A to Z - Photographs of Arillas and Corfu

[kevin-beverly]

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I FOR ICONOSTASIS

Iconostasis If you have ever driven in Greece, especially on the narrow and curved roads in the countryside, you may have noticed the small stone or metallic boxes (iconostasis). These are not mail or phone boxes as many think so. They are shrines that represent the remembrance of a road accident at that location where somebody lost his life or just survived. An Orthodox Saint icon, a candle, a box of matches or lighter, a small bottle with Greek olive oil and a box of wicks are some of the things that you will find in these roadside shrines. Relatives of the dead or the survivors  visit the place occasionally to light the candle and pray for their souls.

In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis (Greek: εἰκονοστάσιον) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Iconostasis also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere within a church. The iconostasis evolved from the Byzantine templon, a process complete by the 15th century.
A direct comparison for the function of the main iconostasis can be made to the layout of the great Temple in Jerusalem. That Temple was designed with three parts. The holiest and inner-most portion was that where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. This portion, the Holy of Holies, was separated from the second larger part of the building's interior by a curtain, the "veil of the temple". Only the High Priest was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies. The third part was the entrance court. This architectural tradition for the two main parts can be seen carried forward in Christian churches and is still most demonstratively present in Eastern Orthodox churches where the iconostasis divides the altar, the Holy of Holies where the Eucharist is performed  – the manifestation of the New Covenant – from the larger portion of the church accessible to the faithful. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition only men can enter the altar portion behind the iconostasis. However one will see women serving behind the iconostasis at female monasteries.
The word comes from the Greek εἰκονοστάσι(-ον) (eikonostási(-on), still in common use in Greece and Cyprus), which means "icon stand".



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[vivian]

                                  Just checking that its good enough to show the boss.

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                                                   Kicking up a storm

[kevin-beverly]

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L FOR LIT UP BARDIS STUDIOS AND HOTEL

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[vivian]

                        MMMMMMMMM what a Marvellous Meal

[kevin-beverly]

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N FOR NOBODY AROUND

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[vivian]

         Old Perithia before they started re building   May1999

[kevin-beverly]

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P FOR PONTOKRATOR Nikos took up to the top a very good day



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[kevin-beverly]

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Q FOR QUALITY PLACE FOR A HOLIDAY

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[vivian]

[kevin-beverly]

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S FOR SUN SAYING GOODNIGHT TILL TOMORROW


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[kevin-beverly]

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T FOR TURBULENT WEATHER COMING IN AND YES WE HAD A STORM

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[vivian]

                             Up Up and away

[vivian]

                                                   View point

[Eggy]

Viv - you are on fire today. - Cannot keep up with you.
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