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In 2016, the Patriarchate of Alexandria decided to reintroduce the order of deaconess.[234][235] In February 2017, Patriarch Theodoros II consecrated five women to be deacons within the Patriarchate of Alexandria.[236]

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Widowed priests and deacons may not remarry and it is common for such members of the clergy to retire to a monastery (see clerical celibacy). This is also true of widowed wives of clergy, who do not remarry and become nuns when their children are grown. Only men are allowed to receive holy orders, although deaconesses had both liturgical and pastoral functions within the church.[233]

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From the Orthodox perspective, marriage is one of the holy mysteries or sacraments. As well as in many other Christian traditions, for example in Catholicism, it serves to unite a woman and a man in eternal union and love before God, with the purpose of following Christ and his Gospel and raising up a faithful, holy family through their holy union.[227][228] The church understands marriage to be the union of one man and one woman, and certain Orthodox leaders have spoken out strongly in opposition to the civil institution of same-sex marriage.[229][230]

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A baptised and chrismated E. Orthodox Christian is a full member of the church and may receive the Eucharist regardless of age.[224]

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Chrismation (sometimes called confirmation) is the mystery by which a baptised person is granted the gift of the Holy Spirit through anointing with Holy Chrism.[221][222] It is normally given immediately after baptism as part of the same service, but is also used to receive lapsed members of the E. Orthodox Church.[223] As baptism is a person's participation in the death and resurrection of Christ, so Chrismation is a person's participation in the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.[224]