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A '''geronta''' (Greek, pronounced ''yeronda'') or '''staretz''' (Russian) (both literally meaning ''elder'') is a holy person gifted with the [[charism]] of spiritual direction, often a [[monk]] or [[hermit]] (not necessarily a [[priest]]), in the Church. The plural of the Russian form is ''startsy''. | A '''geronta''' (Greek, pronounced ''yeronda'') or '''staretz''' (Russian) (both literally meaning ''elder'') is a holy person gifted with the [[charism]] of spiritual direction, often a [[monk]] or [[hermit]] (not necessarily a [[priest]]), in the Church. The plural of the Russian form is ''startsy''. | ||
| − | Russian, elder, starets, from Old Church Slavonic ''starĭtsĭ'', elder, from ''starŭ'', old. Other ''stareţ''; ''gerontissa'' for women. | + | Russian, elder, starets, from Old Church Slavonic ''starĭtsĭ'', elder, from ''starŭ'', old. Other forms: ''stareţ''; ''starĭtsa'' or ''gerontissa'' for women. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Gabrielia (Papayannis)]] | *[[Gabrielia (Papayannis)]] | ||
| + | *[[Seraphim of Sarov]] | ||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
Revision as of 16:44, July 28, 2008
A geronta (Greek, pronounced yeronda) or staretz (Russian) (both literally meaning elder) is a holy person gifted with the charism of spiritual direction, often a monk or hermit (not necessarily a priest), in the Church. The plural of the Russian form is startsy.
Russian, elder, starets, from Old Church Slavonic starĭtsĭ, elder, from starŭ, old. Other forms: stareţ; starĭtsa or gerontissa for women.
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