JORDANVILLE, NY: 23 December 2025
A major digitalization project of the St Job Brotherhood archives is published

The Russian History Museum in Jordanville, NY, is thrilled to announce the completion of a major digitization project, now accessible through the New York Heritage Digital Collections website. 358 historical photographs documenting the life and work of the Brotherhood of St. Job of Pochaev at their monastery in Ladomirová have been digitized and are now available to the public.

The photographs, dating primarily from the 1920s to the early 1940s, provide a unique window into the daily routines, liturgical services, and community life that shaped the monastery’s growth. Beyond the monastery itself, the images capture scenes from surrounding villages, local churches, and the people connected to the brotherhood, as well as the monks’ journeys following their evacuation during World War II. The collection also includes select photographs of the Ladomirová Monastery from the 1980s and 1990s.

The laity around the monastery was actively involved in its everyday life. Several locals joined the brotherhood themselves and went on to become notable clergy. Among them were Metropolitan Laurus (Škurla; +2008), who would later serve as abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, and eventually as First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. Other notable figures include Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko; +1960), Metropolitan Vitaly (Ustinov; +2006), Archimandrite Cyprian (Pyzhov; +2001), and Archbishop Seraphim (Ivanov; +1987).

Ladomirová is closely connected to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, as the majority of the monastics eventually resettled there in the 1940s. Forced to evacuate during the war, the Brotherhood of St. Job of Pochaev carried their spiritual, educational, and publishing mission across the Atlantic. In Jordanville, they revived and expanded the work that had flourished in Ladomirová, establishing the monastery as a major center of Orthodox life and publishing for the Russian Diaspora.

This newly digitized collection, housed at the Russian History Museum, offers scholars, students, and the general public access to the rich history of the Brotherhood of St. Job of Pochaev and their enduring impact on Orthodox tradition worldwide.

Special thanks goes to the Central New York Library Resources Council, which supported the digitization and publishing of the photographs through their Access and Digitization Grant; and to John Kurr, the cataloging assistant, who compiled the descriptive metadata for the images, conducting extensive research to identify individuals and landmarks shown in the photographs. Museum staff are also grateful to Protodeacon Andrei Psarev for his assistance during the project’s preparatory stage, and to Andrey Lyubimov for his operational support.

Access the collection here.