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Hieromonk. Geronda Ephraim of Arizona also known as Geronda Ephraim of Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos, (Greek: Γέροντας Ἐφραὶμ Ἀριζόνας) was born in Greece on June 24, 1928 – and died in Arizona, USA on December 7, 2019. He was a revered Greek Orthodox Hieromonk, an Athonite Elder, and Archimandrite in the Greek ...
It is situated on 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of forest and meadows, 11 miles (18 km) outside of Newport, Washington, near the Idaho state line. It is open to visitors who want to learn about community life in a Tibetan Buddhist monastic setting. The name Sravasti Abbey was chosen by the 14th Dalai Lama. Thubten Chodron had suggested the name as ...
New Camaldoli Hermitage, a Benedictine monastery located in Big Sur. [20] Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey, a Roman Catholic monastery located in Whitethorn. [21] Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Platina. [22] St. Andrew's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Valyermo.
Monasticism. Monasticism (from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós) 'solitary, monastic'; from μόνος (mónos) 'alone'), also called monachism or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.
New Camaldoli Hermitage (formally called Immaculate Heart Hermitage) is a rural Camaldolese Benedictine hermitage in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Big Sur, California, in the United States. The Camaldolese branch of the Benedictine family was founded by St. Romuald in the late 10th century. The hermitage was consecrated under the Immaculate ...
The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a Catholic monastery in the United States near Bardstown, Kentucky, in Nelson County. The abbey is part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ( Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae ), better known as the Trappists. Founded on December 21, 1848, and raised to an abbey in 1851 ...
The Carmelite Monks or Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel are a public association within the Diocese of Cheyenne, [1] [2] dedicated to a humble life of prayer. The Wyoming Carmelites claim loyalty to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and to the Carmelite charism. [3] Their life includes strict separation from the world ...
Tathālokā Bhikkhunī. Venerable Bhikkhunī ( Ayya) Tathālokā Mahātherī is an American-born Theravada Bhikkhunī, scholar and Buddhist teacher. She is also the co-founder of the Dhammadharini monastic community in California, which includes Dhammadharini Monastery (formerly Dhammadharini Vihara ), and Aranya Bodhi Hermitage. [ 1]