Thank you for this interview with Mother Christophora. I am so grateful for their live streaming services!! Have you visited Elder Ephraim's monasteries and would you consider doing an interview with them?
I just subbed. Your interviews are invaluable. It is a really good look at what our brothers and sisters are doing. I would have never know of this beautiful Monastery without this introduction. God bless Mother Christophora and her sisters. Thank you.
Our monasteries are so precious, and those like this one which pioneered services in English are especially so! Another one which was started at about the same time as this one is the Brotherhood of St. Herman of Alaska in Platina, CA, founded by Father Seraphim Rose. They too emphasized American Orthodoxy and services in English. It would be great if you could interview the Abbot!
It is so amazing that I came across this series of interviews; as the pandemic rages in the world, my family and I found comfort in completing the course of the fast with Mother Christophora and the Sisters in Ellwood City via their youtube channel. It is a blessing to learn more about those who helped my family and myself in our Lenten journey. Thank you and God bless this ministry.
This truly was so interesting and such a blessing to be living in a monastery founded by a person with the background of Mother Alexander. Would mean so much to be part of a monastery with such a history. She had the great and maybe bad too, of both worlds. She was able to do so much of God's work and spread His love on earth! To think how her heritage lives on for what she did, but better yet it was all done for and by God!
0:01 The Abbess of Holy Transfiguation Monastery in Elwood City Pennsylvania 0:45 Elwood City Pennsylvania, about 1 hour north of Pittsburgh. *Princess Ileana of Romania* princess👸🏻 🇷🇴 0:53 A Unique History of The Monastery + Mother Alexandra/Princess Ileana of Romania. + Daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Maria of Romania. 1:17 + Child of The King and Queen of Romania 1:26 + Inclined toward helping people all of her life. She was a very sensitive person to the needs of those around her. 1:33 + Going with her mother to visit wounded war soldiers as a little girl. 1:40 Eventually she was married and had 6 children. 1:48 She started a hospital 🏥 for wounded soldiers in Austria 🇦🇹 The Communists 1:55 Princess Ileana of Romania was forced out of her country, Romania, that she loved very much. 2:05 She had to live in Exile • 1st in Switzerland 🇨🇭 • Then Argentina 🇦🇷 • Finally the United States 🇺🇸 2:13 By the intervention of Senator John F. Kennedy 2:29 She raised children, put them through school 🏫 *Bucee France Monastery for 7 Years* 🇫🇷 2:33 Fulfilling a dream to become a Monastic. 2:47 The Communists 2:58 As rich as America is, it needed Spiritual Depth. 3:17 Princess Ileana of Romania started the American Monastery in Elwood City Pennsylvania. 3:36 Pan-Orthodox Monastery. + Open to women of all ethnic backgrounds 1960s most parishes were using their native languages, not American English. 4:41 She had a slow beginning starting The Monastery in the 1st ten years. 4:47 Difficult to teach something women had never seen. 5:05 She invited a few experienced nuns from Romania + Mother Benedicta (many years of Monastic experience before arriving here) + Mother Gabriella and the 3rd one came later + Mother Apollinaria 6:00 The Mothers felt called to go elsewhere, to Rives Junction Michigian, establishing The Holy Dormition Monastery. 6:18 The 3rd Phase of The American Sisters of Transfiguration Monastery of Elwood City, Pennsylvania. 7:32 Thank you.
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God Bless you Mother Christophora!
Thank you for this interview with Mother Christophora. I am so grateful for their live streaming services!! Have you visited Elder Ephraim's monasteries and would you consider doing an interview with them?
I appreciate this interview! Very interesting! Thank you!
I just subbed. Your interviews are invaluable. It is a really good look at what our brothers and sisters are doing. I would have never know of this beautiful Monastery without this introduction. God bless Mother Christophora and her sisters. Thank you.
Our monasteries are so precious, and those like this one which pioneered services in English are especially so! Another one which was started at about the same time as this one is the Brotherhood of St. Herman of Alaska in Platina, CA, founded by Father Seraphim Rose. They too emphasized American Orthodoxy and services in English. It would be great if you could interview the Abbot!
Thanks to God for them, truly...and yes, it would be great to interview Abbot Damascene, indeed!
Thank you for your beautiful video. Such wonderful lives!
Christ is Risen! Thanks to God...glad you found it edifying!
It is so amazing that I came across this series of interviews; as the pandemic rages in the world, my family and I found comfort in completing the course of the fast with Mother Christophora and the Sisters in Ellwood City via their youtube channel. It is a blessing to learn more about those who helped my family and myself in our Lenten journey. Thank you and God bless this ministry.
Very nice story . I hope one day I’ll be able to visit you Christ is Risen ! Thanks 💕💕💕🙏
This truly was so interesting and such a blessing to be living in a monastery founded by a person with the background of Mother Alexander. Would mean so much to be part of a monastery with such a history.
She had the great and maybe bad too, of both worlds. She was able to do so much of God's work and spread His love on earth! To think how her heritage lives on for what she did, but better yet it was all done for and by God!
I really enjoy the videos on the channel, and I appreciate Mother Christophora's unique experiences being shared with us!
0:01 The Abbess of Holy Transfiguation Monastery in Elwood City Pennsylvania
0:45 Elwood City Pennsylvania, about 1 hour north of Pittsburgh.
*Princess Ileana of Romania* princess👸🏻 🇷🇴
0:53 A Unique History of The Monastery
+ Mother Alexandra/Princess Ileana of Romania.
+ Daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Maria of Romania.
1:17 + Child of The King and Queen of Romania
1:26 + Inclined toward helping people all of her life. She was a very sensitive person to the needs of those around her.
1:33 + Going with her mother to visit wounded war soldiers as a little girl.
1:40 Eventually she was married and had 6 children.
1:48 She started a hospital 🏥 for wounded soldiers in Austria 🇦🇹
The Communists
1:55 Princess Ileana of Romania was forced out of her country, Romania, that she loved very much.
2:05 She had to live in Exile
• 1st in Switzerland 🇨🇭
• Then Argentina 🇦🇷
• Finally the United States 🇺🇸 2:13 By the intervention of Senator John F. Kennedy
2:29 She raised children, put them through school 🏫
*Bucee France Monastery for 7 Years* 🇫🇷
2:33 Fulfilling a dream to become a Monastic.
2:47 The Communists
2:58 As rich as America is, it needed Spiritual Depth.
3:17 Princess Ileana of Romania started the American Monastery in Elwood City Pennsylvania.
3:36 Pan-Orthodox Monastery.
+ Open to women of all ethnic backgrounds
1960s most parishes were using their native languages, not American English.
4:41 She had a slow beginning starting The Monastery in the 1st ten years.
4:47 Difficult to teach something women had never seen.
5:05 She invited a few experienced nuns from Romania
+ Mother Benedicta (many years of Monastic experience before arriving here)
+ Mother Gabriella
and the 3rd one came later
+ Mother Apollinaria
6:00 The Mothers felt called to go elsewhere, to Rives Junction Michigian, establishing The Holy Dormition Monastery.
6:18 The 3rd Phase of The American Sisters of Transfiguration Monastery of Elwood City, Pennsylvania.
7:32 Thank you.
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Matthew 13:41-42.