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		<title>Most revered spiritual figures of Russia: Who are Startsy?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Starec (стáрец), also known as elder or a spiritual father, is a holy man of Ortodox Christian monasticism whose wisdom comes from asceticism, wandering, seclusion and a mystical praying tradition of Hesychasm. Although prevalent in Russian Ortodox present day monasticism, the institution of elders can be found in early days of Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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