The head of a monastery.
Starețul răspunde de viața duhovnicească și de administrarea mănăstirii. Titlul de „stareță” e folosit în mănăstirile de maici. În tradiția românească, cuvântul „stareț” desemnează uneori și un mare duhovnic, la care vin oamenii pentru sfat.
See also
- Monastery, skete, metochionA monastery is a community of monks or nuns; a skete is a small, often remote monastery; a metochion belongs to a larger monastery.
- Monk, nunA man or woman who has taken vows (obedience, poverty, chastity) and lives in a monastery.
- Spiritual father (duhovnic)The priest to whom a believer regularly confesses and who guides their spiritual life.
In the same category
- Archpriest (protopop)The priest who coordinates the parishes of an area (deanery) on behalf of the bishop.
- BishopThe spiritual leader of a diocese; ordains priests and consecrates churches.
- CantorThe person who sings the responses and hymns from the choir stall.
- CardinalA senior Catholic prelate appointed by the pope; cardinals under 80 elect the new pope in conclave.
- DeaconThe first degree of ordained ministry; the deacon assists the priest, leads the petitions and reads the Gospel.
- EparchyThe territory led by a bishop, made up of deaneries and parishes; Catholics call it a diocese.