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Add your E-mail to our Mailing List to receive a notice when we update our web site. | | | | | selected terms: 5 | | page 1 of 1 | | 1. | Archangel | There are seven Archangels, namely: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Souriel, Sadakiel, Sarathiel and Ananiel. They are the great, pure, and luminescent beings who intercede on behalf of humanity. | | 2. | Archdeacon | He is on the top of deacons, and their leader. St. Stephen was the first deacon, and first martyr. | | 3. | Archimandrite | Every monastery has its leader, called the archimandrite. He is responsible of the monks, to care for them. Nowadays an archimandrite is a member in the holy synod. | | 4. | Ark, Throne | A wooden box that is put on the altar for preserving the Chalice during the liturgy. On its sides is drawn some icons of the Last Supper, that of the Lord Jesus Christ and of some saints. | | 5. | Artophorion | The artophorion, literally the box of the holy Communion, is a vessel made usually of silver, or thick glass in poor churches, it is circular in shape and has a lid measuring about 3 inches in … 0.4 KB | | | |
