爱沙尼亚东正教会在首都塔林外约40公里处的一所捐赠农场内建立了基日克拉东正教修道院，这是该国80多年来首次有东正教僧侣长期生活和祈祷 [1]。修道院于去年成立，标志着宗教在这个欧洲最世俗化的社会之一中获得新的立足点 [1]。
41岁的主教达玛斯基诺斯和31岁的修士帕伊西奥斯成为在该修道院居住的首批东正教僧侣 [1]。他们遵循古老的修道传统，包括贫困、贞洁和服从的誓言，在修道院内保持独身 [1]。这一举措吸引了年轻访客的兴趣 [1]。
上一次有东正教僧侣在爱沙尼亚生活可追溯至两次世界大战之间的独立时期 [1]。爱沙尼亚人口约130万，爱沙尼亚东正教会目前拥有60多个教堂和1个修女院 [1]。
The Kirikla Orthodox Monastery, established on a donated farm approximately 40 kilometers outside Tallinn, has become home to the first Orthodox monks to live and pray in Estonia in over 80 years [1]. The monastery marks the first time the Estonian Orthodox Church has established a monastic community in decades [1].
Bishop Damaskinos, 41, and monk Paisios, 31, are the inaugural residents of the monastery, where they observe ancient monastic traditions and take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience while maintaining celibacy within the community [1].
The presence of these monks represents a notable religious revival in Estonia, one of Europe's most secular societies, with a population of approximately 1.3 million [1]. The Estonian Orthodox Church currently operates more than 60 churches and one convent [1]. The last time Orthodox monks lived in Estonia was during the interwar independence period between the two world wars [1].