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2. Chancel flowers - Wikipedia

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   Chancel flowers (also known as altar flowers) are flowers that are placed in the chancel of a Christian church. [1] These chancel flowers are often paid for by members of a congregation as an offering of thanksgiving to God. [2] Chancel flowers are often placed upon or adjacent to the altar table, as well as near other church furniture in the ...

3. Altar society - Wikipedia

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   An altar society or altar guild is a group of laypersons in a parish church who maintain the ceremonial objects used in worship. [1] Traditionally, membership was limited to women and their most common functions are making floral arrangements for the sanctuary, caring for linens, and holding fundraisers to purchase items for the sanctuary, including vestments and altar vessels.

4. Altar (Catholic Church) - Wikipedia

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   Except in Solemn Mass, a priest celebrating Tridentine Mass remains at the altar the whole time after saying the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar. The rite of Dedication of a church and of the altar points out that the celebration of the Eucharist is "the principal and the most ancient part of the whole rite, because the celebration of the ...

5. Altar candle - Wikipedia

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   Altar candles, along with chancel flowers, sit atop of the altar of St. Arsacius's church in Ilmmünster, Bavaria. Altar candles are candles set on or near altars for religious ceremonies. Various religions have regulations or traditions regarding the number and type of candles used, and when they are lit or extinguished, for example during the ...

6. History of flower arrangement - Wikipedia

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   Flemish arrangements (1600–1750) The baroque arrangements in the Dutch-Flemish style were more compact and proportioned. Their major characteristic was the variety of flowers within the bouquet. French arrangements (1600–1814) During the French Baroque period, a soft, almost fragile appeal became a major characteristic of floral design.

7. St. Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood - Wikipedia

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   The faience is a terra cotta and porcelain altarpiece of the Annunciation, along with two side statues of St. John and St. Francis as well as two smaller side statues of floral arrangements in large vases. It was donated to St. Mary's according to church history in the 1920s by the founder of The Broadway and Bullocks department stores and was ...