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The monastic men and women in Orthodoxy are usually restricted to monasteries and do not normally participate in the active ministry of the Church. Orthodox monastic life is contemplative -- there are no monastic "orders" devoted to teaching, social work, etc., such as one would find in Roman Catholicism.
The monastic men and women in Orthodoxy are usually restricted to monasteries and do not normally participate in the active ministry of the Church. Orthodox monastic life is contemplative -- there are no monastic "orders" devoted to teaching, social work, etc., such as one would find in Roman Catholicism.
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