Surprising: a corner of here where one believes to be in Russia…
The Holy Transfiguration Monastery is a Russian Orthodox complex built over the years by the confessional group called the Russian Orthodox Church in exile or outside of Russia. The ROCOR is the result of a split in the 1920s by Russian communities outside of the then communist Russia who disagreed with the Russian Orthodox Church.
In 1959, Bishop Vitaly Ustinov acquired 169 acres of land in Potton for what would later become Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Monastery. The construction of the monastery, the church and the outbuildings took place from 1974 to 1979. The church itself is built in the style of the wooden churches of northern Russia, with a golden bulbous spire. A cemetery is located next to the church, the resting place of Metropolitan Vitaly and Archpriest Sergei Petrov, who resided at the monastery and was a familiar local figure. « His Beatitude Vitaly Ustinov became the metropolitan of the Russian Church in exile in November 2001. He died in Magog on September 25, 2006 at the age of 96.
« In the Orthodox tradition, the Holy Transfiguration represents the eschatological or end-time celebration. The transfiguration of Christ occurred when His physical appearance metamorphosed into radiance, and Christ revealed His divine nature, showing that the Kingdom of Heaven begins here on earth. Christ spoke with the prophets Moses, who freed the Israelites, and Elijah, who prophesied the Messiah. Three apostles, Peter, James and John, witnessed the transfiguration of Christ – which prepares Christians for their own resurrection. »
Holy Transfiguration Monastery Russian Orthodox Church
83 Chemin du Monastère, Mansonville.
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