Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "Schema monks (also spelled schemamonks or known as monks of the Great Schema) are members of the highest and most advanced rank in Eastern Orthodox monasticism. They represent the pinnacle of monastic commitment, involving profound vows of asceticism, renunciation of worldly life, and total devotion to Christ, often symbolized by “taking up the cross” daily. This rank is rare and typically granted only after many years of proven spiritual maturity, usually to