St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Monastery[1] is a women's monastic community of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, located at 40500 Highway 36 West in Wildwood, California since its founding in 1980.[2] It is under the omophorion of Bishop Maksim Vasiljević of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America.[3] It is affiliated with the Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska in Platina, California and St. Herman Press.[4]

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 Orthodoxy[5] and adherence to the Nicene Creed.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parish & Monastery Directory". Diocese of Western America. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Papademetriou, Athanasia (2004). Presbytera: The Life, Mission, and Service of the Priest's Wife. ISBN 9780972466141.
  3. ↑ "Directory". www.serborth.org.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Maxim visits St. Herman Monastery and St. Xenia Skete for Feast of Transfiguration | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official web site]". www.spc.rs.
  5. ↑ Papademetriou, Athanasia (2004). Presbytera: The Life, Mission, and Service of the Priest's Wife. ISBN 9780972466141.
  6. ↑ Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries

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