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  2. Altar cloth - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Eastern Orthodox church architecture - Wikipedia

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    Under the gospel is a folded piece of cloth called the eiliton. Folded within the eiliton is the antimension, which is a silken cloth imprinted with a depiction of the burial of Christ and with relics sewn into it. Both these cloths are unfolded before the offerings are placed on the altar table.

  4. Greeks in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Greek immigration to South Africa (at its highest in the 1960s, with 10,790 immigrants) peaked in 1965 (Damanakis 2003). It gradually began to decline in the 1970s, and after 1994 many Greeks returned to Greece to retire, or because they harboured fears about the changing political situation in South Africa.

  5. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George - Wikipedia

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    The cathedral, believed to be the oldest Greek Orthodox church in Africa, [3] is a Neoclassical church built as St George's Church in 1903–1904 by the Greek community. [4] The interior is noted for its frescoes in the Byzantine style. [1] In 1968 the church was elevated to the status of cathedral. [4]

  6. Sticharion - Wikipedia

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    Russian Orthodox priest holding a blessing cross. His white sticharion is (barely) visible beneath his green vestments. The sticharion used by priests and bishops is worn as the undermost vestment. In this form, it is often made from a lighter fabric: linen, satin, silk, etc., and is usually white in color, though it may also be made of colored ...

  7. Antependium - Wikipedia

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    “Antependium” is the word used for elaborate fixed altar frontals, which, in large churches and especially in the Ottonian art of the Early Medieval period, were sometimes of gold studded with gems, enamels and ivories, and in other periods and churches often carved stone, painted wood panel, stucco, or other materials, such as azulejo tiling in Portugal.

  8. Category : Eastern Orthodox church buildings in South Africa

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    Greek Orthodox churches in South Africa (2 P) This page was last edited on 11 November 2024, at 02:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  9. Veil - Wikipedia

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    A veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has a long history in European, Asian, and African societies. The practice has been prominent in different forms in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The practice of veiling is especially ...

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