Historic Photographs - Silent 'Great Schema' monks of the Russian Orthodox Church, Balaam Monastery, Russian Karelia 1888. | Facebook
![Ever seen these patterns on a monk's robes? Ever wondered what it all meant? It is the Great Schema - here's an interesting Scriptural analysis of it. [article in comments] : r/OrthodoxChristianity Ever seen these patterns on a monk's robes? Ever wondered what it all meant? It is the Great Schema - here's an interesting Scriptural analysis of it. [article in comments] : r/OrthodoxChristianity](https://i.redd.it/6mais98j48qy.jpg)
Ever seen these patterns on a monk's robes? Ever wondered what it all meant? It is the Great Schema - here's an interesting Scriptural analysis of it. [article in comments] : r/OrthodoxChristianity
![🕊️ голубица on Twitter: "Orthodox Church has only 2 degrees in monasticism. After completing a novice period, at the right of tonsure, novice becomes monk (Schema), but if monk achieves great spiritual 🕊️ голубица on Twitter: "Orthodox Church has only 2 degrees in monasticism. After completing a novice period, at the right of tonsure, novice becomes monk (Schema), but if monk achieves great spiritual](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Elc3K6kW0AIMd15.png)