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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
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founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
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language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
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[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The '''St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery''' located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of [[Hieromonk]] Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=115992St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2013-06-05T18:09:44Z<p>Frpeter101: /* Patron Saint */</p>
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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
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superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The '''St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery''' located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of [[Hieromonk]] Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=115991St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2013-06-05T18:09:34Z<p>Frpeter101: /* History */</p>
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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The '''St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery''' located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of [[Hieromonk]] Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As [[penance]] for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=115990St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2013-06-05T18:09:17Z<p>Frpeter101: /* In the News */</p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The '''St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery''' located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of [[Hieromonk]] Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] in Southbridge, Massachusetts and [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org/about-fr-ken/ The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie] from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As [[penance]] for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95564St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T17:59:46Z<p>Frpeter101: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of [[Hieromonk]] Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] in Southbridge, Massachusetts and [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org/about-fr-ken/ The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie] from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95563St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T17:58:34Z<p>Frpeter101: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of [[Hieromonk]] Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
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superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of [[Hieromonk]] Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the [[Omophorion]] of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
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<div>[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Columba of Iona''', Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as '''Columcille''', meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England. <br />
<br />
The primary source on the life of St. Columba is the ''Life of St. Columba'', a [[hagiography]] by St. [[Adomnan of Iona]]. <br />
<br />
A newly founded monastic community in the United States, [[St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)]], seeks to bring the same Orthodox missionary zeal to the shores of the New World <br />
<br />
==Life==<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
*The ''Life of St. Columba'' by St. Adomnan is available in paperback (ISBN 0140444629).<br />
*A somewhat fictionalized account of his life was published in 1990 by John Desjarlais, entitled ''The Throne of Tara'' (ISBN 0891075747).<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Columba|Columba on Wikipedia]]<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbachurch.org/Saint_Columba_Paper.cfm Saint Columba: Fact and Fiction] by Fr. Lester Michael Bundy, Professor of Religious Studies, Regis University; Pastor, [http://www.stcolumbachurch.org/ St. Columba Orthodox Church]<br />
*[http://www.orthodox.clara.net/saint-cd.htm St. Columba (Columcille), Abbot and Missionary, (597), fd: 9 June]<br />
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/c/rbp01.htm Icon and Story of St. Columcille of Iona]<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery Southbridge, Massachusetts]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Columba of Iona''', Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as '''Columcille''', meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England. <br />
<br />
The primary source on the life of St. Columba is the ''Life of St. Columba'', a [[hagiography]] by St. [[Adomnan of Iona]]. <br />
<br />
==Life==<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
*The ''Life of St. Columba'' by St. Adomnan is available in paperback (ISBN 0140444629).<br />
*A somewhat fictionalized account of his life was published in 1990 by John Desjarlais, entitled ''The Throne of Tara'' (ISBN 0891075747).<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Columba|Columba on Wikipedia]]<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbachurch.org/Saint_Columba_Paper.cfm Saint Columba: Fact and Fiction] by Fr. Lester Michael Bundy, Professor of Religious Studies, Regis University; Pastor, [http://www.stcolumbachurch.org/ St. Columba Orthodox Church]<br />
*[http://www.orthodox.clara.net/saint-cd.htm St. Columba (Columcille), Abbot and Missionary, (597), fd: 9 June]<br />
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/c/rbp01.htm Icon and Story of St. Columcille of Iona]<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery Southbridge, Massachusetts]<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Saints of the British Isles]]<br />
[[Category:Missionaries]]<br />
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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The [[stavropegial]] Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95556St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:55:19Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
