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type=Stavropegic Double Monastery|
founded=1959|
superior=Elder KyrillosArchimandrite Petros|
size=24 monastics|
hq=Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England|
The community was founded in 1959 by Elder [[Sophrony (Sakharov)]], under the [[jurisdiction]] of His Eminence Metropolitan [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh|Anthony]], Metropolitan of [[Diocese of Sourozh|Sourozh]] and ruling [[Church of Russia|Russian]] [[bishop]] in England, with six monastics from a number of nations; soon after, in 1965, the Monastery moved under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. [[Image:Saints_mosaic.JPG|thumb|Saints Mosaic]]
The community consists of men and women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. Currently, the majority of the community are nuns (~15-20), with a smaller number of monks. Since 2019, the abbot of the Monastery is Archimandrite Petros (Vryzas).
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