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St. Pachomious Monastery is a women's monastic community located on Route 1 in
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, US. The monastery, named after
Pachomius the Serb Pachomius the Serb (; ), also known as Pachomius Logothetes (; ), was a 15th-century Serbian hagiographer who, after taking monastic vows, was schooled on Mount Athos and mastered the ornate style of medieval Serbian literature.G. M. Prokhorov, � ...
, is part of the
Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква у Северној и Јужној Америци, Srpska pravoslavna crkva u Severnoy i Južnoj Americi) is a constituent an ...
and under the
omophorion In the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgical tradition, the ''omophorion'' (, meaning " omethingborne on the shoulders"; Slavonic: омофоръ, ''omofor'') is the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual ...
of Bishop Longin (Krčo) of the
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of New Gračanica and Midwestern America or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America () is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese located in the midwestern region of the United States. Its headquar ...
. The sisters within the community derive their income from donations, prayer ropes, and church candles. The monastery has a guest house dedicated to hospitality and a chapel open to guests. St. Pachomious Monastery is one of 80 American Orthodox monasteries.http://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2017/new-atlas-of-american-orthodox-monasteries-now-available


See also

* St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America,
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, located at the Episcopal headquarters of the
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,
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* Episcopal headquarters of the
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, located at Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral,
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* Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery,
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* Episcopal headquarters of the
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,
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* Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford * St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete * St. Archangel Michael Skete * St. Nilus Island Skete * Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery * St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery


References

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