large square platform set in the very center of the nave, with a removable chair or faldstool placed on it. This arrangement is a remnant of the ancient bemah (Greek: amvon), borrowed from the Jewish synagogue, which stood in the center of the church in ancient times. Sometimes during the liturgy, the deacon stands on this platform, facing east, to read the gospel. An orlets is usually placed at both the high place and the throne in the nave. An orlets is usually kept permanently on the Russian kafedra, even when the chair is removed; the orlets is, however, removed when a deacon stands on the kafedra to read the gospel. See also Chapter (religion) Episcopal see Pulpit Lists of cathedrals References External links "Cathedra Petri", Catholic Encyclopedia Orthodox bishop seated at the High Place Russian bishop seated on kathedra Greek Bishop on throne in the kliros (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) Russian Orthodox Patriarch standing at kafedra in center of Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Moscow Russian Patriarch sitting at kafedra Russian Patriarch sitting at High Place Episcopacy in the Catholic Church Episcopacy in Eastern Orthodoxy Episcopacy in Anglicanism Christian religious furniture Church architecture