The title archimandrite, used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot whom a bishop appointed to supervise several "ordinary" abbots and monasteries, or as the abbot of some e
An archimandrite wearing his full habit, holding his pastoral staff, and minimally vested in an epitrachelion and epimanikia. His mitre stands on the table to his right.
Presbyter is, in the Bible, a synonym for bishop, referring to a leader in local church congregations. In modern Eastern Orthodox usage, it is distinct from bishop and synonymous with priest. Its lite
Married Eastern Orthodox priest from Jerusalem with his family (three generations), circa 1893