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[[Image:ExapterigaGospelRdgGospelReadingStNichCath.JPG|right|thumb|150px200px|Exapteriga during the Gospel Reading.]]The '''Exapteriga''' (Slavonic: rapidia) is a fan made with a representation of a six-winged [[Seraphim]], the highest order of [[angel]], mounted on a pole or staff for hand carrying. The seraphim, according to Isaiah's vision of God , surround the throne of God in Heaven. The image of the seraphim is often engraved on a circular, usually metal, disk on the end of the staff.
Two fans are found in most Orthodox churches placed on either side of the [[tabernacle]] when not in the hands of servers. The fans are reminders that these same angels surround the throne of God on earth — the Holy [[Altar]].
[[Category:Liturgical objects]]
[[ro:Ripide]]
