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liturgical fan in eastern christianity wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 byzantine rite toggle byzantine rite subsection 1 1 at ordination of a deacon 1 2 fanning the gifts at the liturgy 1 3 other uses 2 other rites 3 further reading 4 footnotes 5 references toggle the table of contents liturgical fan in eastern christianity 12 languages deutsch suomi bahasa indonesia 日本語 ქართული македонски polski română русский српски srpski тоҷикӣ українська edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia liturgical object of the orthodox church for the historical use of liturgical fans in western christianity see flabellum the ripidion or hexapterygon ἑξαπτέρυγον meaning six winged is a ceremonial fan used in eastern christian note 1 worship 1 2 eastern christian ripidion 19th century pskov museum in the eastern churches liturgical fans have been used from the first centuries to the present day a fan is generally made of metal round having the iconographic likeness of a six winged seraphim and is set on the end of a pole fans of carved gilded or painted wood are also found fans are usually made in pairs byzantine rite edit at ordination of a deacon edit upon ordination a deacon is vested with a certain protocol for each vestment and then with the same protocol is given a fan and places himself by the holy table and fans the holy things 3 fanning the gifts at the liturgy edit this section is empty you can help by adding to it february 2022 other uses edit fans are carried by the altar servers at all processions with eucharistic gifts and the gospel book 4 however in the russian tradition they are often also used to honor a particularly sacred icon or relic when not in use the fans are usually kept in stands behind the holy table although in slavic traditions they may be kept out of sight elsewhere in the altar 5 especially in northern russia where icons of christ and the theotokos are usually placed behind the holy table citation needed other rites edit armenian silver ripidion with six winged seraphim fans used in the armenian also known as kshots kshotz and the maronite also known as marwaha marwahah and oriental note 2 traditions are distinctive having little hoops of metal or bells all around the circumference of the disks symbolizing the hymns of the angels to god at particularly solemn points of the liturgy these are shaken gently to produce a tinkling and jingling sound akin to the sound of multiple altar bells further reading edit enhanced strong s lexicon james strong oak harbor wa logos research systems 1995 αρ λέξης 03742 the anchor bible dictionary freedman david noel new york doubleday 1997 1992 pseudo dionysius areopagita de coelesti hierarchia patristische texte und studien 36 berlin de gruyter 1991 εγκυκλοπαίδεια πάπυρος larousse britannica εκδόσεις πάπυρος αθήνα 1976 2006 catholic encyclopedia ο κόσμος των αγγέλων αρχιμανδρίτου ιωάννου καραμούζη footnotes edit including in the orthodox church the non chalcedonian or oriental orthodox churches the assyrian church and the eastern catholic churches e g coptic armenian ethiopian references edit liturgical fans the metropolitan museum liturgical fan the great book of needs expanded and supplemented volume 1 the holy mysteries translated by saint tikhon s monastery south canaan pennsylvania saint tikhon s seminary press published 2000 1998 p 251 isbn 9781878997562 the divine liturgy oca web site blessing of hexapterygon ripidias or ripidas pdf holy trinity orthodox church willimantic connecticut 2021 01 24 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title liturgical_fan_in_eastern_christianity oldid 1360438125 categories eastern orthodox liturgy eastern christian liturgical objects hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles to be expanded from february 2022 all articles to be expanded articles with empty sections from february 2022 all articles with empty sections all articles with unsourced statements articles with unsourced statements from february 2022 this page was last edited on 21 june 2026 at 14 05 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms 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