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:''This is an article about the order of deaconess. If you are looking for the wife of a deacon, see [[Diakonissa]].
'''Deaconesses''' were an [[holy ordersHoly Orders|order]] in the primitive Christian Church. Information is sparse as to their activities at the time, though it is clear they were mostly involved with ministering to other women and girls.
It being improper for males to be physically handling women, deaconesses were commissioned to assist especially in [[baptism]] and [[chrismation]].
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[[ro:Diaconiţă]]
