St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery

St. Mark Church Monastery also known as St. Mark's Monastery [1]is a Serbian Orthodox Church monastery located in Sheffield, Ohio, now under the omophor of His Grace Bishop Irinej Dobrijević of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern America.[2]The monastery church was initially modelled after the medieval Marko's Monastery in Skoplje in Northern Macedonia.[3]Located just west of the monastery church is the St. Mark Church Cemetery. [3] The patronal Fiest day of the monastery is 8 May (Julian calendar).[1]

St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery is listed as one of the important American Orthodox monasteries.[4][5]In 1985, a Youth Camp[6][6]opened at St. Mark Church Monastery at 1434 Lake Breeze Road in Sheffield, Ohio, which still continues with summer and winter activities.[7][6]

See also

References
  1. "Patronal Feast Day of St. Mark's Monastery in Sheffield, Ohio | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official web site]". www.spc.rs.
  2. https://books.google.ca/books?id=Ay0RAQAAMAAJ&q=St.+Mark+Serbian+Orthodox+Monastery&dq=St.+Mark+Serbian+Orthodox+Monastery&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqo6jCnqjqAhVKZc0KHYExC3MQ6AEwCHoECAMQAg
  3. Herdendorf, Charles E.; Society, Sheffield Village Historical (January 24, 2011). Sheffield Village. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439640807 – via Google Books.
  4. https://books.google.ca/books?id=IiuP-2EyMDcC&pg=PT102&dq=St.+Mark+Serbian+Orthodox+Monastery&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2qJ3FnajqAhWLXc0KHdf5AWgQ6AEwA3oECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=St.%20Mark%20Serbian%20Orthodox%20Monastery&f=false
  5. http://assemblyofbishops.org/assets/files/news/scoba/AtlasOfMonasteriesSecondEditionBookmarkedOptimumSize.pdf
  6. "Home". www.saintmarkscamp.org.
  7. "The First Week in Saint Mark Monastery | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official web site]". www.spc.rs.

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