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Altar cloth in the Roman rite

An altar cloth is used in the Christian liturgy to cover the altar. It serves as a sign of reverence as well as a decoration and a protection of the altar and the sacred vessels. In the orthodox churches it is covered by the antimension, which also contains the relics of saints.

Since the 2nd century the altar cloth has been seen as a symbol for the shroud of Jesus Christ; therefore it should be made of white linen. Another interpretation used two cloths and compared them with the body and soul of Christ.

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congregation.(299) The altar should be covered by at least one white cloth, and nothing else should be placed upon the altar table other than what is...

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heart, however there is no evidence of this. An altar or communion cloth at Bacton, the Bacton Altar cloth, was treasured for centuries, and in the 1870s...

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baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, but in other cases it is a sturdy, permanent...

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Linens

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meaning the altar cloths used in church. The earliest known household linens were made from thin yarn spun from flax fibres to make linen cloth. Ancient...

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Antependium

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distinguished from the altar linens which are used in the service of the Eucharist, and an altar cloth which covers the top of the altar table (mensa). The...

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Coverlet

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colonial period to the mid-19th century Duvet cover Quilt A type of altar cloth Bedding This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

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Good Friday

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The priest and people then depart in silence, and the altar cloth is removed, leaving the altar bare except for the crucifix and two or four candlesticks...

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Pentecost

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naming for example, the gifts and Fruits of the Spirit. Red flowers at the altar/preaching area, and red flowering plants such as geraniums around the church...

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Holy Week

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the altar remains completely bare in Catholic churches, without altar cloth, candlesticks, or cross. In Lutheran and Methodist churches, the altar is usually...

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Orvieto Cathedral

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transubstantiation found that his Host was bleeding so much that it stained the altar cloth. The cloth is now stored in the Chapel of the Corporal inside the cathedral...

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sacristy as an entry route for tourists and visitors to Westminster Abbey. Altar cloth Antependium Sacristan Savilahti Stone Sacristy Sexton Vestry "Vestry"...

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Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre

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with machetes. The ceiling of the church shows the bullet holes and the altar cloth is still stained with blood of the people that were murdered. Most of...

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Zittau

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1837. Zittau Lenten Altar Cloths, two large decorated cloths which were used to hide the altar during Lent. The big lenten altar cloth (56 m2) from 1472...

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Dossal

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terms for something rising from the back of a church altar. In modern usage, it primarily refers to cloth hangings but it can also denote a board, often carved...

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Parament

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include the liturgical hangings on and around the altar, such as altar cloths, as well as the cloths hanging from the pulpit and lectern, and in the ecclesiastical...

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Stripping of the Altar

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Azulejo

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azulejos for the decoration of antependia (front of an altar), imitating precious altar cloths, is typical for Portugal. The panel may be in one piece...

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Dedication of churches

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wiped with a linen cloth. The centre of the altar is next anointed with the oil of the catechumens in the form of a cross. After the altar stone has been...

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Sacramental wine

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also sometimes used for the practical purpose of avoiding stains on the altar cloths. In most liturgical rites, such as the Roman, Byzantine, Antiochene,...

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