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Saint George Monastery, Olofström

Serbian Orthodox monastery in Olofström, Sweden

  • TypeMonasteries
  • WhereKarlshamn, Sweden
  • AddressJärnvägsgatan 34 29339 Olofström
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About Saint George Monastery, Olofström

Saint George Monastery (Serbian: Манастир светог великомученика Георгија у Олофстрему, romanized: Manastir svetog velikomučenika Georgija u Olofströmu), officially the Monastery of Saint George the Great Martyr, is a Serbian Orthodox monastery under the Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia, located in Olofström, Sweden. It is the first male monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Sweden. It was founded on 3 May 2009 with the blessing of Bishop Dositej of Britain and Scandinavia. On 10 September 2011, Protosinghel Nektarije was appointed abbot of the monastery.

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