Liturgical objects

Various liturgical objects are used in the course of the divine services.

List of liturgical objects

• Aer
• Altar
• Antimension
• Asterisk
• Blessing cross (also called a hand cross)
• Candles
• Cathedra (Bishop's throne)
• Censer
• Chalice
• Crozier
• Curtain behind the royal doors
• Deacon's doors (also called angelic doors)
• Dikirion and Trikirion
• Diskos (or paten)
• Eileton
• Endyton
• Exapteriga, meaning six-winged (also called fans, ripidia)
• Iconostasis
• Icons
• Orlets
• Prosphora
• Prothesis
• Royal doors
• Spear (or lance)
• Spoon
• Tabernacle

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See also

• Vestments

External Links

• Welcome to the Orthodox Church: A Guided Tour by Deacon Daniel Swires
• Royal Doors and Sanctuary and The Holy Altar from the website of the Blessed Virgin of Vladimir Parish (ROCA), in Brisbane, Australia