Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales)
The Holy Monastery of Pantanassa (Queen of All) is a monastic community for men under the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The Monastery is located in Mangrove, New South Wales (west of Sydney), and was established in 1976 under the omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos of Australia.
The current Abbot is Archimandrite Stefanos. In 2004 a female skete was established, for which the Abbot of Pantanassa Monastery is the chaplain. In 2005, the Monastery (through the Archdiocese made a financial appeal for Pantanassa Monastery to be the first Lavra to be established in Australia, with a design similar to Athonite structures.
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External link
- Holy Monastery of Pantanassa (monastery appeal site)
- Model of Monastery (after construction)
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