[[Image:Churchfront.jpg|right|frame|St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church/St. Columba Monastery]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95555St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:54:33Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
[[Image:Churchfront.jpg|right|frame|St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95554St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:53:22Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95553St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:51:57Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
[[Image:Churchfront.jpg|left|thumb|250px|St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church]]<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95552St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:50:41Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
[[Image:Churchfront.jpg|left|thumb|250px|St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church]]<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95551St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:49:36Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
[[Image:Churchfront.jpg|left|thumb|St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church]]<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95550St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:47:30Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
[[Image:Churchfront.jpg|left|thumb|250px|St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church]]<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
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language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
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}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, Massachusetts met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from [http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church] (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95545St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:42:15Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the [http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church] and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
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founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
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language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
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website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
===In the News===<br />
*[http://www.telegram.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280331/1101 Home for prayer, contemplation and work]<br />
<br />
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size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
*[http://www.emmanuelorthodox.org Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church]<br />
<br />
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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
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website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (a parish of the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95541St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:31:58Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evangelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (an Antiochian Western Rite parish) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism]] is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95540St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:30:50Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the [[Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism]] that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (an Antiochian Western Rite parish) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95539St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:29:39Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (an Antiochian Western Rite parish) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
The monastery, along with the Orthodox Center for Church Growth & Evangelism is still in the early stages of formation. All those interested in partnering to establish the monastery and center, should contact the Monastery directly.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95538St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:28:31Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (an Antiochian Western Rite parish) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center (Middletown, New York)]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95537St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:27:42Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 2009, two Orthodox Priests, V. Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble from St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, MA and The Rev. Fr. Kenneth M. DeVoie from Emmanuel Orthodox Catholic Church (an Antiochian Western Rite parish) in Warren, MA met to share a common vision to establish a Pan-Orthodox Monastic community in the heart of Central Massachusetts (New England). The vision took flight. Fr. Peter petitioned and received permission from Archbishop Nicolae to proceed; he was soon tonsured as a monk at [[St. Dumitru Retreat and Monastic Center]] by Archbishop Nicolae . Simultaneously, Fr. Ken petitioned Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese, who also granted him permission to proceed. <br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Nicholas_(Condrea)_of_Chicago&diff=95536Nicholas (Condrea) of Chicago2010-10-06T16:23:40Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>[[Image:IPSNicolae.jpg|right|frame|Archbishop Nicolae (Condrea)]]<br />
His Eminence Archbishop '''Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago''' is the ruling [[bishop]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]].<br />
<br />
==Life==<br />
Nicolae Condrea was born in Constanţa, Romania, on [[April 15]], 1967, the son of Nicolae and Victoria Condrea. He felt a calling to service in the Orthodox Church at an early age. With the view of becoming a [[priest]] and entering the [[monasticism|monastic]] life, Nicolae was admitted to the Andrei Saguna Faculty of Theology in Sibiu, Romania. After successfully completing four years of course study, Nicolae successfully defended his thesis entitled "The Eucharistic Theology of Metropolitan [[John Zizioulas]]" and received his Licentiate in Theology.<br />
