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To: stfassisi; kosta50
“Is there something about facial hair that Orthodox feel is important ?”

Yeah; priests aren't supposed to be clean shaven. If you see an clean shaven Orthodox priest, he's some sort of radical. There may be a canon on it too. I'll look.

3,945 posted on 03/12/2008 5:12:50 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: Kolokotronis; kosta50
Yeah; priests aren't supposed to be clean shaven. If you see an clean shaven Orthodox priest, he's some sort of radical. There may be a canon on it too. I'll look.

Thanks. Did all of the Eastern Early Church Fathers have beards?

3,946 posted on 03/12/2008 5:38:55 PM PDT by stfassisi ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"St Francis Assisi)
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