Spear (disambiguation) — A spear is a pole weapon used for hunting and combat.Spear may also refer to:People: * Burning Spear (b.1948), Jamaican roots rock reggae artist * Eric Spear (1908 1966), English composer of film music * Harry Spear (1921 1969), US child actor *… … Wikipedia
Lamb (liturgy) — The Lamb (Greek:άμνος, amnos ; Slavonic: Агнецъ, agnets ) is the square portion of bread cut from the prosphora in the Liturgy of Preparation at the Divine Liturgy in the Orthodox Church. The Lamb is placed in the center of the diskos. The… … Wikipedia
Asterisk (liturgy) — The Asterisk (Greek: ἀστερίσκον , asteriskon ; Slavonic: Звездица , Zvezdítsa ), or Star cover (from the Greek αστήρ , astêr , meaning star ), is one of the holy vessels used in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic… … Wikipedia
Spoon (liturgy) — Gold communion spoon, Ukraine, late 17th early 18th c. (State Historical Museum, Moscow). The Spoon (Greek: Κοχλιάριον, Kochliárion; Slavonic: Лжица, Lzhítza) is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion to the laity during the… … Wikipedia
Paten — Derrynaflan Paten, part of an 8th or 9th century communion set found in County Tipperary, Ireland A paten, or diskos, is a small plate, usually made of silver or gold, used to hold Eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated. It is generally… … Wikipedia
Священные сосуды — Священные сосуды общее название предметов церковной утвари, применяемых в богослужении (некоторые из них не являются сосудами в собственном смысле слова). В православии к священным (литургическим) сосудам относятся: Наименование Иллюстрация … Википедия
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) — The Rite of Constantinople † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople (Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms … Catholic encyclopedia
Canonical hours — Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday. Canonical hours are divisions of time which serve as increments between the prescribed prayers of the daily round. A Book of Hours contains such a set of prayers. In western Catholicism,… … Wikipedia
Aër — The Aër (Greek: Ἀήρ, lit. the air ; modern Greek: Αέρας; Slavonic: Воздухъ , Vózdukh ) is the largest and outermost of the veils covering the Chalice and Diskos in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches. It… … Wikipedia
