Degrees of Eastern Orthodox monasticism#Great Schema

The Schima (read:. S- chima, from ancient Greek σχῆμα [ sçæma ] ) is in the Orthodox Church a garment piece of the Habits, wearing those monks and nuns who have committed themselves to a particularly ascetic form of monastic life. As a sign of their consecration they wear an ornate Scapular with embroidered cross. According to legend, angels Anthony the Great should have revealed the appearance of Shimas. When a monk or a nun can take the Schima, is not uniquely determined. In some traditions, the monk or the nun must be at least 25 years have proven in monastic life, in other traditions it is conferred only on his deathbed.

• Orthodoxy
• Christian Orient
• Habit ( Christian Religious Order )