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[2] At that time, the Roman Rite required the use of three altar cloths, to which a cere cloth , not classified as an altar cloth, was generally added. This was a piece of heavy linen treated with wax ( cera , from which "cere" is derived, is the Latin word for "wax") to protect the altar linens from the dampness of a stone altar, and also to ...
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.
Churches that have both a lectern and a pulpit will often place them on opposite sides. The lectern will generally be smaller than the pulpit, and both may be adorned with antipendia in the color of the liturgical season. Eagle lectern in the choir hall of Aachen cathedral with a bat cast in 1874 in Stolberg. The bat on the eagle's back serves ...
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 ...
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.
Ambo - The ambo replaces pulpit and lectern as one central location for the reading of Scripture. Paschal candle - The Paschal candle reminds worshippers of Christ the lamb who was sacrificed for sin. Font - The baptismal font reminds worshippers of their own baptisms.
2 Difference Between Lectern and Pulpit. 3 comments. 3 "Triple-decker" 1 comment. 4 Etymology of Ambo. 2 comments. Toggle the table of contents. Talk: Pulpit. Add ...
A pulpit altar or pulpit-altar is an altar in a church that is built together with a pulpit that is designed as an extension above the altar, so the pulpit, altar, and altarpiece form one unit. This type of altar is typical in a Baroque style church whereas earlier medieval churches and many more modern churches tend to have the more common ...