Khorugv (Russian: хоругвь, Bulgarian: хоругва, Church Slavonic: хорѫгꙑ, Ukrainian: хоругва, Polish: chorągiew, Romanian: prapur, Finnish: kirkkolippu, sometimes translated as gonfalon) is a religious banner used liturgically in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. The khorugv or banner consists of an icon of Christ, the Theotokos or a saint, either painted or embroidered on a rectangular piece of cloth.
Khorugv (Russian: хоругвь, Bulgarian: хоругва, Church Slavonic: хорѫгꙑ, Ukrainian: хоругва, Polish: chorągiew, Romanian: prapur, Finnish: kirkkolippu, sometimes translated as gonfalon) is a religious banner used liturgically in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. The khorugv or banner consists of an icon of Christ, the Theotokos or a saint, either painted or embroidered on a rectangular piece of cloth.
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