St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery visit



DeLoris & Verne Fischer



Last October we took a couple of days and went to spend time with some friends. We met Verne and DeLoris Fischer (of San Manuel, AZ) at St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery in Florence, AZ. This place was very interesting. There are no real guided tours unless you have 10 or more people. Females have to wear long skirts, long sleeves, scarves on their heads, and socks. No bare anything showing. There were no rules for men. They actually had skirts there with elastic waistebands to put on over your pants. Because if you wore a dress, it had to come to your ankles and regular nylons they could see through! So the pictures are of us ready for the sightseeing.



This is an entrance to the monastery. They also have a little gift shop where you can try their baked goods, buy books, religious items, etc.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

These two emblems are the Star of Melchezidek. We were surprised to see them in the flooring and decor.



This a sample of the grounds. They were absolutely beautiful, quiet, serene, reverent. We enjoyed this very much. They had several gardens for meditating. Very well done.

Curtis and Sandi



Here is one of the many buildings we saw at the monastery. You could go inside the all the buildings that were not dormitories or private living areas for the monks.  It was fun to go and see this place. Everything was purchased in Greece and then brought to the desert of Arizona and installed or built.