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Hello,
while visiting an Indian Orthodox Church, there was a sign that asks people to take off shoes before entering the Church. At the Coptic church that I visit, people take off their shoes before entering the altar area. this is such a beautiful practice that pays a great respect to God and His majesty. so the question that I have:
-Was the practice of taking off shoes a standard in other Apostolic churches and later disappeared?
-What other apostolic churches that take off their shoes beside Indian and coptics?
-Are there Church fathers commentaries regarding the topic of taking off shoes?
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Well, I know that during the Crusades, the knights had to remove their shoes as they entered the Holy Land of Israel, watching some history videos. This certainly is a very ancient practice. I'm sure this was the case during the days of Constantinople before one entered into the Hagia Sophia, too.
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I've been told that Muslims remove their shoes before entering the mosque.
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I've been told that Muslims remove their shoes before entering the mosque. I saw that once. Also, I thought Sikhs removed their shoes before entering into the temple, too. Could be wrong.
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The same is done in Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo churches.
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At the Coptic Orthodox Church in my area, I notice that some of the worshipers remove their shoes upon entering the church, whereas others leave them on until a more solemn moment in the liturgy at which point they then remove them.
The deacons and other ministers at the altar have their shoes removed throughout, including the priest-celebrant, who appears to be wearing something akin to white slippers in place of his shoes.
They also sit down in their pews for the Institution Narrative, which surprises me. Not in a casual way, mind you, but in a way that evokes prostration...only seated.
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When I was an Anglican Monk we use to remove our shoes before we entered the oratory. I am not sure if this is a Benedictine practice or just a local norm at our Abbey. I have never seen it at other Benedictine houses.
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These customs pay homage to the call of Moses as recorded in the third chapter of Exodus:
God called to him out of the bush, �Moses, Moses!� And he said, �Here I am.� 5Then he said, �Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.�
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