HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR
St. Tikhon's Monastery, South Canaan
Violette79 from Brooklyn, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
St. Tikhon's Monastery, South Canaan
Violette79 · CC BY 3.0 · source
St. Tikhon's Monastery, South Canaan
Violette79 · CC BY 3.0 · source
1 / 3

St. Tikhon's Monastery, South Canaan

Свято-Тихоновский монастырь в Саут-Кейнане
USAСаут-Кейнан1905–1906Public buildings
The monastery was founded in 1905 on the initiative of Bishop Tikhon (Bellavin); its builder was Hieromonk Arseny (Chagovets). The first church, dedicated to St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, was consecrated in May 1906. It is regarded as the first Orthodox monastery in the United States.
Монастырь основан в 1905 году по инициативе епископа Тихона (Беллавина); строителем обители был иеромонах Арсений (Чаговец). Первый храм во имя святителя Тихона Задонского освящён в мае 1906 года. Обитель считается первым православным монастырём в США.

Property abroad

EraChurch
FunctionMonastery
Present ownerOrthodox Church in America (stavropegial monastery)
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
An active stavropegial monastery of the Orthodox Church in America.

Church: all property abroad →

Map

Sources

Similar objects

Embassy of the USSR complex in Washington, D.C. (Mount Alto)
Embassy of the USSR complex in Washington, D.C. (Mount Alto)
Вашингтон, 1969
Soviet embassy retreat at Pioneer Point
Soviet embassy retreat at Pioneer Point
Сентрвилл, 1972
Soviet UN mission estate in Upper Brookville (Elmcroft / Norwich House)
Soviet UN mission estate in Upper Brookville (Elmcroft / Norwich House)
Аппер-Бруквилл, 1952
Killenworth — country retreat of the Soviet Mission to the UN
Killenworth — country retreat of the Soviet Mission to the UN
Глен-Коув, 1946
Residential complex of the Soviet Mission to the UN in Riverdale
Residential complex of the Soviet Mission to the UN in Riverdale
Нью-Йорк (Бронкс), 1972
Consulate General of the USSR in San Francisco
Consulate General of the USSR in San Francisco
Сан-Франциско, 1973

See also

Public buildings
Open on the map →