Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)

Coordinates: 42°55′39″N 74°56′02″W / 42.92750°N 74.93389°W / 42.92750; -74.93389
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Holy Trinity Monastery
Holy Trinity Cathedral, main church of the Monastery
Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York) is located in New York
Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)
Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York) is located in the United States
Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)
Nearest city1407 Robinson Road, Jordanville, New York
Coordinates42°55′39″N 74°56′02″W / 42.92750°N 74.93389°W / 42.92750; -74.93389
Area750 acres (300 ha)
ArchitectR.N. Verkovsky (Main Church), Dimitri Blachev (Chapel by the Lake)
NRHP reference No.09000286[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 2011
Map

Holy Trinity Monastery (

feast day is Pentecost.[4] The campus includes a museum that is open to the public.[5]

History

South Canaan, Pennsylvania, wanted to live a more rigorous monastic life. Moreover, after a 1926 split between ROCOR and the group which would later become the Orthodox Church in America, he wanted to stay with the Church Abroad.[6] He shared this desire with Ivan Kolos, a local choir director living at the monastery. Together they decided to find a place to live a “genuine monk’s life.”[7] They traveled to Herkimer County in Upstate New York, where they bought the Starkweather farm near Jordanville for a $25 down payment.[8] In order to pay off the mortgage, Panteleimon worked at the Sikorsky Airplane Factory in Stratford, Connecticut as a wing mechanic,[9] while Kolos remained at his parish.[7]

In the spring after

daily services, the brotherhood worked the land and began dairy production. With the help of a new member of the brotherhood, Hieromonk Ilya (Gavriliuk), who was a carpenter, the monks began building a large house with a chapel and room for sixteen cells, and completed it in 1935.[7]

The new monastic building was consecrated by Bishop

Baptist church visited the monastery for a service.[13]

In 1946, fourteen new monks arrived at Jordanville, headed by Bishop

typeset in Church Slavonic
.

In 1944 construction began on a new monastery cathedral, with many of the bricks salvaged from a demolished factory. The cathedral was designed by Roman Verhovskoy, and the head of the building committee was Nicholas Alexander (Aleksandrov), a professor at Rhode Island State College and the future dean of the seminary.[15] The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1947,[16] and the church was completed in 1951; the Governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, attended the dedication. The construction of the church was greatly aided by the nearly 50 monks and lay-workers who had joined the monastery after leaving post-war Europe. Among them was Archimandrite Cyprian (Pyzhov), who had with his assistant monk Alypy (Gamanovich) (future Archbishop of Chicago) frescoed the interior of the church, covering the 700 square feet of walls with over 400 icons.[17] New monastic quarters were built from 1954 to 1957.[6] In addition to building up the monastery, Jordanville monks also helped set up parishes in Albany[18] and Utica.[19]

On December 3, 2011, on the feast day of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple, government officials came to the monastery, enjoyed food, and listened to talks held in the seminary hall, where the official ceremony making the monastery a national

historic district took place.[1] The district includes 41 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects.[20]

Abbots

  • Archimandrite Panteleimon (Nizhnik) (1930-1946)
  • Archbishop
    Luke (Murianka)
    (2008-Present)

Holy Trinity Monastery Cemetery

Cemetery with Chapel

The monastery maintains several cemeteries on its property, which collectively make up one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cemeteries in the United States. The monastery regularly prays for everyone buried in the cemetery at the divine liturgy and

Philaret (Voznesensky), Archbishop Averky (Taushev), and Archimandrite Cyprian (Pyzhov), the renowned icon
painter.

Holy Trinity Monastery Icon and Mounting Studio

"Holy Trinity Icon Mounting Studio has been producing high quality print icons painted by the Fathers of Holy Trinity Monastery as well as other iconographers for many years."[22]

Publishing

The roots of the monastery's strong publishing division can be traced to the

rubrics for all the Sundays and major feasts of the church calendar. All three of these publications are still being published by Holy Trinity Monastery. By 1934, the brotherhood was publishing three-quarters of all ROCOR publications, which were being read in 45 countries. However, with the advance of the Soviet Army in 1944, the brotherhood fled Czechoslovakia. Half the brotherhood, under the leadership of Archimandrite Seraphim (Ivanov), emigrated to the United States, where they joined the Jordanville brotherhood, which had already been printing books on a small scale.[23]

At Jordanville, the Brotherhood of St. Job of Pochaev began publishing on the same level as they had in Czechoslovakia. In addition to Orthodox periodicals, they published service books, multi-volume editions of the lives of the saints, and many other religious works. Publishing became one of the major sources of income for the monastery. During the Cold War, the monastery was the largest publisher of Russian religious literature outside of the Soviet Union, and according to the monastery's publication website many behind the Iron Curtain remembered Jordanville as being practically their only source of Orthodox books.[24] To supplement in-house printing, the monastery also outsourced some titles to be published in New York and Japan.[25]

The monastery has now stopped all in-house printing due to costs and is outsourcing all publishing to outside printers. However, it is still continuing to translate, edit, and publish new works in both print and digital formats. According to the publications website, the monastery hopes to publish four to eight new titles a year. Recent titles include the Psalter for Prayer, a new translation of the Psalter from Church Slavonic, stylistically based on Myles Coverdale's translation of the psalms in the Book of Common Prayer.[26]

In addition to publishing work, the monastery also operates a bookstore which began operation in 1990 with the expansion of the monastery building. It sells (both in-store and online) both monastery publications and books and other media from Orthodox suppliers from around the world.[27]

