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St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery (Florence, Arizona)

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St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery (Florence, Arizona)

St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the Sonoran Desert outside Florence, Arizona, United States. It was established in 1995 in the name of Saint Anthony the Great and is the largest Orthodox monastic complex in the Western Hemisphere. The monastery is home to appr

oximately 50 monks as of 2021. St. Anthony's grounds include an eponymous church, seven chapels, a central courtyard, and a bookstore. The monastery is open to both Orthodox and non-Orthodox visitors at no cost. Pilgrims can arrange to stay at the monastery in guest facilities, and other visitors are invited daily from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. All visitors must adhere to specific rules of conduct, such as refraining from speaking loudly and from smoking, and wear "modest and loose-fitting" clothing along with shoes or sandals.

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