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Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

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The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos intones prayers in a small, dark chapel separated only by curtains from the bustling daily life of a new monastery nestled within a farmhouse.

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    The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos intones prayers in a small, dark chapel separated only by curtains from the bustling daily life of a new monastery nestled within a farmhouse.

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