St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Monastery is a women's monastic community of the

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, located at 40500 Highway 36 West in Wildwood, California since its founding in 1980. It is under the

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of Bishop Maksim Vasiljević of the

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America () is a Serbian Orthodox Church diocese located in the western region of the United States. Its headquarters are in Alhambra, California, Alhambra, Cali ...

. It is affiliated with the Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska in

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and St. Herman Press. The daily life of the nuns revolves around common and private prayers and work such as growing vegetables and flowers, hosting pilgrims and giving them tours of the monastery, making prayer ropes, and so on. In cooperation with St. Herman Press, St. Xenia sisterhood is also involved in publishing Orthodox works and other written material related to

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and adherence to the

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.Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries

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* Episcopal headquarters of the

, 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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* Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford *

St. Pachomious Monastery St. Pachomious Monastery is a women's monastic community located on Route 1 in Greenfield, Missouri, US. The monastery, named after Pachomius the Serb, is part of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America and under the omophorion of Bi ...

* St. Archangel Michael Skete *

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* St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery

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