Starets
A starets (Russian: стáрец [ˈstarʲɪt͡s]; fem. Russian: ста́рица, romanized: staritsa) is an elder of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic monastery or convent who functions as venerated adviser and teacher.
A starets (Russian: стáрец [ˈstarʲɪt͡s]; fem. Russian: ста́рица, romanized: staritsa) is an elder of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic monastery or convent who functions as venerated adviser and teacher.
A starets (Russian: стáрец [ˈstarʲɪt͡s]; fem. Russian: ста́рица, romanized: staritsa) is an elder of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic monastery or convent who functions as venerated adviser and teacher.
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