E Etiquette in the MR
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- All stand when a priest approaches them.
- Men remove their headgear when speaking to a priest, monk, nun or sister.
- One kisses the right hand of the archimandrite before addressing him.
- Men stand when a woman approaches them and remove their headgear.
- Men do not kiss the hand of a woman.
- A woman may extend her right hand first in greeting.
- Children kiss the right hand of their parents when greeting them.
- Shoes are removed upon entering a home.
- Styles of address
- The Archimandrite:
- Style: His Serene Grace Archimandrite X of Y.
- Direct address: Your Grace
- Hegumens and Abbots:
- Style: The Very Reverend X of Y
- Direct address: Father Hegumen/Abbot
- Monks in Orders:
- Style: The Reverend X of Y
- Direct address: Father X
- Diocesan Priests:
- Style: The Reverend X Y
- Direct address: Father X (or Y)
- Monks not in Orders:
- Style: Brother X
- Direct address: Brother X
- Superior of a Women’s Convent:
- Style: The Reverend Mother X
- Direct address: Reverend Mother
- Female religious:
- Style: Sister X
- Direct address: Sister X
- A Demarch:
- Style: The Right Honorable X Y
- Direct address: Your Honor
- A Representative (βουλευτής - vouleftés):
- Style: The Honorable X Y
- Direct address: Your Honor
- The Chief Justice:
- Style: The Very Honorable
- Direct address: Your Honor
- Other Judges:
- Style: The Honorable
- Direct address: Your Honor.
- Male Citizen:
- Style: The X Y Kir (from the Greek ‘kyrios’)
- Direct address: Y Kir (Κιρ)
- Female Citizen:
- Style: The X Y Kira (from the Greek ‘kyrios’)
- Direct address: Y (Κίρα)
- The Archimandrite: