diaconicon
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Origin of diaconicon
1720–30; < Late Greek diākonikón (> Late Latin diāconicum ), neuter of diākonikós of a deacon; see -ic
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The two smaller compartments and apses at the sides of the bema were sacristies, the diaconicon and prothesis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
At the east end of the northern and the southern gallery are chapels covered with domes and placed above the prothesis and the diaconicon.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
Only the diaconicon now remains, covered by a cross-groined vault, and its apse pierced by a door leading to the hall of the Teké.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
It is covered either with a barrel or with a cross-groined vault, and communicates with the prothesis and the diaconicon.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
In the churches in central Syria of slightly earlier date, the diaconicon is rectangular, the side apses at Kalat-Seman having been added at a later date.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
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