Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Манастир Светог Преображења Господњег
Holy Transfiguration Monastery, pictured in 2007
Monastery information
OrderSerbian Orthodox
Established1994
Dedicated toTransfiguration of Jesus
DioceseDiocese of Canada
People
Important associated figuresGeorgije (Đokić)
Site
Location7470 McNiven Road, RR#3
Campbellville, Milton, Ontario
L0P 1B0
Coordinates43°26′00″N 79°57′45″W / 43.433409°N 79.962375°W / 43.433409; -79.962375

The Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Светог Преображења Господњег / Manastir Svetog Preobraženja Gospodnjeg) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery. It is located in Campbellville, Milton, Ontario and it serves as the headquarters of the Eparchy of Canada.

It is the first and only Serbian Orthodox monastery in Canada.[1]

History

The monastery was built on 43 acres of land purchased in 1984 and blessed four years later in 1988.[2][3] Beside the Holy Transfiguration Church, there is a residence, library - established by Mirjana Tomicic in 1995, now with over 10,000 books and museum. The frescoes were painted by Mr. Dragan Marunic, the famous painter from Belgrade, Serbia.[2] Upon completion, the monastery was blessed by the Serbian Patriarch Pavle on June 12, 1994.[1]

The first Serbian cemetery in Canada is located on the grounds of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery. Many relics are kept in the monastery such as holy bones of St. Vasily, St. Irina, St. Ignatius and many others.[1] Since the land surrounding the monastery is used as a picnic area during summer, there are playgrounds, and many sports fields allowing its visitors to engage in various sports activities such as soccer, basketball or volleyball.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Glas Srpske (April 19, 2014). "Duh pravoslavlja u Torontu i Montrealu" (in Serbian). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Holy Tranfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery". orthodoxchurchtoronto.ca. The Orthodox Church in Toronto.
  3. ↑ "Monastery". istocnik.ca.

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