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[[Image:Main-Church-From-West.jpg|thumb|Dormition Skete, Buena Vista, CO]]'''Dormition Skete''' is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community located in the near Buena Vista, Colorado Rocky Mountains of the United States. The [[skete]] was founded in 1979 under the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] and , though it is now part of the [[Genuine Greek Orthodox Church in of America]].

Dormition Skete is located in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, now on 27 acres of beautiful mountain property, at 9,000 feet, in the more than 1 million acre inside San Isabel National Forest, Buena Vista, Chaffee County. The Skete skete is heated by solar energy, is designed specifically for [[icon]] painting, and can house six [[monk]]s. There are three [[church]]es: the Kyriakon , named in honor of the Holy [[Dormition ]] of the [[Theotokos, ]]; and two chapels, one in honor of the [[Elevation of the Holy Cross|Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross]], and the other dedicated to Saint [[George|George, the Great-Martyr]]. The Kyriakon is designed according to the traditional Athonite architecture established by Saint Athanasios of [[Mount Athos]], and is a little larger than the Katholicon of the monastery Monastery of Stavronikita on the Holy Mountain of Athos. Most of the work of construction was done by the monks of the Skete.[[Image:01naveskete.jpg|thumb|Kyriakon nave]]

In Dormition Skete was founded in 1979 by then-Monk Gregory, with the blessing of [[Archbishop]] Seraphim of the Russian Orthodox monastic tradition there are three types Church Outside of ascetic Russia. Bishop Gregory came from the East Coast to Colorado in 1978 with his eyes set upon the mountains as a place to start skete lifein America. The first is a large community consisting of many monksHe had on his person only $20. This type After one month, 10 acres were donated to him in the mountains of establishment is generally called Colorado to start a [[small monastery]] and, if large enough, may be called a dedicated to [[lavraprayer]]. The second type is called a skete. A skete is a small monastic community, which consists of a few monkssolitude, and they usually live in more isolated areas and have a more austere life. They live outside the bustle painting of the world, in the wildernessOrthodox icons, and are under incense-making as the shepherding eye of main occupations for the [[abbot]]monks to sustain themselves. The third monastery is the retirement of a [[hermit]] who lives in solitude, seeking the Lord with the greatest of zealself-supporting and does not solicit donations for its existence.

Dormition Skete was founded in 1979 by then-Monk Gregory, with the blessing of [[Archbishop]] Seraphim of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Bishop Gregory came from the east coast to Colorado in 1978, with his eyes set upon the mountains to start skete life in America. He had on his person only $20. After one month, 10 acres were donated to him in the mountains of Colorado to start a small monastery, dedicated to prayer and solitude and the painting of Orthodox icons, and incense making as the main occupation for the monks to sustain themselves. The Monastery is self-supporting and does not solicit donations for its existence. In 2003 the fathers constructed a new building which provides much more space for living quarters, offices, a reception room, etc. Most of the monastics now live and work in this building. All of the icon painting continues to be done in the original skete building, as it was designed to be well-suited to the art of iconography. Dormition Skete is the base location for the Genuine Orthodox Church of America (GOCA) , under the leadership of now Archbishop Gregory. GOCA maintains a presence in the US as well as Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil, and has a large and vibrant following in Congo.

*[http://www.dormitionskete.org/]Dormition Skete Official Website]*[http://www.gocamerica.org/]Genuine Orthodox Church of America Official Website]

[[Category:Old Calendarist Monasteries]]