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21Divine Liturgy — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …
22Byzantine Rite — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …
23Lamb (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… …
24Ektenia — (from el. ἐκτένεια ekténeia ; literally, diligence ), often called simply Litany, is a prayerful petition in the Eastern Orthodox liturgy. The prevalent ecclesiastical word for this kind of litany in Greek is Συναπτή Synaptê , Ektenia being the… …
25Eastern Orthodox worship — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …
26Eastern Orthodoxy — the faith, practice, membership, and government of the Eastern Orthodox Church. * * * officially Orthodox Catholic Church One of the three major branches of Christianity. Its adherents live mostly in Greece, Russia, the Balkans, Ukraine, and the… …
27Byzantine rite — ▪ Eastern Orthodoxy the system of liturgical practices and discipline observed by the Eastern Orthodox church and by the majority of Eastern rite churches, which are in communion with Rome. The Byzantine rite originated in the Greek… …
28church year — ▪ Christianity Introduction annual cycle of seasons and days observed in the Christian churches in commemoration of the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and of his virtues as exhibited in the lives of the saints. Origins of the …
29Greek Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church Greek Church † …
30ГРИГОРИЙ I ВЕЛИКИЙ — [Двоеслов; лат. Gregorius Magnus] (ок. 540, Рим 12.03.604, там же), свт. (пам. 12 марта; в совр. католич. Церкви 3 сент. день интронизации), папа Римский (3 сент. 590 12 марта 604), отец и учитель Церкви. Жизнь Источниками жизнеописания Г. В.… …
