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==History==
The Monastery of Saint [[Gregory Palamas]] was established in 1982 by Metropolitan [[Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh|Maximos of Pittsburgh]]. The property was originally bought from a monastery belonging to the American branch of the [[Holy Synod in Resistance]], which essentially moved its own monastery by the same name to Etna, California. The previous residents had built their monastery on what had been a farmpurchased from another religious group. It The Monastery is located in the north central Ohio, in a rural, wooded agricultural country of northeastern Ohioarea, about 15 miles east of Mansfield.
The main church of the monastery, built in what may be described as "Ohio Byzantine architecture," was consecrated in 1989 by Archbishop [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America|Iakovos]], who led the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Archdiocese]] from 1959 to 1996. Services are conducted primarily in English.
In 1993 a large two-story monastery building was erected, with additional guest facilities, as a part of a general outreach to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians in the area. With room for seven overnight male guests, the monastery is often host to large groups of visitors, including women and children, and students from neighboring high schools and colleges.
==Associated Communities==