| Russian Orthodox Church The Russian Church or The Moscow Patriarchate (; or Московский Патриархат (the latter designation being another official nameROC Statute, Chapter I, § 2) since 1943; Поместная Российская Православная Церковь before the reinstitution in 1943), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who constitute an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow, in communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches. Russian_Orthodox_Church
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| Erie, Pennsylvania Erie () is an industrial city on the shore of Lake Erie in the northwestern corner of the U.S. Erie,_Pennsylvania
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| Tonsure Tonsure is the practice of some Christian churches, mystics, Buddhist novices and monks, and some Hindu temples of cutting the hair from the scalp of clerics, devotees or holy people as a symbol of their renunciation of worldly fashion and esteem. Tonsure
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| Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia Talk:Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia
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| Gospel Book The Gospel Book, or Book of the Gospels (Greek: , Evangélion) is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament. It contains the full text in normal sequence, thus differing from an Evangeliary, which only has those portions of the Gospels used in the Mass and other services. Gospel_Book
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| Dormition of the Theotokos The Dormition of the Theotokos (Greek:Koimesis) is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches which commemorates the "falling asleep" or death of the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus; literally translated as God-bearer). It is celebrated on August 15 (August 28, N. Dormition_of_the_Theotokos
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| Gethsemane Gethsemane (Greek ΓεσΘημανι, Gesthēmani 'Hebrew:גת שמנים, from Aramaic גת שמנא, Gat Šmānê, lit. "oil press") is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem believed to be the place where Jesus and his disciples prayed the night before the crucifixion. Gethsemane
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| Altar server An altar server or Acolyte is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a religious service. Acolytes attend to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell, etc. Altar_server
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| Antimension The Antimension (Greek "instead of the table"; Slavonic: Antimíns) is one of the most important furnishings of the altar in many Eastern Christian liturgical traditions. It is a rectangular piece of cloth, either linen or silk, typically decorated with representations of the Descent of Christ from the Cross, the four Evangelists, and inscriptions related to the Passion. Antimension
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| Omophorion In the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgical tradition, the omophorion (Greek: ; Slavonic: омофоръ, omofor) is the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority. Originally of wool, it is a band of brocade decorated with crosses and is worn about the neck and shoulders. Omophorion
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| Cathedra A cathedra (Latin, "chair", from Greek, kathedra, "seat") is the chair or throne of a bishop. It is a symbol of the bishop's teaching authority in the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and has in some sense remained such in the Anglican Communion and in Lutheran churches. Cathedra
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| 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 loaves (used five at a time) are blessed during the All-Night Vigil in a ritual called Artoklasia. Artos
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| Dikirion and trikirion Dikirion (Greek: δικήριον) and trikirion (τρικήριον) are liturgical candlesticks, used by a bishop of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches to bless the clergy and faithful. Dikirion_and_trikirion
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| Consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "setting apart". Consecration
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| Reader (liturgy) In some Christian churches, the Reader is responsible for reading aloud excerpts of the scripture at a liturgy. In early Christian times, the reader was of particular value, given the rarity of literacy. Reader_(liturgy)
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| Koliva Koliva (also transliterated Kolyva) (Greek, κόλλυβα, kólliva; Serbian, кољиво, koljivo; Romanian, colivă; Bulgarian, коливо, kolivo) is boiled wheat which is used liturgically in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches. Koliva
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| Seraphim Rose Seraphim Rose, born Eugene Dennis Rose (August 13, 1934 - September 2, 1982), was a hieromonk (also called priest-monk) of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in the United States, whose writings have helped spread Orthodox Christianity throughout modern America and the West. They have also been widely read in Russia and other formerly communist-bloc nations. Seraphim_Rose
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| Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (, ), also called the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, ROCA, or ROCOR) is a semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia
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| High place High Place, in the English version of the Old Testament, the literal translation of the Hebrew bamot. High_place
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