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From 1992 to 1994, Nicolae was a professor of theology in Bucharest. He also continued his education during 1993 and 1994 in the doctoral program at the Andrei Saguna Faculty of Theology, concentrating his studies in the area of Moral Theology. In 1994, having received a scholarship to study at the Faculty of Theology, he entered the Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, France, and received a diploma from the D.E.A (intensive study) program. He continued his doctoral studies at the Marc Bloch University and received the degree of Doctor in Theology on [[November 10]], 2001.<br />
<br />
While studying in Strasbourg, he combined the theory with practical experience, leading to his entry into the [[clergy]]. In the spring of 1997, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] and then a priest by Metr. [[Serafim (Joanta) of Germany and Central Europe|Serafim of Germany and Central Europe]]. With the metropolitan's blessing he also founded and served the parish of the Lord's [[Nativity]] in Stuttgart, Germany.<br />
<br />
After receiving his doctorate, Fr. Nicolae returned to Romania. On [[December 18]], 2001, Fr. Nicolae took his monastic vows at the [[Monastery]] of Radu Voda in Bucharest. Additionally, he held the position of Patriarchal Secretary.<br />
<br />
On [[March 9]], 2002, Fr. Nicolae was elected by a special Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada to fill the vacant Archiepiscopal throne of the Archdiocese. On [[March 13]], 2002, the [[Holy Synod]] of the Romanian Orthodox Church confirmed unanimously his election. At the same time the Synod raised Fr. Nicolae to the rank of [[archimandrite]].<br />
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The [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] and installation of Abp. Nicolae was held at the St. John the Baptist Church in Montreal, Canada, on [[July 14]], 2002. <br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.romarch.org/eng/archbishop_biography.php Archbishop Nicolae (Condrea)]<br />
*[http://www.romarch.org/eng/archbishop_pastorals.php Pastoral Letters]<br />
*[http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/romania/current.htm#nicolae_condrea_arch_america Listing] and [http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/romania/current/bios/bio_nicolae_condrea_arch_america.htm biography] at the Orthodox Research Institute<br />
*[http://www.securenet.net/members/hiulian/web/congres/banchet_poster_letter.htm Hirotonia si Instalarea noului Arhiepiscop I.P.S.Nicolae al Arhiepiscopiei Ortodoxe Romane din America si Canada,in cadrul Congresului Arhiepiscopiei, 12-14 iulie, 2002 - Montreal] Announcement of Abp. Nicolae's consecration and installation (Romanian)<br />
*[http://biserica.org/Publicatii/2002/NoX/13_index.html Consacrarea si Instalarea Arhiepiscopului Nicolae Condrea] Account of Abp. Nicolae's consecration and installation (Romanian)<br />
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[[Category:Bishops]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Nicholas_(Condrea)_of_Chicago&diff=95535Nicholas (Condrea) of Chicago2010-10-06T16:23:03Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>[[Image:IPSNicolae.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
His Eminence Archbishop '''Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago''' is the ruling [[bishop]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]].<br />
<br />
==Life==<br />
Nicolae Condrea was born in Constanţa, Romania, on [[April 15]], 1967, the son of Nicolae and Victoria Condrea. He felt a calling to service in the Orthodox Church at an early age. With the view of becoming a [[priest]] and entering the [[monasticism|monastic]] life, Nicolae was admitted to the Andrei Saguna Faculty of Theology in Sibiu, Romania. After successfully completing four years of course study, Nicolae successfully defended his thesis entitled "The Eucharistic Theology of Metropolitan [[John Zizioulas]]" and received his Licentiate in Theology.<br />
<br />
From 1992 to 1994, Nicolae was a professor of theology in Bucharest. He also continued his education during 1993 and 1994 in the doctoral program at the Andrei Saguna Faculty of Theology, concentrating his studies in the area of Moral Theology. In 1994, having received a scholarship to study at the Faculty of Theology, he entered the Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, France, and received a diploma from the D.E.A (intensive study) program. He continued his doctoral studies at the Marc Bloch University and received the degree of Doctor in Theology on [[November 10]], 2001.<br />
<br />
While studying in Strasbourg, he combined the theory with practical experience, leading to his entry into the [[clergy]]. In the spring of 1997, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] and then a priest by Metr. [[Serafim (Joanta) of Germany and Central Europe|Serafim of Germany and Central Europe]]. With the metropolitan's blessing he also founded and served the parish of the Lord's [[Nativity]] in Stuttgart, Germany.<br />
<br />
After receiving his doctorate, Fr. Nicolae returned to Romania. On [[December 18]], 2001, Fr. Nicolae took his monastic vows at the [[Monastery]] of Radu Voda in Bucharest. Additionally, he held the position of Patriarchal Secretary.<br />
<br />
On [[March 9]], 2002, Fr. Nicolae was elected by a special Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada to fill the vacant Archiepiscopal throne of the Archdiocese. On [[March 13]], 2002, the [[Holy Synod]] of the Romanian Orthodox Church confirmed unanimously his election. At the same time the Synod raised Fr. Nicolae to the rank of [[archimandrite]].<br />
<br />
The [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] and installation of Abp. Nicolae was held at the St. John the Baptist Church in Montreal, Canada, on [[July 14]], 2002. <br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.romarch.org/eng/archbishop_biography.php Archbishop Nicolae (Condrea)]<br />
*[http://www.romarch.org/eng/archbishop_pastorals.php Pastoral Letters]<br />
*[http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/romania/current.htm#nicolae_condrea_arch_america Listing] and [http://orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/romania/current/bios/bio_nicolae_condrea_arch_america.htm biography] at the Orthodox Research Institute<br />
*[http://www.securenet.net/members/hiulian/web/congres/banchet_poster_letter.htm Hirotonia si Instalarea noului Arhiepiscop I.P.S.Nicolae al Arhiepiscopiei Ortodoxe Romane din America si Canada,in cadrul Congresului Arhiepiscopiei, 12-14 iulie, 2002 - Montreal] Announcement of Abp. Nicolae's consecration and installation (Romanian)<br />
