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St. Barbara Monastery (Santa Paula, California)

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{{monastery|
name=St. Barbara Orthodox Monastery|
jurisdiction=[[Diocese of the West (OCA)|West]], [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]|
type=Female Monastery|
founded=19931992|
superior=[[Abbess]] [[Victoria (Shnurer)|Victoria]]|
size=4 5 [[nun]]s|
hq=Santa Paula, California|
language=English|
website=[http://www.stbarbaramonastery.org www.stbarbaramonastery.org]
}}
'''St. Barbara Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for women in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] in the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. The monastery is located in Santa Paula, California. The community was founded in 1992 under the auspices of His Grace Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon]] of San Francisco and the West in downtown Santa Barbara, and in 1999, moved 10 miles north. The monastery relocated to its present Santa Paula location in late 2005. It is dedicated to Saint [[Barbara of Heliopolis|Barbara]].
The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life. To support the community the [[nun]]s operate a small physical and online bookstore/ gift shop, grow and sell lavender and lavender products as well as simple wooden caskets.==About==
'''St. Barbara Orthodox Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for women in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]] under Archbishop [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco|Benjamin]] of San Francisco and the West.
<!--The monastery is located in the hills on the outskirts of Santa Paula, California, and is dedicated to the Great Martyr [[Barbara of Heliopolis]]. The sisterhood was founded in 1992 under the auspices of His Grace Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon]] of San Francisco and the West in downtown Santa Barbara and moved to its present location in Santa Paula in 2005. ==Daily Life== The community consists of Orthodox women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life and hospitality. Their daily round of weekday services is celebrated in the monastery's church dedicated to St. Eugene and consists of Matins, Sixth Hour, Vespers and Compline. On Sundays and major feast days, the Divine Liturgy is celebrated in the monastery's church by Archpriest Jude (Lepine). ==How the Nuns Support Themselves== The [[nun]]s operate a small monastery bookstore and gift shop including an online store selling Orthodox books and general Orthodox items, local honey and lavender products. The sisters grow, harvest and sell their own lavender and produce lavender products. They also sell solid wood caskets made by an Orthodox woodworker which are lined and distributed by the sisters.
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==External links==
*[http://www.stbarbaramonastery.org/ St. Barbara MonasteryWebsite] Web site
*[http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-STBSBM OCA Listing of Monastery]
*[http://omnawww.malfstbarbaramonastery.netorg/barbara.htm Orthodox Monasteries page/493163588 Schedule of North America directory listingServices]*[http://www.ocadowstbarbaramonastery.org/dow_eventsbooks-and-gifts Online Bookstore and Giftshop] *[http://st_barbarawww.htm Photosstbarbaramonastery.org/caskets Monastery caskets] of 2005 feastday celebrations.   
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