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Haven for Refugee Monks Near Jordanville
Nine crosses rise from towers of a Russian Orthodox monastery near Jordanville New York symbolizing religious freedom for monks and priests who joined founders of the order of St Job after fleeing persecution in Czechoslovakia. The community completed the edifice to celebrate Christmas on January 7 per the Julian calendar. Some refugees request anonymity to protect relatives in Communist Russia, yet remain devoted to their new sanctuary of freedom.
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Jordanville
N. Y
Order of St. Job
Czechoslovakia
Communist
Russia