Holy Trinity Monastery: Jordanville, New York

by Holy Trinity Monastery

This booklet offers a glimpse into the history of Holy Trinity Monastery, the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, situated just outside the hamlet of Jordanville in the scenic Mohawk valley of upstate New York. The reader will also experience visually a day in the life of the monastery, which begins and ends with communal prayer.

32 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2017

About the author

Holy Trinity Monastery is a male monastic community under the auspices of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. The monks are dedicated to a life of prayer and obedience according to the pre-revoluntionary monastic tradition. They draw their origins from the Pochaev Lavra in Southern Ukraine when monks fled from Pochaev in the face of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. As descendants of the Lavra of Pochaev, the monastery continues the mission established by St. Job in the 15th century to publish books for the edification and protection of the faithful. Within the monastery is located a studio and school of Russian iconography conducted by disciples of master iconographer Fr. Cyprian (Pijoff). Also situated within the monastic community is Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, with young men from around the world training for the holy priesthood and ministry within our Church. Consisting of impressive buildings and an other-worldly way of life, Holy Trinity Monastery is a source of spiritual nourishment and support for the Orthodox Church.

In keeping with the humble spirit required of a monk, books which are written or prepared by members of the monastic brotherhood are published under the general authorship of Holy Trinity Monastery.