*[http://biserica.org/Publicatii/2002/NoX/13_index.html Consacrarea si Instalarea Arhiepiscopului Nicolae Condrea] Account of Abp. Nicolae's consecration and installation (Romanian)<br />
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[[Category:Bishops]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=File:IPSNicolae.jpg&diff=95534File:IPSNicolae.jpg2010-10-06T16:21:05Z<p>Frpeter101: His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae</p>
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His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae<br />
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Romanian Archdiocese</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95533St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:13:57Z<p>Frpeter101: /* External Link */</p>
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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
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founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
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[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/frpeterpreble#!/group.php?gid=109980255705637 Facebook Site]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95532St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:13:08Z<p>Frpeter101: /* External Link */</p>
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jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[http://www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[http://www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
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[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95531St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:12:36Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
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founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
*[www.frpeterpreble.com Hieromonk Peter's Blog]<br />
*[www.stmichaelorth.org St. Michael Orthodox Chrsitian Church]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95530St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T16:09:59Z<p>Frpeter101: /* External Link */</p>
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superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
*[http://stcolumbamonastery.org/the-monastery/becoming-a-monk/ Becoming a Monk]<br />
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[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
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The '''Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas''' is an overseas [[archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Romania]]. The Archdiocese came in existence in a restructuring of the original [[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America]] formed in the 1930s. The restructuring resulted from the impacts of controls placed upon the Church of Romania by the communist government that governed Romania after World War II. As in other eastern European countries at that time the communist government of Romania attempted to exert political control over elements of Romanian institutions located outside the country. As in similar situations with other Orthodox Churches with "overseas" communities, the government used the indigenous Mother Church to control the "overseas" communities. In the case of the Romanian Church, the American Episcopate was dissolved after a majority of its members would not accept directions from the communist controlled Patriarchate. Then, the new Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate in America and Canada was formed with a new, patriarchate-appointed [[bishop]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Bp. [[Polycarp (Morusca) of Detroit|Polycarp (Morusca)]], the ruling bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America had returned to Romania in 1939 to attend the meeting of the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Romania and was not able to return as World War II had begun. After the war he was detained by the new Communist government of Romania. In 1947, a new government law (No. 166 of 1947) dissolved the Episcopate and placed Bp. Polycarp in retirement. In 1949, another law required that leaders appointed by the Romanian Patriarchate for Romanian Orthodox communities outside Romania be approved by the government. The first hierarch appointed to lead the American Romanian Orthodox community, Bp. Antim Nica, was not accepted by the American Episcopate. <br />
<br />
In 1950, the Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate in America was chartered by a Romanian Holy Synod decision of [[July 12]], 1950. The Romanian Patriarchate selected an American citizen, Fr. Andrei Moldovan, as the candidate for bishop to lead the new Missionary Episcopate and was called to Romania for his consecration. After his consecration in Romania, Bp. Moldovan returned to the United States and organized those parishes loyal to the new Missionary Episcopate. Subsequently, Bp. Moldovan was succeeded by Bp. Victorin.<br />
<br />
By a decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Romania, Decision 14079 of [[December 12]], 1974, the Synod approved the elevation of the Missionary Episcopate to that of an Archdiocese in recognition of the elevation of the ruling bishop, Abp. Victorin, to archbishop and renewed the status of autonomy for the now Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The current ruling hierarch for the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas is Archbishop [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago|Nicolae (Condrea)]]. His see is in Chicago, Illinois.<br />
<br />
The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas is a member of the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA).<br />
<br />
==See also== <br />
*[[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America]]<br />
<br />
==External link==<br />
*[http://www.romarch.org/eng/ Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas]<br />
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[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Dioceses]]<br />
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{{orthodoxyinamerica}}<br />
