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Ambon
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The Ambon (Greek meaning, "step", Slavonic: amvón) is a projection coming out from the soleas (the walkway in front of the iconostasis) in an Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic or Roman Catholic[1] church. The ambon is directly in front of the Holy Doors,[2] and forms a platform from which the deacon says the litanies, or the priest gives the dismissals during the Divine Services. The ambon is considered to be a part of the altar (i.e., the sanctuary), so normally only the clergy will go up onto the ambon. The exception is that the faithful will step up onto the ambon when they come forward to receive Holy Communion.
Originally, the Ambon was positioned in the center of the nave. It was the place where the scriptures were read during the Divine Liturgy. It is a development from the bimah in the Jewish synagogue.
The last public prayer of the Divine Liturgy is the "Prayer Before the Ambon", originally a prayer of thanksgiving said as the clergy descended the ambon at the end of the service. In ancient times, there was a large collection of Prayers Before the Ambon, written for the different Feast Days of the church year and for those occasional services (Weddings, Funerals, etc.) which called for a celebration of the Divine Liturgy. In some Orthodox Churches this more extensive collection of prayers are used.
In the Russian Orthodox Church, during Hierarchical services, the bishop will stand upon a raised platform (kafedra) in the center of the nave like the bimah of old (see Cathedra).
See also
References
- ^ [1]USCCB Glossary of Church Terms: "Ambo: The place where the Scriptures are proclaimed. Avoid: Pulpit"
- ^ "Gospel in the Liturgy" article from The Catholic Encyclopedia
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