An altar crucifix or altar cross is a cross placed upon an altar, and is often the principal ornament of the altar. Early Christians were wary of publicly...

altar on the wall; for the celebration of Mass, the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church requires that "on or close to the altar there is to be a cross with...

The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity. A cross with a figure of Christ affixed...

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...

a Christian cross in their homes, often on the east wall. Crosses or crucifixes are often the centre of a Christian family's home altar as well. Catholics...

An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such...

became detachable from their staffs, so that the earliest altar crosses were processional crosses placed on a stand at the end of the procession. In large...

the Crucifixion. The altar cards may only stand on the altar during Mass. The center one stands against the Tabernacle, altar cross or other support, and...

of the Cross, other images (such as the altar cross) continue the Lenten habitude of being veiled. In addition to the stripping of the altar at the conclusion...

Mar Thoma Sleeva (Saint Thomas Cross) are ancient crosses associated with the community of Indian subcontinent, who trace their origins to the evangelism...

incense the cross and the altar; at the Gospel procession and proclamation; after the bread and the chalice have been placed upon the altar, to incense...

by two servers on the more solemn occasions. Acolyte Altar cross Altar server Processional Cross Thurifer Armentrout, Donald S.; Robert Boak Slocum (1999)...

home altar or family altar is a shrine kept in the home of a Western Christian family used for Christian prayer and family worship. Home altars often...

Cross in the Mountains, also known as the Tetschen Altar, is an oil painting by the German artist Caspar David Friedrich designed as an altarpiece. Among...

The Cloisters Cross (also known as the Bury St Edmunds Cross), is a complex 12th-century ivory Romanesque altar cross or processional cross. It is named...

behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum, it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a...

an altar cross, either on the communion table or on a table in the chancel. By using the "empty" cross, or cross of the Westminster/Celtic cross, Presbyterians...

is dedicated to Ulrich Oberanns, who, among other things, donated the altar cross, the other to Wilhelm Gmelin, the long-time pastor of Gärtringen, who...

a sin they wish to confess. These small cards are brought forth to the altar table where they are burned. In the Victorian era, theatres refrained from...

architecture. Modern works of art such as the altar cross by the Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer and the illuminated neon cross by Hanna Jäger invite visitors to think...

The cross is still used in processions today. On high feast days it is carried into Aachen Cathedral where it is placed next to the main altar during...

features a large copy of Sallman's Head of Christ rather than a traditional altar cross. St. Francis de Sales Seminary, a Roman Catholic institution in Oklahoma...

a cross and tied them together. A replica of the Charred Cross built in 1964 has replaced the original in the ruins of the old cathedral on an altar of...

customary to bow towards the altar (or altar cross). In Anglican churches a bow is also made when the processional cross passes by a communicant in a...

homosexuality, conducting Black Masses in the nude, and masturbating on altars. The inverted cross is a recurring motif in metal music, particularly black metal...

devotions, or at the church. They are usually lit on the altar rails, or in front of the altar cross. They are also often lit during the liturgy of Good Friday...

(„Gefallenen des Krieges und der Arbeit“) and was equipped with a new altar and altar cross. A restored wrought iron hanger from the 17th century held a commemorative...

"instead of the table"), is one of the most important furnishings of the altar in many Eastern Christian liturgical traditions. It is a rectangular piece...

is buried in the south arm of the transept. Also noteworthy are the altar cross by Alberto Sozio, dated 1187, a Byzantine icon donated to the city by...

from the ancient altar screen or templon.[citation needed] The word rood is derived from the Saxon word rood or rode, meaning "cross". The rood screen...