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At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have become increasingly suspicious of anyone with links to the Russian Orthodox Church, arresting and convicting clergymen of spying for Moscow.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Simeon Solomon’s portrait of a haloed clergyman, A Saint of the Eastern Church (1868), is accompanied by the fragrance of incense and wood, replicating the scented smoke wafting from the subject’s incense burner.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In 1598, friend and fellow clergyman Francesco Maria del Monte hosted a struggling artist at his family palazzo—a one Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, Lubin works in marketing for a toy company and serves on the board of BOLD Justice, an advocacy group made up of local clergymen based in Broward.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Simeon Solomon’s portrait of a haloed clergyman, A Saint of the Eastern Church (1868), is accompanied by the fragrance of incense and wood, replicating the scented smoke wafting from the subject’s incense burner.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In 1598, friend and fellow clergyman Francesco Maria del Monte hosted a struggling artist at his family palazzo—a one Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, Lubin works in marketing for a toy company and serves on the board of BOLD Justice, an advocacy group made up of local clergymen based in Broward.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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