The Holy Transfiguration Monastery ( sr, / ) is a
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
The majority of the population in ...
monastery. It is located in
Campbellville
Campbellville is a compact rural community in the geographic township of Nassagaweya in the Town of Milton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada. It is on the Niagara Escarpment and is a tourist destination for residents of the ...
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Milton
Milton may refer to:
Names
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* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
,
Ontario
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and it serves as the headquarters of the
Eparchy of Canada.
It is the first and only Serbian Orthodox monastery in Canada.
History
The monastery was built on 43 acres of land purchased in 1984 and blessed four years later in 1988.
Beside the Holy Transfiguration Church, there is a residence, library and museum with over 10,000 books. The frescoes were painted by Mr. Dragan Marunic, the famous painter from Belgrade, Serbia.
Upon completion, the monastery was blessed by the Serbian Patriarch Pavle on June 12, 1994.
The first Serbian cemetery in Canada is located on the grounds of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery. Many relics are kept in the monastery such as holy bones of St. Vasily, St. Irina, St. Ignatius and many others.
Since the land surrounding the monastery is used as a picnic area during summer, there are playgrounds, and many sports fields allowing its visitors to engage in various sports activities such as soccer, basketball or volleyball.
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Serbian Canadians
The community of Serbian Canadians ( sr, Канадски Срби/Kanadski Srbi) includes Canadian citizens of Serb ethnicity, or people born in Serbia who permanently reside in Canada. Serbs (and Serbians) have migrated to Canada in various wa ...
References
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Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada
The Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada ( sr, Српска православна епархија канадска, ) is a diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Its headquarters (the Holy Transfiguration Monastery) and bishop's residence are ...
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Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church (Montreal) The Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church is a Serbian Orthodox Church in Westmount, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. The church is a parish of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada under the omophorion of Bishop Mitrofan.
Background and history
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Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Toronto)
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска православна црква Светог Саве) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
It is dedicated to Saint Sava, ...
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St. Stefan Serbian Orthodox Church (Ottawa)
St. Stefan Serbian Orthodox Church (Ottawa), part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada, is located at 1989 Prince of Wales Drive in Nepean ( Ottawa), the home of the Ottawa Serbian Church School Congregation and Community centre.
Today ther ...
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Serbian Orthodox church buildings in Canada
Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Canada
Serbian Orthodox monasteries
Serbian-Canadian culture
Serbian Orthodox Church in Canada