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[Amateur]

Сообщение от BAGIRA

I was very confused lack of crosses. Do I have to be on the altar crosses?

Especially look at his photo archive. Indeed, on the altars dedicated to the Madonna of old crosses, no (all pictured altars - the end of the XV century). Is it only those of the side of the saints, whose cross is an essential attribute. How about the modern altars - I, alas, not in the know.

[K-Maler]

Сообщение от BAGIRA

Kirill, please tell us, and this may be the altar of the Georgian orthodox? I am very confused by the lack of crosses. Do I have to be on the altar crosses? Maiga

It can not. Georgian dogma has minimal differences from the Orthodox ... because of the complexities of translation of theological texts, some understanding of the intricacies of the subject. This does not apply to the understanding of the basic dogma of the Resurrection, where the symbol of the cross is mandatory. If the altar - so the cross would somehow be present. Sign in to some Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant church, you will see. Among the images of the Virgin is in this regard a special icon - it is sometimes called Semistrelnoy, because her shows or arrows or swords, or similar (may be two swords) aimed at her. This indicates that it experienced the sufferings of her Son, the number of arrows according to dogma, ie number of species of torture which he suffered. The cross became a symbol of later dogmatic subtleties of the canon is taken into account.

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Сообщение от LCR

on there under kolonkkami have 2 coat of arms, must be seen in the heraldic references, if you can identify them (I did not understand that in heraldry), the origin of the altar will be easier to define, no?

These emblems are similar to German or Italian. In one of them, it seems, the leopard. Perhaps the owner, was prioress (book and something like a rosary). Perhaps she is depicted as presenters at the top of the altar. Italian form of the altar - in favor of Italian origin of the emblem and its owners.

[Allena]

BAGIRA, about heraldry, see the party Wladzislaw. He knows about heraldry higher than all sites combined.