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| + | '''Dormition of Our Loady of Mount Royal''' (Holyrood) is a [[Western Rite]] [[stavropegial]] [[monastery]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR). It is currently located in Jacksonville, Florida. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Founded in 1910 as an Old Catholic monastery, Mount Royal's mission and work continued under [[Old Catholic]] auspices until 1962. In that year the community was received into the patriarchal Russian Orthodox Church by its American [[exarch]], Bishop [[Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York|Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York]]. For several years, the [[monk]]s of Mount Royal staffed a Western Rite chapel in the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Manhattan, later moving to Woodstock, New York. Bishop Dositheus' successor, Archbishop [[John (Wendland) of New York and the Aleutians|John (Wendland)]], blessed and confirmed the Western Rite observance and mission of Mount Royal and the leadership of its [[abbot]], Dom [[Augustine Whitfield]]. | Founded in 1910 as an Old Catholic monastery, Mount Royal's mission and work continued under [[Old Catholic]] auspices until 1962. In that year the community was received into the patriarchal Russian Orthodox Church by its American [[exarch]], Bishop [[Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York|Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York]]. For several years, the [[monk]]s of Mount Royal staffed a Western Rite chapel in the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Manhattan, later moving to Woodstock, New York. Bishop Dositheus' successor, Archbishop [[John (Wendland) of New York and the Aleutians|John (Wendland)]], blessed and confirmed the Western Rite observance and mission of Mount Royal and the leadership of its [[abbot]], Dom [[Augustine Whitfield]]. | ||
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In 1975, under Abbot Augustine, the monastery was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia by Archbishop [[Nikon (Rklitski) of Florida|Nikon (Rklitzsky)]], who again authorized and blessed its mission and observances. | In 1975, under Abbot Augustine, the monastery was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia by Archbishop [[Nikon (Rklitski) of Florida|Nikon (Rklitzsky)]], who again authorized and blessed its mission and observances. | ||
| − | In 1993, the former Prior of Mount Royal, Dom James (Deschene) founded [[Christminster]] in Rhode Island, which subsequently relocated to Hamilton, Ontario. | + | In 1993, the former Prior of Mount Royal, Dom [[James (Deschene)]] founded [[Christminster]] in Rhode Island, which subsequently relocated to Hamilton, Ontario. |
On Sunday, July 4, 2010, Abbot Augustine reposed<ref>[http://www.eadiocese.org/News/2010/06/aug.en.htm Jacksonville, FL: Abbot Augustine (Whitfield) has reposed in the Lord]</ref> and was succeeded as abbot by Dom David (Pierce). | On Sunday, July 4, 2010, Abbot Augustine reposed<ref>[http://www.eadiocese.org/News/2010/06/aug.en.htm Jacksonville, FL: Abbot Augustine (Whitfield) has reposed in the Lord]</ref> and was succeeded as abbot by Dom David (Pierce). | ||
| − | On Sunday, March 23, 2014 Dom David (Pierce) reposed in the Lord<ref>[http://eadiocese.org/News/2014/march/pierce.en.htm Abbot David (Pierce) and Archpriest Alexander Atty reposed in the Lord]</ref>. | + | On Sunday, March 23, 2014 Dom [[David (Pierce)]] reposed in the Lord<ref>[http://eadiocese.org/News/2014/march/pierce.en.htm Abbot David (Pierce) and Archpriest Alexander Atty reposed in the Lord]</ref>. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Dormition of Our Loady of Mount Royal (Holyrood) is a Western Rite stavropegial monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR). It is currently located in Jacksonville, Florida.
History
Founded in 1910 as an Old Catholic monastery, Mount Royal's mission and work continued under Old Catholic auspices until 1962. In that year the community was received into the patriarchal Russian Orthodox Church by its American exarch, Bishop Dositheus (Ivanchenko) of New York. For several years, the monks of Mount Royal staffed a Western Rite chapel in the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Manhattan, later moving to Woodstock, New York. Bishop Dositheus' successor, Archbishop John (Wendland), blessed and confirmed the Western Rite observance and mission of Mount Royal and the leadership of its abbot, Dom Augustine Whitfield.
In 1975, under Abbot Augustine, the monastery was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia by Archbishop Nikon (Rklitzsky), who again authorized and blessed its mission and observances.
In 1993, the former Prior of Mount Royal, Dom James (Deschene) founded Christminster in Rhode Island, which subsequently relocated to Hamilton, Ontario.
On Sunday, July 4, 2010, Abbot Augustine reposed[1] and was succeeded as abbot by Dom David (Pierce).
On Sunday, March 23, 2014 Dom David (Pierce) reposed in the Lord[2].
References
External links
- [1] Unofficial site
- Dom Augustine Whitfield (Abbot of Mount Royal). Directions for the Celebration of The Western Orthodox Liturgy Commonly Called the Mass. Revised Edition. Privately Printed, 1975. (Usage of Mt Royal - Part 1)
- Dom Augustine Whitfield (Abbot of Mount Royal). The Order for the Celebration of The Western Orthodox Liturgy. (Usage of Mt Royal - Part 2)
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