Modern Monasticism

St. Anthony's Egyptian Coptic Monastery at Coma, Egypt.

I'm teaching the history of the Middle Ages this year, and some of our first lessons are about monasteries. I thought it might be interesting to visit a modern monastery, if there were one nearby. You can click this link for a List of American Monasteries. Once you're on the page, the quickest way to locate a monastery in your area is to search for your state on the page (ctrl+F). You can then copy the name of the monastery and paste it into a google search. This will generate links to the monastery's web site. From there you can learn about visitor's hours, dress codes, and behavioral guidelines.

Here are links to a couple of the monasteries I found in North Carolina:

1. Protection of the Theotokos Monastery (Weaverville, North Carolina)
2. Panagia Prousiotissa Greek Orthodox Monastery (Troy, North Carolina)