Ambon (liturgy)
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The ambon or ambo (
History
Originally the ambon was an elevated platform, somewhat variable in location within the church (but typically found toward the center of the
.In the
) in the center of the nave like the bimah of old.Originally used in both the East and West, the structure has almost disappeared in the
.In the
Usage
The ambon is the platform from which the
The ambon is considered to be a part of the
In some Greek Orthodox parishes, there is an ambo to the side (usually the Liturgical North, opposite the Bishop's throne) of the Iconostasis. It retains only a few of the functions of the ancient ambo, whereas the solea retains the other functions. The Epistle and Homily are read from this ambon (similar to a western pulpit), whereas the Gospel is read from the Solea. The practice of vesting the Bishop in the center of the nave is retained in parishes without chairs or pews. If the parish has chairs and pews, then the vesting of the Bishop occurs near the iconostasis, sometimes on the solea/ambon itself.
The last public prayer of the
See also
- Ambon of Henry II
- Bema
- Central pulpit
- Kliros
- Templon
- Tribune (architecture)
References
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- ^ "Ambo" definition, Answers.com.
- ^ "Chapter V: The Arrangement and Ornamentation of Churches for the Celebration of the Eucharist". General Instruction of the Roman Missal. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2011.
External links
- Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church), Catholic Encyclopedia.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 796.
- Early Christian ambo from Hagia Sophia in Constantinople
- Kazhdan, Alexander (1987). "A Note on the Middle-Byzantine Ambo". Byzantion. 57 (2). Peeters Publishers: 422–426.