Medieval and Manuscripts

Artos

An artos (Ancient Greek: ἄρτος, "leavened loaf", "bread") is a loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine rite catholic churches. A large Artos is baked with a seal depicting the resurrection for use at Pascha (Easter). Smaller loaves are blessed during great vespers in a ritual called Artoklasia and in other occasions like feast days, weddings, memorial services etc.

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• ▸Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead
• ▸Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy
• ▸Bath Abbey

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