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  2. Ambon (liturgy) - Wikipedia

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    An iconostasis with a rounded stone ambon of two steps (Beloiannisz, Hungary).. The ambon or ambo (Greek: ἄμβων, meaning "pulpit"; Slavonic: amvón) in its modern usage is a projection coming out from the soleas (the walkway in front of the iconostasis) in an Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic church.

  3. Pulpit - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Catholic location of the pulpit to the left side of the chancel or nave has been generally retained by Lutherans and many Anglicans, [4] while in Presbyterian and Baptist churches the pulpit is located in the centre behind the communion table. [5] Many modern Roman Catholic churches have an ambo that functions as both a pulpit ...

  4. Ambon of Henry II - Wikipedia

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    The Ambon of Henry II (German: Ambo Heinrichs II.), commonly known as Henry's Ambon (Heinrichsambo) or Henry's Pulpit (Heinrichskanzel) [1] is an ambon in the shape of a pulpit built by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor in the Palatine chapel in Aachen (now Aachen Cathedral) between 1002 and 1014.

  5. Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia

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    The pulpit might be of marble or wood, and may be a simple structure or represent a highly elaborate carved sermon. It is often decorated with the winged figures of a man, a lion, a bull and an eagle, representing the Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

  6. Bema - Wikipedia

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    It may be approached by one or several steps. The bema is composed of the altar (the area behind the iconostasion), the soleas (the pathway in front of the iconostasion), and the ambo (the area in front of the Holy Doors which projects westward into the nave). Orthodox laity do not normally step up onto the bema except to receive Holy Communion.

  7. Hanging Church - Wikipedia

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    Its layout is double-aisled but lacks transepts. The ambon (pulpit) features 15 Islamic columns mounted on a white marble slab. [10] By the late 19th century, the primitive church consisted of three chapels and a baptistery and was connected to the south nave of the principal church by the first chapel. [10]

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  9. Altar - Wikipedia

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    In an Eastern Orthodox or a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic church this sanctuary includes both the area behind the iconostasis, and the soleas (the elevated projection in front of the iconostasis), and the ambo. It is also called the βῆμα . When one enters the sanctuary, one is said to be going into the βωμός or βῆμα.