Iconostasis

Definition

The partition wall of icons separating the sanctuary from the nave; from Greek eikonostasion ‘icon stand’; developed historically from a colonnade with slabs or gratings and a beam, and may be single- or multi-rowed.

Episodes

• 054 — Liturgics — 1. The Orthodox Church and its inner structure. The Clergy and the Laymen

Related Concepts

• Catapetasma
• Deacons Doors
• Royal Doors
• Soleas