The Virtual Town Square

The monastery on the Virtual Town Square is actually a Metochion (Greek) or Podvoria (Russian) - a small urban monastic dependency. It is called the

St. Theophan the Recluse Skete

The monastery is also a microcosm of the Virtual Town Square as described below (click on the link to see other nesting microcosms):

A hermitage of the St. Theophan Skete can be found on Second Life at Kiriyevsky Island.

Some other Virtual Monasteries:

• St. Catherine of Sinai in Second Life
• Other Virtual Monasteries and Churches

Some real world Monasteries in North America:

• St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, CA (M)
• OCA Diocese of the West Monasteries:
• St. John of San Francisco Monastery, CA (M)
• St. Barbara Monastery, CA (W)
• Our Lady of Kazan Skete, CA (W)
• Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, CO (W)
• St. Paisus Orthodox Monastery, AZ (W)A
• St. Anthony's Monastery, AZ (M)
• All-Merciful Savior Russian Orthodox Monastery (M)
• A list of Orthodox Monasteries in North America

Other Monasteries in the world:

• The Holy Mountain of Athos
• Valaam Monastery in Russia
• St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt
• Monasteries in Kosovo (which are systematically attacked right under the nose of UN "protectors").
• A directory of Orthodox Monasteries Worldwide