Soleas
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The soleas (Greek: σόλιον = Latin: solea meaning "an elevated place") is an extension of the sanctuary platform in an Eastern Orthodox temple (church building). The soleas projects beyond the iconostasis, forming a narrow walkway running the full length of the iconostasis.[1][2]
In the center of the soleas is the ambon, directly in front of the Holy Doors, where the communicants stand to receive Holy Communion and where the clergy come out for public prayers, sermons, etc.
At either side of the soleas are places for two choirs, called the kliros (meaning lots, since in ancient times Readers and Singers were chosen by lot).
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- ^ Internal Arrangement, (excerpt taken from "These Truths We Hold - The Holy Orthodox Church, Her Life and Teachings"; compiled and edited by A Monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery. Copyright 1986 by the St. Tikhon's Seminary Press, South Canaan, Pennsylvania 18459. Church Building and its Servers, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines
- ^ 1) The Vestibule; 2) The Nave; 3) The Altar; 4) The Soleas; 5) The Ambo, Drawing showing the positions, Orthodox World
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