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  2. Church tabernacle - Wikipedia

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    The tabernacle at St Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa, placed on the old high altar of the cathedral (cf. General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 315, a). A tabernacle or a sacrament house is a fixed, locked box in which the Eucharist (consecrated communion hosts) is stored as part of the "reserved sacrament" rite.

  3. Ciborium (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    13th-century Yaroslavl Gospels, with curtained ciborium in the centre; a common motif in Evangelist portraits. Images and documentary mentions of early examples often have curtains called tetravela hung between the columns; these altar-curtains were used to cover and then reveal the view of the altar by the congregation at points during services — exactly which points varied, and is often ...

  4. Holy of Holies - Wikipedia

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    A model of the Tabernacle showing the holy place, and behind it the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies (Hebrew: קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים, romanized: Qōḏeš haqQŏḏāšīm or Kodesh HaKodashim; also הַדְּבִיר hadDəḇīr, 'the Sanctuary') is a term in the Hebrew Bible that refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle, where the Shekhinah (God's presence) appeared.

  5. Baldachin - Wikipedia

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    The lowest parts of the four columns of Bernini's Baldachin have a helical groove, and the middle and upper sections of the columns are covered in olive and bay branches, which are populated with a myriad of bees and small putti. Pope Urban VIII's family coat of arms, those of the Barberini family, with their signature bees, are at the base of ...

  6. What Christmas looks like in every state - AOL

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    Founded in 1847, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (previously known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) tours the world for most of the year but returns to Salt Lake City for its annual Christmas ...

  7. St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Budapest - Wikipedia

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    Iconography: the Pentecost (central relief), laurel wreathes (parapet panels), wreathes and palm branches. The sculptural group on the top of the abat-voix is composed of putti among clouds holding a cross and an anchor. Side altars. The first side altar is the Altar of the Holy Family on the epistle side of the chancel, opposite the pulpit. It ...

  8. Paten - Wikipedia

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    Traditional gold chalice and paten inscribed with IHS.. In many Western liturgical denominations, the paten is typically either a simple saucer-like plate or a low bowl. A smaller style paten will often have a depression that allows it to securely sit on top of the chalice, as shown in the illustration on the left here.

  9. Tabernacle (Methodist) - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] Like the interior of many Methodist churches, in the center of the tabernacle is an altar upon which the Eucharist is consecrated; a pulpit stands near it and is used by preachers to deliver sermons. [5] The area of the tabernacle housing the altar and pulpit is delimited by the mourner's bench, which is used by congregants during altar ...