iconostasis

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Englisch - Türkisch
Doğu kiliselerinde en mukaddes yeri cemaatin bulunduğu kısımdan ayıran üç kapılı ve üstünde azizlerin resimleri bulunan kısım
Englisch - Englisch
a wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church
(Gr "an icon-stand") In the Orthodox Church the term signifies
Icon wall separating nave from sanctuary in many Eastern-rite churches; symbolizes the division between God and man (Ukrainian: ikonostas)
Screen separating the sanctuary from the main area in a Byzantine church One of the finest examples in Rome can be seen in Santa Sofia a Via Boccea, a Catholic church of the Ukrainian-Byzantine Rite
a wall of icons between the sanctuary and the knave in an Eastern Orthodox church
(Gr "an icon-stand") In the Orthodox Church the term signifies: 1) the stand on which the main icon of the Patron Saint of the church is placed for veneration 2) The screen separating the sanctuary or altar from the church proper and adorned with various icons There may be two or three tiers of icons in an iconostasis, but the main tier must follow a certain iconographic form as following (from north or left side, to south): the icon of the Patron Saint of the church; of the Virgin Mary, of Christ, and of St John the Baptist
not a Western word, but a familiar Orthodox term used often in this volume See Rood-Screen
In Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine tradition, a solid screen of stone, wood, or metal separating the sanctuary from the nave. It has a royal door in the center and two smaller doors on either side. Covered with panel icons, it always includes the icon of the Incarnation (mother with child) on the left and the second coming of Christ on the right; icons of the four Evangelists, the Annunciation, and the Last Supper cover the royal doors themselves
In an Eastern Orthodox Church, it is a screen, with icons on it, which separates the sanctuary from the nave
(eye kon o STAH sis, or eye kon AH sta sis)(Gr ): In some Eastern *Churches, the screen or wall that divides the altar area from the main body of the church and into which *icons are placed In the Syriac Church, a curtain separates the sanctuary from the body of the church; however, its use in *Maronite churches is still debated by scholars
{i} partition or screen decorated with icons used in Eastern Orthodox churches to separate the sanctuary from the main section of the church
The screen, decorated with icons which separates the bema from the main area of an Orthodox church