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Orthodox Monasticism [Add to My Praize]
http://www.decani.yunet.com/monasticism.html
Terrific description of Orthodox Monasticism, how it relates to the laity, history, and more. By the Orthodox Church of Serbia, Raska and Prizren Diocese.
Rila Monastery in Bulgaria [Add to My Praize]
http://rila.mybulgariacenter.com
Photo essay for the Rila Monastery, a beautiful orthodox monastery in southern Bulgaria. A key cultural center for many centuries.
St. Catherine's Monastery, Mt. Sinai [Add to My Praize]
http://touregypt.net/catherines.htm
Constructed by order of the Emperor Justinian between 527 and 565. The Abbot is an Archbishop and the monastery is the seat of the autonomous Church of Sinai.
The Monastery of Sts. Justina and Cyprian, Fili, Greece [Add to My Praize]
http://orthodoxinfo.com/resistance/monastery_fili.htm
A Letter to the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood from the Abbot of the Monastery (Archimandrite, now Metropolitan, Cyprian). This article originally appeared in The Orthodox Word, Sept-Oct, 1976.
The Monastic Life [Add to My Praize]
http://orthodoxinfo.com/phronema/monastic.htm
In Response to a Modernist Abbot's Observations, by His Eminence, Archbishop Chrysostomos
The Monasticism of Mount Athos [Add to My Praize]
http://www.monachos.net/monasticism/athos
History, spirituality, and theology of Mount Athos, with images, discussion, and travel instructions.
Valamo Monastery [Add to My Praize]
http://www.valamo.fi/eng/eng1.html
The Finnish Orthodox Church's only monastery. Located in the district of Heinävesi. Photographs, daily life, visitor information.
