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Decorative Borders—Adding Beauty in an Orthodox Church

By Lynne Attaway on December 10, 2018
Decorative Borders—Adding Beauty in an Orthodox Church

(Written by Nikos Pantanizopoulos and Lynne Attaway) Beauty in an Orthodox temple is something easily taken for granted, but it has deep spiritual and theological significance. It can also be realized even by those who do not have the skills of iconography.  Beauty is an integral feature of Orthodox temple. We honor God when we show […]

Posted in Minor Arts | Tagged borders, lynne attaway, minor arts, patterns February 13, 2019

An Icon of the Kingdom of God: The Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical Arts – Part 6: Furniture

By Andrew Gould on November 30, 2012
An Icon of the Kingdom of God: The Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical Arts – Part 6: Furniture

This is post 6 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” This is the sixth part of an ongoing serial (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5) In Western churches, liturgical furniture has historically been conceived as an extension of the architecture. In Gothic cathedrals, the choir […]

Posted in Church Furniture, Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts | Tagged Architecture, Byzantine, furnishings, liturgical, minor arts, Orthodox, russian April 1, 2017

An Icon of the Kingdom of God: The Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical Arts – Part 5: The Minor Arts

By Andrew Gould on October 19, 2012
An Icon of the Kingdom of God: The Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical Arts - Part 5: The Minor Arts

This is post 5 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” This is the fifith part of an ongoing serial (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) The marble-clad walls of a Byzantine church are glorious and majestic when glimpsed between icon stands and chandeliers during a crowded, smoky […]

Posted in Architecture, Church Furniture, Minor Arts | Tagged Architecture, Byzantine, furnishings, liturgical, minor arts, Orthodox, russian April 1, 2017
 

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