Asterisk (liturgy)
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asterisk-liturgy-177-1241794
title:
Asterisk (liturgy)
text:
The Asterisk, or Star-cover, is one of the holy vessels used in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. The asterisk symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem. Historically, it was also used in some parts of the Roman Catholic Church.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Liturgical object covering the diskos in Byzantine liturgy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk_(liturgy)
date created:
2007-03-19T23:36:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T21:26:00Z
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image:
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13
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