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Hegumen



Hegumen, hegumenos, or ihumen (Greek: ἡγούμενος ; Bulgarian & Russian: игумен; Serbian: Игуман or Iguman) is the title for the head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church, similar to the one of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called hegumenia or ihumenia (Greek: hegumeni; Serbian: Игуманија or Igumanija; ).



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