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#North door (the north and south doors are often called "deacon's doors"). This will usually depict a deacon, usually St. Stephen the Protomartyr, or an archangel, usually St. Michael.
#South door. The same as above, though if a [[deacon]] is depicted, it is usually St. Philip or St. Lawrence, and if an [[archangel]], usually St. Gabriel.
#These icons (when present) are usually [[saint]]s especially near to a parish or nation, such as Ss. [[Nicholas of Myra]], [[George the Trophy-bearer]], [[Demetrios of Thessaloniki|Demetrius the Myrrh-streaming]], [[Sergius of Radonezh]], [[Apostle Andrew|Andrew the First-called]], [[Herman of Alaska]], or [[Seraphim of Sarov]].
#This is usually the icon of the Mystical Supper, the last supper our Lord ate with his friends and wherein he instituted the Eucharist.