Gerondas
A Gerondas, (Greek: Γέροντας) is an Elder in the Greek Orthodox Church, similar to the Starets of the Russian Orthodox Church. They are usually monks, particularly Hieromonks.[1] The female equivalent would be a Gerontissa (Γερόντισσα).
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/4/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.