The '''Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas''' is an overseas [[archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Romania]]. The Archdiocese came in existence in a restructuring of the original [[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America]] formed in the 1930s. The restructuring resulted from the impacts of controls placed upon the Church of Romania by the communist government that governed Romania after World War II. As in other eastern European countries at that time the communist government of Romania attempted to exert political control over elements of Romanian institutions located outside the country. As in similar situations with other Orthodox Churches with "overseas" communities, the government used the indigenous Mother Church to control the "overseas" communities. In the case of the Romanian Church, the American Episcopate was dissolved after a majority of its members would not accept directions from the communist controlled Patriarchate. Then, the new Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate in America and Canada was formed with a new, patriarchate-appointed [[bishop]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Bp. [[Polycarp (Morusca) of Detroit|Polycarp (Morusca)]], the ruling bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America had returned to Romania in 1939 to attend the meeting of the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Romania and was not able to return as World War II had begun. After the war he was detained by the new Communist government of Romania. In 1947, a new government law (No. 166 of 1947) dissolved the Episcopate and placed Bp. Polycarp in retirement. In 1949, another law required that leaders appointed by the Romanian Patriarchate for Romanian Orthodox communities outside Romania be approved by the government. The first hierarch appointed to lead the American Romanian Orthodox community, Bp. Antim Nica, was not accepted by the American Episcopate. <br />
<br />
In 1950, the Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate in America was chartered by a Romanian Holy Synod decision of [[July 12]], 1950. The Romanian Patriarchate selected an American citizen, Fr. Andrei Moldovan, as the candidate for bishop to lead the new Missionary Episcopate and was called to Romania for his consecration. After his consecration in Romania, Bp. Moldovan returned to the United States and organized those parishes loyal to the new Missionary Episcopate. Subsequently, Bp. Moldovan was succeeded by Bp. Victorin.<br />
<br />
By a decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Romania, Decision 14079 of [[December 12]], 1974, the Synod approved the elevation of the Missionary Episcopate to that of an Archdiocese in recognition of the elevation of the ruling bishop, Abp. Victorin, to archbishop and renewed the status of autonomy for the now Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The current ruling hierarch for the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada is Archbishop [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago|Nicolae (Condrea)]]. His see is in Chicago, Illinois.<br />
<br />
The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas is a member of the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA).<br />
<br />
==See also== <br />
*[[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America]]<br />
<br />
==External link==<br />
*[http://www.romarch.org/eng/ Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
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[[fr:Archidiocèse orthodoxe roumain des deux Amériques]]<br />
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{{orthodoxyinamerica}}<br />
The '''Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas''' is an overseas [[archdiocese]] of the [[Church of Romania]]. The Archdiocese came in existence in a restructuring of the original [[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America]] formed in the 1930s. The restructuring resulted from the impacts of controls placed upon the Church of Romania by the communist government that governed Romania after World War II. As in other eastern European countries at that time the communist government of Romania attempted to exert political control over elements of Romanian institutions located outside the country. As in similar situations with other Orthodox Churches with "overseas" communities, the government used the indigenous Mother Church to control the "overseas" communities. In the case of the Romanian Church, the American Episcopate was dissolved after a majority of its members would not accept directions from the communist controlled Patriarchate. Then, the new Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate in America and Canada was formed with a new, patriarchate-appointed [[bishop]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Bp. [[Polycarp (Morusca) of Detroit|Polycarp (Morusca)]], the ruling bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America had returned to Romania in 1939 to attend the meeting of the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Romania and was not able to return as World War II had begun. After the war he was detained by the new Communist government of Romania. In 1947, a new government law (No. 166 of 1947) dissolved the Episcopate and placed Bp. Polycarp in retirement. In 1949, another law required that leaders appointed by the Romanian Patriarchate for Romanian Orthodox communities outside Romania be approved by the government. The first hierarch appointed to lead the American Romanian Orthodox community, Bp. Antim Nica, was not accepted by the American Episcopate. <br />
<br />
In 1950, the Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate in America was chartered by a Romanian Holy Synod decision of [[July 12]], 1950. The Romanian Patriarchate selected an American citizen, Fr. Andrei Moldovan, as the candidate for bishop to lead the new Missionary Episcopate and was called to Romania for his consecration. After his consecration in Romania, Bp. Moldovan returned to the United States and organized those parishes loyal to the new Missionary Episcopate. Subsequently, Bp. Moldovan was succeeded by Bp. Victorin.<br />
<br />
By a decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Romania, Decision 14079 of [[December 12]], 1974, the Synod approved the elevation of the Missionary Episcopate to that of an Archdiocese in recognition of the elevation of the ruling bishop, Abp. Victorin, to archbishop and renewed the status of autonomy for the now Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The current ruling hierarch for the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada is Archbishop [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago|Nicolae (Condrea)]]. His see is in Chicago, Illinois.<br />
<br />
The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada is a member of the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA).<br />
<br />
==See also== <br />
*[[Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA)|Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America]]<br />
