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The '''Holy Monastery of St Anna''' is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for women under the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand]]. The monastery is located in Preston, Melbourne, Victoria, and was established around 2002 under the [[omophorion]] of His Eminence Metropolitan [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand|Paul of Australia and New Zealand]]. The current [[abbess]] is Riasaphor [[Virginia (Hutchinson)|Virginia]]; there is currently 1 one [[nun ]] in residence.
==Timeline==
*2002 Feb - At this time, the Abbess abbess is already editing ''Orthodox Contact'', a publication of the Antiochian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas.*2002 May 16 - first [[Liturgy]], celebrated by [[Archimandrite]] [[Nabil (Kachab)]].
*2003 [[Melbourne Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies|MIOCS]] idea begins. Rassophor Virginia is the registrar.
*2004 MIOCS has first lectures; Rassophor Virginia lectures along with some Melbourne [[clergy]].*2005 Rassophor Virginia is assisted in her editing of ''Orthodox Contact '' by [[Shamassy]] Clare.
==Current Structures==
==Links==
*The Word, [http://www.antiochian.org/assets/asset_manager/13557fd7fc9ac8db9a86fc3f4e9a006f.pdf p12]
*[http://www.australianorthodox.org.au/news_item.php?newsItem=19 MIOCS]. Articles about MIOCS in the University of Melbourne's United Faculty of Theology News:
**[http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au/docs/2004/newsmarch04.html UFT News, March 2004]
**[http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au/docs/2004/newsapril04.html UFT News, April 2004]
**[http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au/docs/2005/newsmarch.html UFT News, March 2005], including photo's photographs of some lecturers.
**[http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au/docs/2005/news-june.html UFT News, June 2005]
*[http://stnicholas.org.au/Contact.htm ''Orthodox Contact'']. News about the Monasterymonastery:**[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/Contact/June2002.htm June 2002] - News about the First first Liturgy**[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/Contact/Aug2002.htm August 2002] - Brief note about first [[feastday ]] of the Monasterymonastery.**[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/Contact/Summer%202005.pdf Summer 2005] - Shamassy Clare begins co-editing ''Orthodox Contact''. page 3.**[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/Contact/Aug2003.htm August 2003] - Brief note about cleaning up in preparation for the second feastday of the Monasterymonastery.**[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/Contact/Feb2003.htm February 2003] - A pilgrim goes to the monasteries of St Anna and [[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos(Geelong, Australia)|Gorgoepikoos]].
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