Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery

Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery was established with the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Tikhon in October of 1993.  The changing demographics of the US led the sisters to feel that the Rocky Mountain region would not only be an area conducive to the life of prayer, but would also be fertile ground in which to plant a monastic community.  The sisterhood, having no funds of their own, first rented a small house in the prairie town of Calhan, located east of Colorado Springs, until they coul...