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[[File:Ventsy brachnye.jpg|thumb|right|[[Russian Orthodox]] wedding crowns]] |
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{{see also|Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church}} |
{{see also|Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church}} |
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The Mystery of Crowning according to the [[Byzantine Rite]] is a lengthy ceremony, the second rite of marriage after a [[betrothal]] ceremony. The celebrating priest places the crowns upon first the bridegroom then the bride.<ref>{{cite book|title=Euchologion (Trebnyk): A Byzantine Ritual|location=[[Hamtramck, Michigan|Hamtramck]], [[Michigan|MI]]|edition=2nd rev.|editor-last=Wysochansky|editor-first=Demetrius|publisher=Basilian Press|date=1986}}</ref> After this, it is traditional for the couple to sip from a glass of previously blessed wine and exchange a single kiss.<ref name=CE/> The glass can then be broken in what has been described as a symbol of indissoluble union and compared to a similar [[Jewish wedding#Breaking the glass|Jewish wedding ritual]].<ref name=COE/>{{rp|18}} The Byzantine crowning is considered the basis of crowning rituals in the [[Coptic Rite]] and other |
The Mystery of Crowning according to the [[Byzantine Rite]] is a lengthy ceremony, the second rite of marriage after a [[betrothal]] ceremony. The celebrating priest places the crowns upon first the bridegroom then the bride.<ref>{{cite book|title=Euchologion (Trebnyk): A Byzantine Ritual|location=[[Hamtramck, Michigan|Hamtramck]], [[Michigan|MI]]|edition=2nd rev.|editor-last=Wysochansky|editor-first=Demetrius|publisher=Basilian Press|date=1986}}</ref> After this, it is traditional for the couple to sip from a glass of previously blessed wine and exchange a single kiss.<ref name=CE/> The glass can then be broken in what has been described as a symbol of indissoluble union and compared to a similar [[Jewish wedding#Breaking the glass|Jewish wedding ritual]].<ref name=COE/>{{rp|18}} The Byzantine crowning is considered the basis of crowning rituals in the [[Coptic Rite]] and other liturgical families. In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], it has been traditionally prohibited from occurring during [[Lent]].<ref name=CE>{{cite book|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09703b.htm|chapter=Ritual of Marriage|title=Catholic Encyclopedia|date=1910|author=[[Herbert Thurston|Thurston, Herbert]]|publisher=Robert Appleton Company|location=New York City|via=NewAdvent|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> |
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Within the Byzantine Rite, the crowns are considered symbols of authority for the new "domestic church" formed by the creation of a new family. The Byzantine Rite [[Eastern Catholic Churches]], such as the [[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church]], continue the practice with translations of the ceremony authorized in [[Church Slavonic]] and English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mci.archpitt.org/liturgy/Crowning.html|title=The Mystery of Crowning|publisher=[[Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh|Archeparchy of Pittsburgh]]|access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> |
Within the Byzantine Rite, the crowns are considered symbols of authority for the new "domestic church" formed by the creation of a new family. The Byzantine Rite [[Eastern Catholic Churches]], such as the [[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church]], continue the practice with translations of the ceremony authorized in [[Church Slavonic]] and English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mci.archpitt.org/liturgy/Crowning.html|title=The Mystery of Crowning|publisher=[[Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh|Archeparchy of Pittsburgh]]|access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> |