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#381093 06/05/12 10:54 PM
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Schimnik reading the psalter over the deceased.
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FYI to those who don't know Slavonic (which would include me biggrin )

Schimnik is a monastic who has attained the Great Schema

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I love to see pictures of monks wearing the Great Schema.

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If you see an excessive amount of Schemamonks, they probably arent exactly doing great in their discipline :P

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Does the same stricture apply to Western religious orders with a preponderance of Solemnly Professed Religious?

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Originally Posted by Palaiologos
If you see an excessive amount of Schemamonks, they probably arent exactly doing great in their discipline :P
I think this is the second actual pic, not painting of a great schemamonk that i have seen.


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