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.
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 liturgyedit
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Other usesedit
Fans are carried by the altar servers at all processions with Eucharistic gifts and the Gospel Book.[4]; in the Russian tradition they are often also used to honour 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 ritesedit
Armenian silver ripidion, with six-winged seraphim
Fans used in the Maronite 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 readingedit
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
liturgical, eastern, christianity, historical, liturgical, fans, western, christianity, flabellum, ripidion, hexapterygon, ceremonial, used, eastern, christian, note, worship, eastern, christian, ripidion, 19th, century, pskov, museum, eastern, churches, litur. For the historical use of liturgical fans in Western Christianity see flabellum The ripidion or hexapterygon 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 Contents 1 Byzantine Rite 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 ReferencesByzantine Rite editAt 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 in the Russian tradition they are often also used to honour 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 nbsp Armenian silver ripidion with six winged seraphimFans used in the Maronite 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 editEnhanced Strong s Lexicon James Strong Oak Harbor WA Logos Research Systems 1995 Ar le3hs 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 Egkyklopaideia Papyros Larousse Britannica Ekdoseis Papyros A8hna 1976 2006 Catholic Encyclopedia O kosmos twn aggelwn Arximandritoy Iwannoy KaramoyzhFootnotes 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 EthiopianReferences 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 amp oldid 1216039452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
