http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/12/11/to-shave-or-not-to-shave/ The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/12/11/to-shave-or-not-to-shave/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 20110128 The Sacramental Ontology of Beauty Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:18:22 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=1553#comment-2502 [...] this is true even if some saints have done it).  It is as if such people believed that the priests trimmed their hair and beards in order to “bait unstable souls”!  [for Russians, the situation may be different: [...]

]]> http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/12/11/to-shave-or-not-to-shave/comment-page-1/#comment-635 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Can you solve this mystery? Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:08:38 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=1553#comment-635 [...] of all, this clergyman is probably Greek. Russian priests tended to be clean-shaven (or wear goatees) in the early 20th century, while their Greek counterparts were usually bearded [...]

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