carolina, since June 1996 on a sixty-acre site about 30 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina.

The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts numerous retreats and maintains a hermitage for those who need a few days of solitude, silence, and prayer.

To support the community the women run the St. Wiborada Bindery and Book Repair Shop and make candles at the St. Joseph Candle Shoppe.

Currently the community is developing plans to build a monastery building, with brick exterior to fit in with the traditional brick buildings of the area. The new building will replace the doublewide, prefabricated home that they now use. This home will become the monastery guesthouse.

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