Altar-Ledge

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Altar-Ledge [1]

a step or ledge behind an altar on which the ornamenta, i.e. the cross, candlesticks, and flower-vases, are placed. Behind some altars there are more than one step, especially in those of Roman Catholic churches, from which benediction with the blessed sacrament is given.

References

  1. ↑ Altar-Ledge from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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