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Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario)
The Holy Transfiguration Monastery () is a Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox monastery. It is located in Campbellville, Ontario, Campbellville, Milton, Ontario, Milton, Ontario and it serves as the headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada, Eparchy of Canada. It is the first and only Serbian Orthodox monastery in Canada. The monastery is located in the Niagara Escarpment area protected by UNESCO. The monastery is located within easy reach of Ontario's largest cities with a significant number of Serbian colonies: a half-hour drive from Toronto to the east, Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton to the south, and Kitchener, Ontario, Kitchener to the west. The monastery church is located on a hill called Uncreated Light, Tabor Hill and is the central part of the Burlington, Ontario, Burlington–Milton Parish. Next to the monastery church, there is also the first Serbian cemetery in Canada, a bishop's palace, a library, a children's play area, as well as a picnic area with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constituencies, Christian churches. The majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro and Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina are Baptism, baptised members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is organized into metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitanates and eparchies, located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. Other congregations are located in the Serb diaspora. The Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church. The current patriarch is Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Porfirije, enthroned on 19 February 2021. The Church achieved Autocephaly, autocephalous status in 1219, under the leadership of Saint Sava, becoming the independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
