Saint Haralambos Orthodox Greek Church

The pastor is the responsible person, and everyone else works at his side. Because everyone knows where they should be at a particular time, the service looks very organized. During the service, the butler walked around and shook the incense burner. Boys on the altar will read the book as one of pastors or butler. They also carry candles at a certain time, such as when the butler wanders around and displays the gospel. At the beginning of the masses, the pastor talked randomly to the children and asked questions like today.

Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenia: All Christian communities in Lebanon celebrate St. Nicholas. Many places, churches, monasteries and schools are named after St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas is a patron saint of Beit Jala, a town 2 km (1.2 miles) west of Bethlehem and the saints spent four years on a pilgrimage to the sacred place. On December 19th (December 6th of the Julian calendar), solemn ceremonies were held at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, and parades, exhibitions and other events were usually held. All sects of Palestine came to Beit Jala and attended prayers and celebrations

In Greek churches, saints are regarded as charismatic figures and the prototype of Christ is reflected in various images. Therefore, respect for the Orthodox saints is more based on the idea that saints provide examples of teachings of sanctification of Christianity. But in the West, the worship of the saints, the concept of patron saints, and the idea of ​​providing help for the people who are in trouble with the saints become dominant. In the twelfth and thirteenth century, the worship of saints was controlled by the Pope, and the Pope strictly established the process of classification according to the norm definition. Therefore, the saints ruled the church calendar. And it recorded the name of the saint recognized by the church every day of that year. In intercessory prayers, they are respected one day, their behavior, suffering, and miracles are mentioned in etiquette.

During the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000, the greatest generalization of the Orthodox History took place. Not only about the number of saints, but also in this classicization, all unknown saints were mentioned. There are 1765 saints called saints, others are not known, but "God knows." After converting to Orthodox Christianity in 988, the use and production of the icon entered key van rose. As a general rule, these icons strictly follow the models and formulas concealed by Byzantine art led by Constantinople 's capital. Over time the Russians expanded their vocabulary of type and style far beyond other places in the orthodox world. Russian icons are usually drawn on trees, which are usually small, but some of the churches and monasteries have larger ones. Some Russian icons are made of copper. Many religious families in Russia are hanging on the walls of "red" or "beautiful" horns krasny ugol