Hieromonk
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A hieromonk (
A hieromonk can be either a monk who has been ordained to the priesthood or a priest who has received monastic tonsure. When a married priest's wife dies, it is not uncommon for him to become a monk, since the Church forbids clergy to enter into a second marriage after ordination.
Ordination to the priesthood is the exception rather than the rule[citation needed] for monastics, as a monastery will usually only have as many hieromonks and hierodeacons as it needs to perform the daily services.
In the church hierarchy, a hieromonk is of higher dignity than a hierodeacon, just as a secular (i.e., married) priest is of higher dignity than a deacon. Within their own ranks, hieromonks are assigned order of precedence according to the date of their ordination. Ranking above a hieromonk are a hegumen and an archimandrite.
Forms of address
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In other countries and Western Christianity
In some countries, married clergy are referred to as "white clergy", while monastic clergy are called "black clergy" because monks should always wear black clothing but married clergy in many parts of the world typically wear white (or gray, blue or some other color) cassocks and rasons.
In Western Christianity, a priest who is also a monk is termed a "religious priest" or "
Notable people
- Hieromonk Makarije (fl. 1494–1528), Serbian Orthodox, printer
- Hieromonk Pahomije (fl. 1496–1544), Serbian Orthodox, printer
- Hieromonk Mardarije (fl. 1552–66), Serbian Orthodox, printer
- Mojsije Dečanac(fl. 1536–45), Serbian Orthodox, printer
- Ilie Cătărău (1888–c. 1955), Romanian Orthodox, adventurer and spy
- Seraphim Rose (1934–1982), American Russian Orthodox, translator
See also
References
- public domain: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
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