Consecrations in Eastern Christianity can refer to either the Sacred Mystery of Cheirotonea of a bishop, or the sanctification and solemn dedication of a church building. It can also be used to descri
Commencing the consecration of an antimension, the bishop unfolds the relics lying on the antimension being consecrated to sew into it.
Omophorion
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In the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgical tradition, the omophorion is the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority. Originally wo
Consecration in Eastern Christianity
…The ancient participation of the laity in the election of bishops is retained in their triple acclamation of Axios ("He is worthy") at the time the Omophorion is placed on the new bishop's shoulders. According to the Canon I of the Apostolic Canons, a bishop must be consecrated by at least two or three bishops…
Fresco from the 14th century depicting St. Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia wearing a white omophorion.
Benjamin Peterson, archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, wearing an omophorion.
Metropolitan Neophyte Dimitrov wearing small omophorion.
Major archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, wearing a white omophorion which has been sewn into shape. The five bars at the bottom signify his position as head of an Eastern rite church.