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The Monastic Community of Enonkoski is the only Evangelical Lutheran "monastery" in
The Monastic Protestant Community in Enonkoski
Lutheran monasteries in Finland {{Christian-monastery-stub
The Monastic Community of Enonkoski is the only Evangelical Lutheran "monastery" in Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
. It is located in the village of Ihamaniemi in the Enonkoski
Enonkoski () is a municipality of Finland. It is encircled by the city of Savonlinna in the Southern Savonia region. It is the smallest municipality in Southern Savonia in terms of population.
History
Enonkoski was founded in 1882. Before that i ...
municipality. The monastery building previously served as elementary school. The monastery was founded in 1994. There are currently no permanent residents in the monastery.
In 2017 the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Mikkeli took an active role in the management of the monastery programmes to organize retreats and promote prayer and Christian lifestyle. At the initiative of the bishop of Mikkeli Seppo Häkkinen
Seppo Auvo Antero Häkkinen (born 2 June 1958) is a Finnish prelate who has been bishop of the Diocese of Mikkeli since 2009.
Biography
Seppo Häkkinen was born on 2 June 1958 in Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located ...
, the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; sv, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal positio ...
decided to grant a three-year allowance for a recruiting a pastor to promote retreat activity and spiritual guidance in the congregations of Mikkeli and Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
dioceses.
See also
*List of Christian religious houses in Finland
This is an incomplete list of Christian monasteries and religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Finland, for both men and women.
Catholic Dissolved
* Dominican Priory, Turku (''Turun dominikaanikonventti'', ''Pyhän Olavin dominikaanik ...
References
External links
*The Monastic Protestant Community in Enonkoski
Lutheran monasteries in Finland {{Christian-monastery-stub