The guest house of a monastery, where pilgrims and visitors are hosted.
Multe mănăstiri primesc pelerini peste noapte în arhondaric, de obicei contra unei donații sau a unui tarif modest. E bine să suni dinainte, mai ales în preajma hramului sau a marilor sărbători.
Oaspeții sunt invitați la slujbe și la masa de la trapeză și trebuie să respecte rânduiala mănăstirii (program, ținută decentă, liniște).
See also
- Monastery, skete, metochionA monastery is a community of monks or nuns; a skete is a small, often remote monastery; a metochion belongs to a larger monastery.
- PilgrimageA journey of faith to a holy place: a monastery, the relics of a saint, Jerusalem, Mecca or the tomb of a tzaddik.
- Refectory (trapeza)The dining hall of a monastery, where monks eat together in silence while listening to readings.
In the same category
- ApseThe semicircular or polygonal end of the church, usually to the east, where the altar stands.
- Bell towerThe tower or structure in which the bells hang; it can be attached to the church or stand separately.
- CellThe room where a monk or nun lives; also a small hermitage.
- Choir stall (strana)The wooden stalls in the church; the cantors sing from the stalls in front of the iconostasis.
- Deacons' DoorsThe two side doors of the iconostasis, used by deacons and servers; archangels are usually painted on them.
- IconostasisThe wall of icons that separates the sanctuary from the nave; it has three doors and icons arranged in a fixed order.