Liturgical arts in Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism (cultural and historical analysis)

The paper deals with the historical evolution that occurred in the understanding of the sacred meanings of a temple as a cultural event, its interpretation as a cultural and symbolic reality in different Christian denominations. The authors clarify the specific meaning of the Christian temple and liturgical arts as the historical and existentially significant cultural event. It is of great interest to cultural researchers. Such types of liturgical arts as architecture, music, and painting are considered. The research examines the views on the liturgical space of the Christian church in accordance with its evangelical foundations and Old Testament prototypes. The study compares Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant liturgical traditions influencing the liturgical forms of temple art. The paper notes that art in the Christian church is deeply symbolic, and all kinds of liturgical art are inextricably intertwined. It is the temple that determines the proper spiritual understanding of the liturgical art’s meaning by a person.