towards the east

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• Orientation towards the East — Since the early days of Christianity, the east has been the direction designated to be faced during prayers, both by the officiating priest and by the congregation. This has to be taken into account in building a church, so the altar must be… …   Dictionary of church terms

• the east — 1》 the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right hand side of a person facing north. → east …   English new terms dictionary

• Order of the Star in the East — The Order of the Star in the East (OSE) was an organization established by the leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, India, from 1911 to 1927. Its mission was to prepare the world for the expected arrival of a messianic entity, the so… …   Wikipedia

• Dioceses of the Church of the East, 1318–1552 — The Dioceses of the Church of the East, 1318–1552 were far fewer in number than during the period of the Church s greatest expansion in the tenth century. Between 1318 and 1552, the geographical horizons of the Church of the East, which had once… …   Wikipedia

• University of the East Chorale — The University of the East Chorale(UEC) is the Official Choir of the University of the East. It was founded in June 1992 as the UE Glee Club consisting of students from the different colleges of the University. Apart from singing for official… …   Wikipedia

• The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Dioceses of the Church of the East to 1318 — Syrian, Armenian and Latin bishops debate Christian doctrine in the Crusader city of Acre, late 13th century At the height of its power, in the 10th century AD, the dioceses of the Church of the East numbered well over a hundred and stretched… …   Wikipedia

• The Slavs —     The Slavs     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs     I. NAME     A. Slavs     At present the customary name for all the Slavonic races is Slav. This name did not appear in history until a late period, but it has superseded all others. The… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• east — ► NOUN (the east) 1) the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right hand side of a person facing north. 2) the eastern part of a country, region, or town. 3) (the East) the regions or countries… …   English terms dictionary

• Assyrian Church of the East — Assyrian Christian redirects here. For other uses, see Assyrian (disambiguation). Assyrian Church of the East Emblem of the Assyrian Church of the East Founder Traces origins to Saints Thomas, Bartholomew, Thaddeus (Addai) …   Wikipedia

• Church of the East — For other uses, see Church of the East (disambiguation). Nestorian Church redirects here. For other uses, see Nestorian (disambiguation). Nestorian priests in a procession on Palm Sunday, in a 7th or 8th century wall painting from a Nestorian… …   Wikipedia