Hellenic Orthodox
Church of the Annunciation - Table of Contents
The Royal Gates and Mystical Supper Icon
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
146 West Utica Street, Buffalo, NY 14222
Iconostasis: Icons left of the Royal Gates ..... The Royal Gates and Mystical Supper Icon ..... Icons right of the Royal Gates
Mystical Supper Icon It is also not uncommon to find an icon of the Mystical Supper, which depicts the Last Supper somewhere above the Beautiful Gates. |
Royal Doors The iconostasis typically has three openings or sets of doors: Royal Doors (Royal Gates, Holy Doors, Beautiful Gates) are in the center. The Royal Gates represent the entrance from the temporal world to the spiritual between which the priests pass during the service. The church represents heaven on earth. Double-headed eagle |