Mount Saint Macrina

Mount Saint Macrina is the site of the largest pilgrimage among Ruthenian Byzantine Catholics in North America.

Established in 1933 by Mother Macrina Melnychuk (1879-1948) near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the pilgrimage takes place each Labor Day weekend on the grounds of the Basilian monastery there, drawing more than 30,000.

Financial misfortune forced him into bankruptcy, and in 1933 the Byzantine Catholic Order of Sisters of St.

The monastery for the community of sisters is a five-story yellow brick building at the north end of the property.

The Brothers have moved to St. Thérèse de Lisieux Church, 61 Mill Street, Uniontown, PA. Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:15 PM EST.