hieromonk
Sign in to savethumb|Barlaam of Kiev|Barlaam of the [[Kiev Caves Monastery, wearing his monastic habit and priestly epitrachelion]] A hieromonk, also called a priestmonk, is a person who is both monk and priest in the Eastern Christian tradition.
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thumb|Barlaam of Kiev|Barlaam of the [[Kiev Caves Monastery, wearing his monastic habit and priestly epitrachelion]] A hieromonk, also called a priestmonk, is a person who is both monk and priest in the Eastern Christian tradition.
A hieromonk can be either a monk who has been ordained to the priesthood or a priest who has received monastic tonsure. When a married priest's wife dies, it is not uncommon for him to become a monk, since the Church forbids clergy to enter into a second marriage after ordination and can be no longer promoted to any higher grade.