tsars and iconostasis

[Sara Dickinson]

Yes, it is my understanding that tsars could enter the sanctuary only 
during the coronation ceremony--and this only for tsars who were male. I 
don't recall my exact source for this, but it may have been something on 
the development of the iconostasis.

Sara Dickinson



On Wednesday, March 22, 2006, at 03:10 , Stephanie Sures wrote:

> See Robert K. Massie's "Nicholas and Alexandra". In the chapter 
> detailing
> this part of the coronation (p. 54, paperback edition): "Then, for the 
> first
> and only time in his life, Nicholas entered the sanctuary to receive the
> sacrament as a priest of the church".
>
>
Prof. Sara Dickinson
Sezione di Slavistica
Dipartimento di Scienze della Comunicazione Linguistica e Culturale
Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere
Università degli Studi di Genova

corso Firenze 32/11
16136 Genoa, Italy
39-010-213210
sara_dickinson at virgilio.it

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