Ambo \(in the Russian and Greek Church\)

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• Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church) —     Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church)     Its use has now practically disappeared in the Roman Rite and the only reminder of it in modern churches is the pulpit or reading… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pulpit — A pulpit (from Latin pulpitum scaffold , platform , stage ) is a small elevated platform where a member of the clergy stands in order to read the Gospel lesson and deliver a sermon.In many Christian churches, there are two speakers who stand at… …   Wikipedia

• АМВОН — [греч. ἄμβων возвышение], специальное сооружение в пространстве наоса христ. храма, предназначенное для чтения Свящ. Писания, пения или возглашения нек рых богослужебных текстов, произнесения проповедей. Устройство Наиболее раннее употребление… …   Православная энциклопедия

• Eucharist in the Catholic Church — The institution of the Eucharist has been a key theme in the depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art, as in this 16th century Juan de Juanes painting. At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic… …   Wikipedia

• church — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. worship, service; ministry; denomination; Christendom, Holy Church; chapel, cathedral, synagogue, temple. See religion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A building consecrated to worship] Syn. house of God,… …   English dictionary for students

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• Byzantine architecture — The Pammakaristos Church in Constantinople. Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD… …   Wikipedia

• Artos — The term Artos (Greek: Áρτος, leavened loaf ) refers to a loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. A larger Artos is baked especially for use at Pascha (Easter), smaller round… …   Wikipedia

• Dismissal (liturgy) — The Dismissal (Greek: απόλυσις; Slavonic: otpust) is the final blessing said by a Christian priest or minister at the end of a religious service. In liturgical churches the dismissal will often take the form of ritualized words and gestures, such …   Wikipedia

• Dual (grammatical number) — Dual (abbreviated du) is a grammatical number that some languages use in addition to singular and plural. When a noun or pronoun appears in dual form, it is interpreted as referring to precisely two of the entities (objects or persons) identified …   Wikipedia