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A Spiritual Oasis in the Desert

Geronda Ephraim, a disciple of the renowned Saint Joseph the Hesychast (+1959), restored and repopulated four Mt. Athos monasteries and established over a dozen monastic communities in Greece and North America. Then in 1995 he transferred several monks from the Philotheou Monastery on Mt. Athos to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona to start a new monastery. Upon their arrival, the fathers began the necessary construction, building the main church, living quarters for monks, a dining hall, and guest quarters.
As the monastery expanded, more chapels were built; a vegetable garden, a small vineyard, citrus orchards, and an olive grove were soon planted. An elaborate system of gardens, pathways, gazebos, and Spanish fountains make the monastery and its extensive grounds a true oasis in the desert.

