Show vr WEEKLY ward L la aw W ar NN PICTURE AID r STORY 41 A 7 Haven for refugee monks nine crosses pointing upward from as many towers on i fc the russian orthodox ox monastery near donville jordanville Jor N Y stand A os as a symbol of freedom of religion oli glon for the monks and priests j who ho recent recently li have nova joined founders of theander the order arder of st job in this country after fleeing persecution in com communist eunist dom dominated note d s czechoslovakia rl 0 all U X urn N the russian orthodox monks who founded the church 13 years ago and the refugees who joined them lost year succeeded in completing their edified in time to celebrate their christmas y on january 7 in accordance with the julian calendar upon which all feast days of that church aro ae based some 1 of tho the refugee monks in these pictures ures asked that their names and their histories be ba guarded in fearon feor of reprisals on bri their relatives tives still living in communist russia but even that fear idies does not inhibit tho the fervor feivor that continues to uplift them in their now sanctuary of freedom 4 A A n i I 1 youthful end and aged alike these seven seyen of the refugee monks are shown at their simple dinner in tho the monastery they too must remain anonymous to the public the monks do all the work i on an tho the acro acre dairy form surrounding their mon monastery astary living solely on the proceeds i seraphim evanoy bottom left is tho leader of the group of 14 monks who reached i the monastery a year ago of after ter being forced out cut of czechoslovakia 4 11 h aa 0 kv in the basement of the tha monastery bottom right the monks were able to sot set up their first church altar for their christmas celeb celebration ratio n hero here ono one of the priests holds a relic of the order up for or V veneration e V il w cw SPA x y M re A IN V t |