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{{Clergy}}'''Ecclesiastical awards''' are a means for recognizing and rewarding the [[clergy]] and [[laity]] for their efforts and achievements for Orthodoxy. These efforts may be in any of many different areas, and the exact criteria and system of awards will vary somewhat between Orthodox jurisdictions. These are seen as a means of rewarding people for their contribution to Orthodoxy, whether pastorally, theologically, academically, administratively, spiritually, socially, educationally, or by missionary or charitable works.
Generally, there are four groups of ecclesiastical awards—those for [[hierarch]]s, which can depend on them personally or on their [[see]]; those for unmarried [[priest]]s, including [[abbot]]smonastic clerics; those for married priestsnon-monastic clerics; and those that are not dependent on any clerical status. There are a small number of [[deacon|diaconal]] awards, whether the deacon is married monastic or not.
==Awards in the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]]==
