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Hegumen, hegumenos, or igumen (Greek: ἡγούμενος, trans. hēgoúmenos), is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic...

Hegumen Mardarije (Serbian Cyrillic: Игумен Мардарије; fl. 1543–45) was a Serbian Orthodox monk and one of the first printers of Serbian language books...

in the monastery. After three days of battle and under orders from the hegumen (abbot) of the monastery, the Cretans blew up barrels of gunpowder, choosing...

As abbots, the duties of both a hegumen and an archimandrite are the same; however, during the Divine Service, a hegumen wears a simple mantle, while the...

"Cleopa" (i.e., "guide") at his tonsuring. In June 1942, he was appointed to hegumen deputy because of abbot Ioanichie Moroi's poor health. On 27 December 1944...

according to the date of their ordination. Ranking above a hieromonk are a hegumen and an archimandrite. The proper title for a hieromonk is, "the Reverend...

and became a monk, taking the name Serapion. He later became the first hegumen of the monastery. Since the lands around Lake Kozhozero were not suitable...

Hamina. He was consecrated in January 2022. Before this, he served as the hegumen of the New Valamo monastery during 1997–2011 and 2012–2021). Sergei was...

Saturday, in Moscow's Sretensky Monastery, where Archimandrite Tikhon was hegumen at the time. "Everyday Saints". ""Everyday Saints and Other Stories", Russia's...

Scribe", Hegumen; (1784) John V "al-Fayumi", Hegumen Abd el-Qudus, Hegumen; (1848) Joseph II "al-Mahalawi", Hegumen John VI "Bishara", Hegumen; (was later...

Michael monastery in Lviv from 2018 until 2020, when he was elected as a Hegumen of Univ Holy Dormition Lavra of the Studite Rite. On 26 October 2023 Fr...

Theotokos, where he became a hieromonk. Since 1801 Peychinovich was the hegumen of Marko's Monastery of Saint Demetrius near Skopje. Located in the region...

recognized – at least by the Russian Orthodox Church – as Emperor. Notably, the hegumen Philotheus of Pskov claimed in 1510 that after Constantinople fell to the...

Ieronim (1761-?) Hegumen Anthony (?) Archpriest Dimitry (Gremyachensky) Archimandrite Samuel (1870–1870) Hegumen Nathanael (1883-?) Hegumen Innocent (1883-...

Dragutin Janjić (Драгутин Јањић) is a Serbian Orthodox archimandrite and a hegumen of the Visoki Dečani monastery. He was born in 1965 in Dubrovnik. He has...

Novi Sad. On 21 November 1990, he was ordained as hieromonk and became hegumen of the Kovilj Monastery. Many young monks and novices came to the Kovilj...

referred to himself in his books as a hegumen (a much higher position), it was concluded that Hieromonk Mardarije and Hegumen Mardarije were two different persons...

Egypt. As of 2005, it is inhabited by 13 Christian Orthodox monks led by hegumen Macarie Boguș. It is part of the Bucharest archdiocese. Situated in the...

Meanwhile, Hegumen Philip arrives in Moscow, and on the way rescues a girl Masha, who is fleeing from a group of guardsmen. Receiving the Hegumen when he...

and convenience. The term for an abbess is the feminine form of abbot (hegumen) – Greek: ἡγουμένη (hegumeni); Serbian: игуманија (igumanija); Russian:...