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“GIFTED” DOVES IN THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCHES OF THE FIRST HALF
XIX CENTURY

The purpose of this article is to describe examples of usage in the first half of the XIX century in Russian churches, the Shrine in the form of a dove – one of the earliest types of liturgical vessels in Christian worship and to determine in what cases the Synodal period of the Russian Christian Church appeal to this form. Based on the cultural and historical method, the article examines the sources and provides preserved information about such tabernacles in ancient times, as well as describes the use of tabernacles in the form of a dove in the design of thrones in Christian churches in the first half of the XIX century. The study concluded that the tabernacle in the form of a dove at that time was perceived as archaic liturgical utensils and used it in cases when it was necessary clearly to Express the idea of a conscious reference to ancient national traditions in Christian rituals or to demonstrate the political continuity of the ruling dynasty.