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On the iconostasis in Church, i always look up and see this big "X" on the left side, and a "B" on the right. What is the significance of this?
Please and Thank you.
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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2006, 01:23:50 AM » |
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I think it means Christos Voskrese...Christ is Risen.
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« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2006, 01:38:04 AM » |
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I think it means Christos Voskrese...Christ is Risen.
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2006, 04:21:15 AM » |
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It could also be "Christ (the) King" if it is Greek letters.
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ
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« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2006, 02:59:23 PM » |
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Ah, ic!
Thank you for answering my question. I didn't know who to ask.
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« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2006, 07:43:30 PM » |
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Ah, ic!
Thank you for answering my question. I didn't know who to ask.
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« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2006, 02:01:58 AM » |
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On the iconostasis in Church, i always look up and see this big "X" on the left side, and a "B" on the right. What is the significance of this?
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I thought the XB had something to do with Slavonic and was the same thing as XC in Greek. Any of our Slavonic speakers want to put their 2 cents in? |
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« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2006, 03:26:37 AM » |
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The Russian parish here does that as well, it stands for ÃÂ¥рøÑÂÂÂтþѠÃÂ’þÑÂÂÂúрõÑÂÂÂõ (Christ is risen) hence the ÃÂÂÂ¥ ÃÂÂ’ for short. At the Greek parish they just write out ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑÎÂÂÂΕΣΤÎâ€â€Â! so there is no confusion.
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« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2006, 08:49:32 AM » |
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Yeah. The Russian Churches usually have the "XB" and the Greek Churches have the "XC".
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« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2006, 07:38:47 PM » |
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