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Patriarch/Patriarchate
(2,399 words)
[German Version]
I. Early Church The title
patriarch appears to have been first used by early Judaism (I), with reference to the both the ancestral biblical figures (
4. Macc…
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Religion Past and Present
Vespers
(1,708 words)
[German Version]
I. History The evening service of the Western church…
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Rublyov, Andrey (Saint)
(286 words)
[German Version] (c. 1360 – before 1427, Moscow), saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, the greatest Russian icon painter (Icons, fig. 3), and monk of the Andronikov Monastery in Moscow. In 1405 Rublyov was involved in painting the Cathedral of the Annunciation in the Moscow Kremlin and its iconostasis…
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Mystagogy
(1,551 words)
[German Version] I. Greco-Roman Antiquity – II. The Orthodox Church – III. Practical Theology
I. Greco-Roman Antiquity Mystagogical theology is a useful term for the doctrine of the so-called “Platonic underworld,” the main features of which are: a dualistic view of the cosmos (Dualism); a clear distinction between an absolutely good supreme being and an often feminine demiurgical principle; a negative view of material existence; a fundamental change from philosophical to mythical discourse, and belief in a s…
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Vigil
(488 words)
[German Version] actually a term coined by Western liturgics for worship during the night preceding major feasts. The frequent mention of nighttime watching and prayer in the New Testament (Matt 14:23; 26:41 par.; Acts 16:25; Col 4:2 etc.) gave rise to corresponding liturgical observances, if in fact they do not themselves reflect such practice. In the Early Church, Tertullian and others attest to the practice of assembling at night for prayer (Tert.
Ad uxorem II 4.2). Cyprian of Carthage mentions nighttime prayer (Cyp.
Dom. orat. 35). Chapter 41 of …
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Epiclesis/Invocation
(1,338 words)
[German Version] I. Invocation – II. Epiclesis
I. Invocation In order to get into touch with a given deity, one must know the procedure whereby one gets that deity's attention, how to get to the locus of its presence, and how to invoke an epiphany or visit the image representing it. There are also forms that are not necessarily tied to the deity's local presence, such as prayer, imprecation, …
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Consecration/Ordination/Dedication
(1,422 words)
[German Version] I. Catholic Church – II. Orthodox Church – III. Protestantism – IV. Canon Law
I. Catholic Church …
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