Chapel, St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, near Florence, Arizona

4/19/14  Six monks established St. Anthony's Monastery in 1995, a direct link with the Holy Mountain in Athos, Greece.  The monastery now consists of a Gatehouse and store, the main church and courtyard, four separate chapels (named after St. Nicholas, Byzantine architecture; St. George, Romanian architecture; St. Demetrios, rural Russian-style; and St.Seraphim and Spanish fountain, Russian style outdoor chapel), and a Fountain of the Cross (with a traditional Orthodox three-bar cross.  The grounds have beautiful gardens, a small vineyard, citrus orchards, and an olive grove. 

The resident monks (about 50 now) follow the cenobitic rule of monastic life, with a daily schedule of prayer and work.  Nuns also live and work at the monastery.