To become an abbot, one typically begins by entering a monastic community as a monk, undergoing a period of spiritual formation and training in the community's practices and teachings. After demonstrating commitment and spiritual maturity, monks may be elected or appointed as abbot by their peers or higher ecclesiastical authority, often after serving in roles of increasing responsibility. The abbot is expected to lead the community, uphold its traditions, and guide members in their spiritual development. This process can vary significantly depending on the specific monastic order or tradition.
Abbot Apodemus.
The word abbot does not have an opposite. The word abbess, if that is what you have in mind, is not an antonym of abbot.
Abbot Glisam was the first abbot dormouse of Redwall.
The address of the Abbot Historical Society is: Po Box 105, Abbot, ME 04406-0105
The Abbot was created in 1820.
An abbot-bishop is a person who holds both posts of abbot and bishop simultaneously.
A female abbot is an abbess.
abbot is the superior of monastery
Charles Abbot Colchester has written: 'The diary and correspondence of Charles Abbot'
the abbot is in charge of the monks and nuns
Abbot Genser was born in 1948.
An abbot general is the leader of a monastic order.