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Dormition Skete: A Place of Prayer and Asceticism.
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Running Head: Dormition Skete Colorado Technical University Dormition Skete: A Place of Prayer and Asceticism A Definition Essay Professor Diana L. Mayo Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for English 112 English Composition II By John P Mills; 57065 Colorado Springs, Colorado October 2002 Dormition Skete: A Place of Prayer and Asceticism Dormition Skete is located in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, now on 27 acres of beautiful mountain property, at 9,000 feet, in the St. Elizabeth National Forest. The Skete is heated by solar energy, is designed specifically for icon painting, and can house 6 monks (Dormition Skete, 2002a). Bishop Gregory of Colorado founded Dormition Skete in 1979, who had been donated 10 acres of land from a resident of Colorado. Bishop Gregory, who at the time was Father Gregory, came from the east coast to Colorado in 1978, with his eyes set upon the mountains to start skete life in America. He had on his person only...
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