Home
Photography
Notes
About
Video
Contact
←
Previous
Next
→
Jorgen Gulliksen
/ A Life for God
A Life for God
A look inside Calistoga's Holy Assumption Monastery.
If Javascript is disabled in your browser, to place orders please visit the page where I
sell my photos
, powered by
Fotomoto
.
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F225%2FOrthodoxMonastery-1%2Clarge.1368925040.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-1%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-1.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-1.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMother+Melania+says+hello+to+the+friendly+Koi+fish+on+the+grounds+of+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-1%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F231%2FOrthodoxMonastery-7%2Clarge.1368925447.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-7%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-7.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-7.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EBefore+service+begins+at+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery%2C+Sister+Ann%2C+left%2C+Sister+Margarete%2C+middle%2C+and+Marie+ring+the+bells.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-7%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F236%2FOrthodoxMonastery-12%2Clarge.1368925827.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-12%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-12.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-12.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMother+Melania+makes+her+way+into+the+chapel+for+an+evening+service+at+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-12%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F229%2FOrthodoxMonastery-5%2Clarge.1368925308.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-5%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-5.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-5.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESister+Mary+lights+a+candle+before+an+evening+service+at+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-5%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F227%2FOrthodoxMonastery-3%2Clarge.1368925151.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-3%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-3.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-3.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EMother+Seraphima+prepares+the+bread%2C+wine%2C+and+oil+for+the+Litya%2C+a+service+in+conjunction+with+important+feasts+at+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-3%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F228%2FOrthodoxMonastery-4%2Clarge.1368925245.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-4%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-4.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-4.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EDetailed+paintings+of+religious+figures+known+as+icons+decorate+nearly+every+inch+of+every+wall+in+the+chapel+of+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-4%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F232%2FOrthodoxMonastery-8%2Clarge.1368925524.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-8%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-8.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-8.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EFather+Joakim+Provatakis+swings+a+thurible+of+incense+during+an+evening+service+of+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-8%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F230%2FOrthodoxMonastery-6%2Clarge.1368925392.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-6%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-6.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-6.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EA+mural+inside+the+dome+of+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga+depicts+Jesus+surrounded+and+lifted+up+by+the+different+types+of+angels+in+heaven.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-6%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F233%2FOrthodoxMonastery-9%2Clarge.1368925609.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-9%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-9.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-9.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EFather+Joakim+Provatakis%2C+center%2C+leads+an+evening+service+of+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-9%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F234%2FOrthodoxMonastery-10%2Clarge.1368925690.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-10%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-10.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-10.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESister+Mary%2C+middle%2C+and+Mother+Seraphima%2C+right%2C+hold+candles+while+Father+Joakim+Provatakis+swings+a+thurible+of+incense+during+an+evening+service+of+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-10%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F235%2FOrthodoxMonastery-11%2Clarge.1368925765.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-11%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-11.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-11.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAlana+holds+a+candle+while+saying+a+prayer+during+an+evening+service+at+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-11%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
![](http://www.tumblr.com/share/photo?source=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F226%2FOrthodoxMonastery-2%2Clarge.1368925092.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-2%2Flightbox%2F" title="OrthodoxMonastery-2.jpg"%3EOrthodoxMonastery-2.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESister+Margarete%2C+right%2C+and+Sister+Ann+crack+walnuts+in+the+dining+room+of+the+Orthodox+church%27s+Holy+Assumption+Monastery+in+Calistoga.%3C/p%3E&click_thru=http%3A%2F%2Fjorgengulliksen.com%2Fphotography%2Forthodox-monastery%2Fcontent%2Forthodoxmonastery-2%2Flightbox%2F){kind=link}
