The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos Monastery is an institution of the Orthodox Church in America under the direct jurisdiction of the Primate, His Beatitude Metropolitan HERMAN.

          Beginning community life in South Florida on June 7, 1982, the present monastery comprises six monastics following the traditional life of Orthodox monks.

          Since July of 2005, with the blessing of Metropolitan HERMAN, the brotherhood has been located in the mountains of rural western North Carolina, where conditions seem beautifully suited to the monastic way of life.

          Monks of this monastery may be involved in any honorable work which is not inconsistent with monastic values or the horarium of the monastery.

abbot gregory, frank  g wendt, james a gibault, petro terenta, vasyl kopych, yosyp lembak