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'''St. John of Shanghai Monastery''' is a [[monastic]] community for men in the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]], under Bishop [[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon of San Francisco, Los Angeles and the West]]. It is Until June 2006, it was located in Point Reyes Station, California, and is named after St. [[John Maximovitch]] of Shanghai and San Francisco.
After the departure of the sisterhood of [[Our Lady of Kazan Skete (Santa Rosa, California)|Our Lady of Kazan Skete]] from St. Eugene's Hermitage to their present location, Bishop Tikhon blessed the formation of a male monastic community in October 1996 with Abbot Jonah and one novice. They have continued to live in the hermitage since, although plans to move have been presented and funds asked for to this end.
The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. The community conducts retreats, lectures, maintains a small online store and publishes a journal entitled ''Divine Ascent''. Currently the Monastery has one priestmonk, Abbot Jonah, as well as three stavrophore ([[small schema]]) [[monk]]s, three one [[riasaphore]] monks monk and five four [[novice]]sand one [[postulant]].
In May 2006, the brotherhood was able to begin proceedings to purchase a property in Manton, California, that was perfectly suited to the brotherhood's needs and also allowing growth. [http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_3846916]
founded=1996|
superior=Abbot [[Jonah (Paffhausen)|Jonah]]|
size=12 10 monks|
hq=Point Reyes Station, California|
language=English|