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Accomodations are limited, please call in advance.--Day visits can be easily arranged; overnight visits require more planning as accommodations in the monastery are quite limited, and often reserved weeks ahead. It is also possible to stay in Safford, which is a 20 minute drive from the monastery. Information about hotels in Safford is available from the monastery.
Directions: Go east from Phoenix 150 miles or so on Route 60, then 70. At Safford go south on SR 191 for 10.5 miles. (If from Tuscon, go east on I-10 and take SR 191 North). Then, go east on Artesia Rd (well maintanied dirt road) about 1.5 miles then turn North on Sky Blue Road about .5 miles (smaller dirt road) straight into the monastery.
St. Paisius Orthodox Monastery is a women’s coenobitic community which follows the traditional rule of monastic life. The monastery was founded in 1993, and is dedicated to St. Paisius Velichkovsky. To support themselves, the sisters publish spiritual texts, make prayer ropes, and offer a fully stocked bookstore. They also keep a vegetable garden and keep a flock of purebred milk goats and other animals in order to be as self-sufficient as possible.
Since 1995, the sisterhood has welcomed teenage girls who wish to live and study at the monastery. The monastery home school is dedicated to the Protection of the Theotokos. The sisters tutor the girls in their studies and offer supplementary classes.
There are 20 monastics in residence.
St Paisius Home Page Sr. Jovana (928)348-4900
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Mother Michaila (928)348-4900