The monastery of St. Olav ( Norwegian Hellige Olav Skita ) is a Norwegian Orthodox male monastic community, which existed from 2003 to 2013 in the community of Foldal , the main temple of which was consecrated in honor of the holy martyr King Olav of Norway .
| Monastery | |
| Sket of St. Olav | |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Hellige olav skita | |
 Chapel in honor of St. Olaf in Foldal's Skete | |
| A country |  Norway |
| Commune | Foldal |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Date of Abolition | year 2013 |
| Abbot | Jonah (Johannessen), monk |
History
The founder of the monastery in 2003 was the Orthodox Norwegian monk Jonah (in the world Jon Foyn Johannessen - Jon Føyen) [1] [2] , who established a male monastery at his Steinhaugen farm in the mountains of Central Norway. [3] [4]
During his visit to Norway on June 27-28, 2003, the bishop of Vienna and Austria, Hilarion (Alfeyev) , consecrated by Hieromonk Clement (Khukhtamyaki) consecrated a wooden chapel built in the Norwegian style and dedicated to the martyr king Olaf of Norway . [5] The icons of the Savior and Mother of God for the iconostasis of the chapel were painted by icon painters from St. Petersburg.
The monastery was located along the route of the traditional pilgrimage route from Oslo to Trondheim, [6] where the tomb of the Martyr King is located in the Nidaros Cathedral and annually hosts the international festival “Days of St. Olaf of Norway” .
On May 22, 2013, on the day of the celebration of St. Nicholas, Priest Alexander Volokhan, rector of the parish of St. Anna of Novgorod in Trondheim, performed the last liturgy at the monastery, after which the monastery was officially abolished, and the chapel was demolished and moved to Styklestad - the site of the martyrdom of King Olaf of Norway. [7]
See also
- Orthodoxy in Norway
Notes
- ↑ Bonden Jon ble Fader Jonas (Norwegian) . Østlendingen (July 26, 2003). Date of treatment July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Chapel of St. Olawa: Foldal Liturgy
- ↑ Orthodox chapel consecrated in Norway
- ↑ To the consecration of the chapel in the name of St. Olava in Norway
- ↑ Consecration of the chapel of St. Olava at Foldal, Norway (Russian) (English)
- ↑ Orthodox chapel consecrated in Norway
- ↑ Velsignet russisk-ortodoks kapellplan (nor.)