hieromonk

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.