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Orthodox Terminology
DIKIROTRIKERA PDF Print E-mail
DIKIROTRIKERA - (Gr. "set of two and three candles"). A set of two candleholders, one double-branched candlestick and another triple-branched, both used by the bishop in blessing at the liturgy. The Dikeron (double candleholder) signifies the two natures of Christ, while the Trikeron (triple candleholder) signifies the Holy Trinity.
 

The Sayings of the Fathers

(Abba Poemen) said, 'The beginning of evil is heedlessness.'
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