Novo-Diveevo Convent (it is often spelled as Novo-Diveyevo, Novo-Diveievo or Novodiveevo,
Russian: Ново-Дивеево - "New
Diveyevo") is a female
monastic community in
Nanuet,
Rockland County,
New York in the United States, that was founded in 1949. It is under the auspices of the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It is also called the Stavropighial Convent of the Holy Dormition. Locally and officially it is simply called The Russian Orthodox Convent.
Cemetery
The Convent is home to one of the largest
Russian Orthodox Christian Cemeteries in the United States.
There are over 8,000 graves divided into 5 areas.
Alexander Rodzyanko was one of leaders of the
White movement in Russia. Member of the elite
Chevalier Guard regiment. He was a great promoter of equestrian sport in the United States, participated at the Olympic games in Stockholm in 1912 with the Russian jumping team.
Vladimir Yourkevitch, was a Russian naval engineer, developer of the modern design of ship
hulls, and designer of the famous ocean liner
SS Normandie.
Irina Lomasney, born Chavchavadze, served in the
Canadian Navy in WWII, worked for the Tolstoy Foundation in 1970s. She was born in Yalta in 1920, died in Montreal on February 10, 2015. Buried on February 16, 2015.
Adult Home
An Adult Home, which is called the Old Peoples Home (OPH), is also operated by the convent. It houses a 76-bed facility.
Abbots
The head of the Convent is Abbess Makaria.
Gallery
Students of the New York universities at the Novo-Diveevo Monastery
Novo-Diveevo Convent (it is often spelled as Novo-Diveyevo, Novo-Diveievo or Novodiveevo,
Russian: Ново-Дивеево - "New
Diveyevo") is a female
monastic community in
Nanuet,
Rockland County,
New York in the United States, that was founded in 1949. It is under the auspices of the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It is also called the Stavropighial Convent of the Holy Dormition. Locally and officially it is simply called The Russian Orthodox Convent.
Cemetery
The Convent is home to one of the largest
Russian Orthodox Christian Cemeteries in the United States.
There are over 8,000 graves divided into 5 areas.
Alexander Rodzyanko was one of leaders of the
White movement in Russia. Member of the elite
Chevalier Guard regiment. He was a great promoter of equestrian sport in the United States, participated at the Olympic games in Stockholm in 1912 with the Russian jumping team.
Vladimir Yourkevitch, was a Russian naval engineer, developer of the modern design of ship
hulls, and designer of the famous ocean liner
SS Normandie.
Irina Lomasney, born Chavchavadze, served in the
Canadian Navy in WWII, worked for the Tolstoy Foundation in 1970s. She was born in Yalta in 1920, died in Montreal on February 10, 2015. Buried on February 16, 2015.
Adult Home
An Adult Home, which is called the Old Peoples Home (OPH), is also operated by the convent. It houses a 76-bed facility.
Abbots
The head of the Convent is Abbess Makaria.
Gallery
Students of the New York universities at the Novo-Diveevo Monastery