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'''''Igumen''''' or '''''hegumen''''' is the title for the head of a [[monastery]], similar to ''[[abbot]]''. The head of a convent of [[nun]]s is called ''igumenia'' or ''ihumenia ''(Greek: ''hegumeni''). The term means "the one who is in charge," or "the leader" in Greek.  An igumen is not necessarily a member of the [[clergy]].
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In the Slavic tradition, the title of Igumen also serves as a title for a priest-monk in between Hieromonk and Archimandrite.
 
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Archimandrite]]
 
 
 
==External links==
 
*[[Wikipedia:Hegumen|''Hegumen'' at Wikipedia]]
 
*[http://www.orthodoxed.org/article.php?id=40 Holy Orders: Abbot]
 
 
 
 
 
{{Clergy/wide}}
 
 
 
[[Category:Monastics]]
 
 
 
[[fr:Higoumène]]
 
[[ro:Egumen]]
 
[[sr:Игуман]]
 

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