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Gerondas

A Gerondas, is an Elder in the Greek Orthodox Church, similar to the Starets of the Russian Orthodox Church. They are usually monks, particularly Hieromonks. The female equivalent would be a Gerontissa (Γερόντισσα).

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A Gerondas, (Greek: Γέροντας) is an Elder in the Greek Orthodox Church, similar to the Starets of the Russian Orthodox Church.¹ They are usually monks, particularly Hieromonks. The female equivalent would be a Gerontissa (Γερόντισσα).

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Peglidou, Athena (2010). "Therapeutic itineraries of 'depressed' women in Greece: power relationships and agency in therapeutic pluralism". Anthropology & Medicine. 17 (1): 55. doi:10.1080/13648471003600404. ISSN 1364-8470.