{"id":1346,"date":"2017-09-11T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.smallpage.online\/2017\/09\/11\/the-shapes-and-colors-of-orthodox\/"},"modified":"2019-01-28T16:44:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T16:44:49","slug":"the-shapes-and-colors-of-orthodox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/the-shapes-and-colors-of-orthodox","title":{"rendered":"The Meaning of Shapes and Colors of Orthodox Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The outer color of the church<\/strong> often reflects to whom it is devoted: to the Lord, to the Mother of God, to a saint or a feast. For example:<\/div>\n
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White \u2013 the church in honor of the Mother of God;<\/div>\n
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Red \u2013 devoted to a martyr (or martyrs);<\/div>\n
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Green \u2013 to a venerable saint;<\/div>\n
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Yellow \u2013 to a bishop saint;<\/div>\n
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However, we should point out that this is not a dogmatic rule, but a tradition, which is not always followed.<\/div>\n
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The number of the domes<\/strong> on the church is also symbolic of:<\/div>\n
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One \u2013 symbolizing the One True God;<\/div>\n
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Three \u2013 the Holy Trinity;<\/div>\n
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Five \u2013 the Savior and four evangelists;<\/div>\n
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Seven \u2013 the seven sacraments of the Church;<\/div>\n
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Nine \u2013 the number of the angelic hosts;<\/div>\n
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Thirteen \u2013 the Savior and His twelve apostles;<\/div>\n
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Thirty-three \u2013 the number of years the Savior lived on earth.<\/div>\n
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The shape of the domes<\/strong> has its own meaning as well:<\/div>\n
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The shape of a helmet recalls about the warriors and the spiritual fight that the Church leads against the dark powers.<\/div>\n
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The shape of an onion is a symbol of candle light, which refers to the words of the Savior: \u201cYou are the light of the world\u201d.<\/div>\n
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An intricate shape and a bright coloring of the domes on the church in honor of St. Basil the Blessed symbolize the beauty of the Heavenly Jerusalem.<\/div>\n
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The color of the domes<\/strong> is also a part of the church symbolism:<\/div>\n
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Gold \u2013 a symbol of the heavenly glory. The main churches devoted to Christ and the Great Feasts had the domes of such color.<\/div>\n
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Blue domes with stars can be seen on the churches in honor of the Mother of God because the star recalls that Christ was born from Virgin Mary.<\/div>\n
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The churches in honor of the Holy Trinity had green domes since green is the color of the Holy Spirit.<\/div>\n
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The churches dedicated to saints often have green or silver domes.<\/div>\n
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You can also see black domes on the churches in monasteries for black is the color of monasticism.<\/div>\n
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Translated by Catalog of Good Deeds<\/em><\/div>\n
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