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Yurodivy



The yurodivy (, yuródivïy) is the Russian version of "foolishness in Christ" (Russian: юродство, yurodstvo or jurodstvo), a peculiar form of Eastern Orthodox asceticism. The yurodivy is a "holy fool" who goes around half-naked, is homeless, speaks in riddles, claims to be clairvoyant and a prophet, and may occasionally be disruptive and challenging to the point of immorality.



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