Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Convent — Attraction in Town of Clarkstown

The monastery is absolutely gorgeous but when I briefly stopped by there to do my prayers and walk around the territory, a lot of stray kitties came over to my car, some of them looking horribly malnourished, with signs of viruses and conjuctivitus, some are limping. With all God's love for our humanity, these animals shouldn't be running around and kept in the monastery, out in the open, where no one can assist them. They should be living inside a closed and gated community, ideally in a no-kill shelter or with good humanely-oriented people. I tried to bring those kitties to the vet but both the nons and the Holy Priest were against this. Of course both local police and the Humane Society were notified to come and take action. But I simply cannot understand why these Godly people behave so horribly and neglecting their own well-being in all those lovely rescue animals. All they have to do is to lift up the phone and call the animal rescue crew, they would come in a...

Beautiful and serene place if you are looking to experience Russian Orthodox Faith. My mother and I spent several days there staying in the little motel right there at the convent (clean and comfortable), eating home made meals at the retirement home, working alongside the nuns on the grounds and attending beautiful services. The nuns are very patient, welcoming and appreciative of any help. The grounds are peaceful and pleasant to roam around. There is so much history there (70 years of it, to be exact) and it needs to be preserved and maintained. We plan to visit again and highly recommend this peaceful and beautiful place. And if you go visit, ask the nuns to let you see their real treasure- the portrait of Saint Seraphim of Sarov and read...

I unexpectedly ended up in a monastery for the christening of our friends' child and was pleasantly surprised how close to New York you can find a true Orthodox church. Baptism took place in the temple of Seraphim of Sarov at the highest level. Thank you ...