<br />
==External link==<br />
*[http://www.romarch.org/eng/ Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Jurisdictions]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Dioceses]]<br />
[[Category:Dioceses]]<br />
<br />
[[fr:Archidiocèse orthodoxe roumain des deux Amériques]]<br />
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=1 monk|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95525St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T15:59:09Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
size=8 monks, 5 novices|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95524St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T15:56:34Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the Omophorion of [[Nicolae (Condrea) of Chicago]] of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the jurisdiction of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]].<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95522St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T15:54:10Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the jurisdiction of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the Western Rite.<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95521St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T15:53:15Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the jurisdiction of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan [[Philip (Saliba)]] of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the Western Rite.<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=St._Columba_of_Iona_Orthodox_Monastery_(Southbridge,_Massachusetts)&diff=95520St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery (Southbridge, Massachusetts)2010-10-06T15:52:42Z<p>Frpeter101: </p>
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<div>{{monastery|<br />
name=St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery|<br />
jurisdiction=[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]|<br />
type=Male Monastery|<br />
founded=2010|<br />
superior=Hieromonk Peter (Preble)|<br />
hq=Southbridge, Massachusetts|<br />
language=English|<br />
music=[[Byzantine Chant]] [[Gregorian Chant]]|<br />
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|<br />
feasts=[[June 9]]|<br />
website=[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org/ Official website]<br />
}}<br />
[[Image:Columba of Iona.jpg|right|frame|St. Columba of Iona]]<br />
The St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery located in Southbridge, Massachusetts, is under the jurisdiction of the [[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]. The Monastery is under the leadership of Hieromonk Peter (Preble). The Monastery is Pan-Orthodox and dual Ritual (both Eastern and Western rite) and also has been given a blessing from His Eminence Metropolitan [[Philip(Saliba)]] of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] for the Western Rite.<br />
<br />
The Monastery is co-located with the St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church and exists to make visible the Kingdom of God to the world; is dedicated to a life of prayer, worship, work and service of others; committed to support local Orthodox Parishes in their evangelistic and missionary outreach to the broader community; is set apart as a place of prayer, contemplation, spiritual direction, formation and renewal; a holy place firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church.<br />
<br />
As a Pan-Orthodox monastery we seek to draw from all of the Orthodox Jurisdictions in North America and as a dual ritual monastery we seek to find a proper blend of the traditions of both Eastern and Western Orthodoxy.<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the early Celtic Saint St. Ninian (c. 360 - c. 432) the monastery seeks to become a center of Christian life, prayer, and education by offering time away for prayer as well as the Orthodox Center for Church Growth and Evenagelism that will be part of the monastic foundation.<br />
<br />
==Patron Saint==<br />
The monastery is under the patronage of Our venerable and God-bearing Father [[Columba of Iona]], Enlightener of Scotland ([[December 7]], 521 - [[June 9]], 597) (also known as Columcille, meaning "Dove of the Church") was an Irish missionary who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England.<br />
<br />
===Life of St. Columba===<br />
He was born to Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. He became a [[monasticism|monk]] and soon rose in the church hierarchy to the rank of [[priest]]. Tradition asserts that, sometime around 560, he became involved in a copyright wrangle with St. [[Finnian of Moville]] over a [[psalter]]. The dispute eventually led to the pitched Battle of Cul Dremhe in 561, during which many men were killed. (Columba's copy of the psalter has been traditionally associated with the [[Cathach of St. Columba]].) As penance for these deaths, Columba was ordered to make the same number of new [[convert]]s as had been killed. He was also ordered to leave Ireland and move such that he could not see his native country. <br />
<br />
[[Image:Columba_Bay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|St. Columba's Bay, where the saint first landed on [[Iona]]]]<br />
He travelled to Scotland, where it is reputed he first landed at the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he founded a [[monastery]] on the island of [[Iona]] off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelising mission to Scotland. There are many stories of miracles which he performed during his mission to convert the Picts.<br />
<br />
Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to the story, in 565 he came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and brought the man back to life. In another version, he is said to have saved the man while the man was being attacked, driving away the monster with the [[sign of the cross]].<br />
<br />
St. Columba's [[feast day]] is [[June 9]], and with St. [[Patrick of Ireland]] ([[March 17]]) and St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]] ([[February 1]]) is one of the three [[patron saint]]s of Ireland. The three are buried together in Downpatrick in County Down, deep within the famous Hill of Down.<br />
<br />
Columba is not to be confused with his disciple, St. [[Columbanus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Link==<br />
*[http://www.stcolumbamonastery.org Official Site]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Featured Articles]]<br />
[[Category:Monasteries]]<br />
[[Category:Romanian Monasteries]]</div>Frpeter101