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 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 feast 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] opened at St. Mark Church Monastery at 1434 Lake Breeze Road in Sheffield, Ohio, which still continues with summer and winter activities.[7][6]

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  1. ^ a b "Patronal Feast Day of St. Mark's Monastery in Sheffield, Ohio | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official web site]". www.spc.rs.
  2. ^ "Chronicles". Rockford Institute. September 4, 2005 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Herdendorf, Charles E.; Society, Sheffield Village Historical (January 24, 2011). Sheffield Village. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439640807 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Herdendorf, Charles E.; Society, Sheffield Village Historical (January 24, 2011). Sheffield Village. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439640807 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries" (PDF). assemblyofbishops.org. 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ^ a b "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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