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Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Victoria)

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[[Image:Geelong.jpg|thumb|left|Monastery of Panagia Gorgoepikoos - Geelong]]
[[Image:SeraphimGeelong.jpg|thumb|left|St Seraphim's Shrine Chapel (far view)]]
The '''Holy Monastery of [[Panagia Gorgoepikoos]]''' ("She who is Quick to Hear") is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for [[nun|women]] in the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]. The monastery was established in May 1993 by the . The [[abbess]] [[Kallistheni (Zantis)|Kallistheni]] <ref>is Mother Kallistheni is the first abbess of the monastery and was born Kalomira Zantis (nicknamed "Corrine") and raised in Goulburn, NSW, Australia.</ref>, who remains the abbess. The monastery celebrates its main feast day on [[October 1]]. It also celebrates the feast of St. [[Seraphim of Sarov]] ([[January 2]]) and St. [[George (Karslidis) of Drama|George of Drama]] ([[November 4]]).
==History of Panagia Gorgoepikoos Icon==
== Monastery Grounds ==
The monastery is situated approximately one hour, by car, from Melbourne and is in Lovely Banks, which is close to the a seaside suburb of Geelong. To create privacy for the monastery, Cox Road, running outside the monastery, has recently been closed off&mdash;an initiative instigated by Mother Kallistheni. Situated in the Monastery is an outdoor Chapel dedicated to St Seraphim of Sarov, where his Feast day is celebrated by a Divine Liturgy on [[January 2]].
Initially the The Monastery stood is on 17 acres of land but recent land purchases have allowed for growth extending the property size to 20 acres. This growth has allowed the The Sisters to keep beehives, olive trees, fruit trees and , a vegetable garden and tend to a few animals.[[Image:SeraphimSarov5h.JPG|thumb|right|St Seraphim Shrine icon (close up)]]There is also a building that houses a coffee room and the Monastery Bookshop from where Orthodox literature (in Greek and English), handicrafts , bonbonniere and icons made by the Sisters may be purchased. Female pilgrims can stay at the guesthouse of St Anna and are invited to participate in the daily programme of the Monastery.
== See also ==
* Saint [[Seraphim of Sarov]] ([[January 2]])
* Saint [[George (Karslidis) of Drama]] ([[November 4]])
 
==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/general/aboutus/monasteries Holy Monasteries in Victoria]
*[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/documents/Contact/Feb2003.htm February issue of Orthodox Contact]. The last article is of a visit the monasteries of [[Monastery of St Anna (Preston, Australia)|St Anna]] and Gorgoepikoos.
*[http://www.goyouth.org.au/englishlitnfevents.htm php Holy Services in English: Programme for 20082009]
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