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Iconostasis translates into Icon Screen. Most Orthodox households have some sort of Iconostasis where the family places icons, incense, and other religious items. Iconostasis is also the name for the icons in front of the altar in an Orthodox Church.
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What is an orthodox altar?
Altar. (Hebr. "a place of sacrifice;" Gr. hieron; Sl. prestol). In Orthodox architecture the term signifies the area of the sanctuary divided from the rest of the church by the iconostasis.
How does the orthodox church separate the people from the priest?
By the icon screen (or iconostasis) which separates the main body of the church, the Nave (representing the people on earth) from the holy of holies, the Altar (representing heaven). The icon screen also has a curtain which represents the curtain that was in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Why is the iconostasis important in Orthodox church buildings?
Because it contains the Holy Bible, the Holy Relics and the Sacred Communion Cup where the blessed bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ during the Divine Liturgy. It also contains a miniature gold version of the Ark of the Covenant. The altar is the most sacred part of an Orthodox Church, in the same way that the 'Holy of Holies' was in the Temple in Jerusalem, before it was destroyed.
What types of orthodox churches exist?
Russian orthodox. Greek orthodox. Coptic orthodox. Antiochia orthodox. Eastern orthodox. Ethiopian orthodox.
What do you call to the followers of eastern orthodox?
They are called Eastern Orthodox Christians or just Orthodox Christians.
What is a christian - greek orthodox?
A ‘Greek Orthodox’ Christian is a Christian who comes under the Orthodox Church of Greece. In the rest of the world, he or she would be known as an Orthodox Christian. The name "greek orthodox" should not be used to describe Orthodox Christians in other countries outside of Greece. There is no nationality in the Orthodox Church. It is open to people of all backgrounds, races and cultures. Orthodox Christians in Japan are Japanese Orthodox, Orthodox Christians in Russia are Russian Orthodox, Orthodox Christians in America are American Orthodox, etc.
Is Nina dobrev Christian?
She is Eastern Orthodox. More specifically, Bulgarian Orthodox. Not Russian Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox.
What are the Eastern Orthodox religions?
greek orthodox
Greek orthodox church is also known as the?
Eastern Orthodox Church (or the Christian Orthodox Church).
Are Greeks called Orthodox's?
no they are called greek one is only orthodox if they follow the orthodox religion
What is the noun form of orthodox?
The noun form of orthodox is orthodoxy.
What religion is the orthodox church?
christian but not catholicANSWER 2Two religions have orthodox branches: Jewish Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Catholics (as compared with Roman Catholic).