Buildings

Image Name Built Note
Holy Trinity Cathedral with lower church of Saint Job of Pochaev 1945—1950 The project of the Cathedral in the style of tented-roof churches of
Northern Russia
made by architect Roman Verkhovsky. In 1946 the construction of the cathedral began. By 1947, the lower Church was done; it was consecrated on November 14, 1948. The final construction and interior decoration of the Trinity Cathedral was completed by the autumn of 1950. 26 November 1950 the great consecration was performed.
Monastic Dormitory 1952–1958,
1987—1988 		The brotherly building of the monastery was founded on September 28, 1952, and built by 1958. Bakery, book warehouses and storerooms placed in the basement; printing house, refectory, bookstore placed on the first floor; office, a folding and bookbinding workshops, Abbot's chambers placed on the second floor; cells are on the third and fourth floors. In 1987-1988 the building was significantly expanded, with two new wings attached to the West and East sides. November 17, 1991 consecrated The chapel to the Optina Elders.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary building 1971 On the 1st floor there is a library, on the 2nd — an Assembly hall and a Museum, on the 3rd — administrative premises, classrooms and an archive.
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos at Monastery Cemetery 1968—1977 The memorial church dedicated to
Nicholas II of Russia, his family, and «all who put their lives in the fight against godless communism for Russia, tortured and killed in turmoil». Consecrated on September 26, 1977.[28]
Faithful in the local community gather for akathist services as well. Vigil and Liturgy are served on the Feast of the Dormition in the English language.
Two-tiered tented roof Belltower with Holy Gates 1987—1988 It has 2 extensions topped with gold-plated domes. In the South Annex located a baptistery. The Western pediment in 2006 is decorated with mosaic "Descent of the Holy spirit on Apostles".
Saint John of Kronstadt and Saint John of Rila Chapel in the Woods[29] 1979—1998 It is situated in a remote wooded area of the monastery next to a lake.[30] It is built of weighty rough-hewn cobblestones in the traditional Byzantine style. The roof was made similar to the samples of the North Russian architecture and crowned with a scaly wooden crown with an eight-pointed cross. Consecrated on November 16, 1998.[31] Chapel is not heated and without electricity.[32] Chapel is used for occasional English-language services, mostly in the warmer months.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 7/05/11 THROUGH 7/08/11. National Park Service. July 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Holy Trinity Stavropegial Monastery". ROCOR Parish and Clergy Directory. St. Innocent Press. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. ^ See for example the article "What if there were no Jordanville?". on the ROCOR Fund for Assistance website.
  4. ^ "Jordanville: On the feast of the Holy Spirit, the First Hierarch of ROCOR celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Monastery". ROCOR Eastern American Diocese Website. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Foundation of Russian History".
  6. ^
    ISBN 3-926165-13-8
    .
  7. ^ a b c "Interview with Archimandrite Panteleimon". ROCOR Official Website. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Monks' flight is described in Rotary talk". The Otsego Farmer (Cooperstown, NY). January 24, 1947. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Life of Monks Described". Daily Press (Utica, NY). February 3, 1949. p. 7.
  10. ^ a b A Short History of Holy Trinity Monastery. Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Monastery. 1972. pp. 26–51.
  11. ^ "Monastery lost by fire on day of dedication". Otsego Farmer (Cooperstown, NY). June 21, 1935.
  12. ^ Otsego Farmer (Cooperstown, NY). February 7, 1936. p. 7. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Young People to Meet at Monastary Sunday". Richfield Springs Mercury. January 12, 1939. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Memoirs of Archimandrite Nektary (Chernobyl)". Orthodox America. September–December 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  15. ^ "Russian Church to be Erected at Jordanville". Otsego Farmer (Cooperstown, NY). July 28, 1944. p. 1.
  16. ^ "Russian Orthodox Temple Dedicated at Monastery". Utica Daily Press. July 28, 1947. p. 12.
  17. ^ "Domed Byzantine Church, Scene from Old Russia, Standing at Jordanville". The Leader Herald (Gloversville, NY). March 8, 1961. p. 2.
  18. ^ "Albany Church Is Organized by Monastery". Utica Daily Press. February 16, 1951. p. 16.
  19. ^ "St. Nicholas Church Work Starts Sunday". Utica Daily Press. May 14, 1953. p. 16.
  20. ^ Rachel Bliven and Travis Bowman (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Holy Trinity Monastery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 29, 2012. See also: "Accompanying 33 photos".
  21. ^ "Holy Trinity Monastery – Cemetery". Holy Trinity Monastery Website.
  22. ^ Holy Trinity Icon Mounting Studio website
  23. ISBN 3-926165-13-8
    .
  24. ^ "Holy Trinity Publications – About Us". Holy Trinity Publications Website. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  25. ^ A Short History, p. 52
  26. ^ Whiteford, Fr. John. "New Psalter from Jordanville". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  27. ^ "About the Bookstore". Holy Trinity Monastery Website. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  28. ^ Искусство и архитектура русского зарубежья - ЦЕРКОВЬ УСПЕНИЯ ПРЕСВЯТОЙ БОГОРОДИЦЫ. Свято-Троицкий монастырь, Джорданвилл, шт. Нью-Йорк, США
  29. ^ "Chapel of Saint John of Kronstadt".
  30. ^ "Feast of Saint John of Kronstadt 2012".
  31. ^ Искусство и архитектура русского зарубежья - ХРАМ-ЧАСОВНЯ ВО ИМЯ ПРЕПОДОБНОГО ИОАННА РИЛЬСКОГО И СВЯТОГО ПРАВЕДНОГО ИОАННА КРОНШТАДТСКОГО. Свято-Троицкий монастырь, Джорданвил...
  32. ^ "Feast Day of St. John of Kronsdat".

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