- The
altar rail (also
known as a
communion rail or
chancel rail) is a low barrier,
sometimes ornate and
usually made of stone, wood or
metal in some combination...
- Nora at the
Altar-
Rail is a one-act
opera by Jay
Anthony Gach, to a
libretto by
Royce Vavrek. The
libretto is
based on the Book of
Genesis and inspired...
- An
altar is a
table or
platform for the
presentation of
religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for
other ritualistic purposes.
Altars are
found at shrines...
-
Roman Catholic churches, the
altar rail has
usually been
retained and
communion is
usually served kneeling at the
altar rail similar to a
Tridentine M****...
- the 6th
century the
altar of
Christian churches would have been in full view of the congregation,
separated only by a low
altar rail around it.
Large churches...
-
Sacramental wine,
Communion wine,
altar wine, or wine for
consecration is wine
obtained from
grapes and
intended for use in
celebration of the Eucharist...
-
beyond the
altar rail, and for that reason, no doubt,
hundreds of
young colored men who
would otherwise be
officiating at the
altar rail today have entered...
- Thompson's
trademark carving on the
altar rail in
Kilburn Parish Church,
North Yorkshire...
-
church are the
original simple pews and
finely carved altar rail.
Three rooms behind the
altar once
provided living quarters for the
priest whenever he...
- in
front of the
altar. The
rail had
carvings of saints. At the rear of the
original high
altar was a
stylobate with a reredos, or
altar screen, measuring...
