| A | B |
| choir | The space reserved for the clergy and singers in the church |
| icon | A portrait or image |
| paten | A large shallow bowl or plate for the bread used in the Eucharist. |
| monastic | Relating to life in a monastery. |
| oratory | The church of a Christian monastery. |
| mandorla | An almond-shaped nimbus surrounding the figure of Christ or other sacred figure. |
| paten | A large shallow bowl or plate for the bread used in the Eucharist. |
| drum | the cylindrical wall that supports a dome. |
| Theotokos | The Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. |
| iconophile | The destruction of images (726 to 843) |
12-2,  | aerial view of Hagia Sophia |
12-8,  | Interior of San Vitale |
12-20,  | Katholikon Hosios Loakas |
12-13,  | Transfiguration of Jesus apes mosaic,  |
12-12,  | saint Apollinavus and sheep, apse mosaic |
12-6,  | Aerial view of San Vitale |
12-30,  | Parkkiesion of the church of Christ in Chara |
12-22,  | Interior of the katholikan |
12-14,  | Justinian as world conqeror |
12-4,  | Interior of Hagia Sophia |