An altar cloth is used in the Christian liturgy to cover the altar. It serves as a sign of reverence as well as a decoration and a protection of the altar...

The Bacton Altar Cloth is a 16th-century garment that is considered the sole surviving dress of Queen Elizabeth I. The cloth, embroidered in an elaborate...

heart, however there is no evidence of this. An altar or communion cloth at Bacton, the Bacton Altar cloth, was treasured for centuries, and in the 1870s...

congregation.(299) The altar should be covered by at least one white cloth, and nothing else should be placed upon the altar table other than what is...

baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, but in other cases it is a sturdy, permanent...

suitable table, always with the use of a cloth, a corporal, a cross, and candles. If so, the use of an altar stone is traditional and customary, but optional...

manuscript of a 12th-century astrological treatise Ornamentation from an altar cloth from 13th-century Germany. The two figures are depicted with the heads...

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...

meaning the altar cloths used in church. The earliest known household linens were made from thin yarn spun from flax fibres to make linen cloth. Ancient...

distinguished from the altar linens which are used in the service of the Eucharist, and an altar cloth which covers the top of the altar table (mensa). The...

it is a small square of white linen cloth; modern corporals are usually somewhat smaller than the width of the altar on which they are used, so that they...

transubstantiation found that his Host was bleeding so much that it stained the altar cloth. The cloth is now stored in the Chapel of the Corporal inside the cathedral...

Based on the Sabbat, the altar is decorated accordingly. For example, the Summer Solstice altar cloth should be white and the altar decorated with Summer...

sacristy as an entry route for tourists and visitors to Westminster Abbey. Altar cloth Antependium Sacristan Savilahti Stone Sacristy Sexton Vestry "Vestry"...

buildings. Inside is a memorial to Blanche Parry. It is possible that an altar cloth belonging to the church was made from a dress once worn by Queen Elizabeth...

terms for something rising from the back of a church altar. In modern usage, it primarily refers to cloth hangings but it can also denote a board, often carved...

1837. Zittau Lenten Altar Cloths, two large decorated cloths which were used to hide the altar during Lent. The big lenten altar cloth (56 m2) from 1472...

Katharine Worsley Bacton Altar Cloth, the only surviving dress of Queen Elizabeth I; so-named because it had been used as an altar cloth for centuries Cyclone...

fazale, and mobatana, barragan was also used to mean a type of table- or altar-cloth. In the 17th century, the term was revived to mean a twill weave woolen...

the altar remains completely bare in Catholic churches, without altar cloth, candlesticks, or cross. In Lutheran and Methodist churches, the altar is usually...

with machetes. The ceiling of the church shows the bullet holes and the altar cloth is still stained with blood of the people that were murdered. Most of...

church is best known for the centuries-old 'Culpeper cloth', sometimes described as an altar cloth although it is probably too large to have served that...

the podea of Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople (late 14th century) "Altar Cloth or Podea (of Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople)". Met Museum. Accession:...

The priest and people then depart in silence, and the altar cloth is removed, leaving the altar bare except for the crucifix and two or four candlesticks...

colonial period to the mid-19th century Duvet cover Quilt A type of altar cloth Bedding This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

wiped with a linen cloth. The centre of the altar is next anointed with the oil of the catechumens in the form of a cross. After the altar stone has been...

naming for example, the gifts and Fruits of the Spirit. Red flowers at the altar/preaching area, and red flowering plants such as geraniums around the church...

and setting up the altar. When it was time for the Israelites to move, they removed the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it, placed all...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sancta Missa – Prayers at the Foot of the Altar Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Latin and English, sanctamissa...

Honolulu Museum of Art Woman's Wrapped Garment (Sari) Uttar Pradesh Green cloth with embroidery, detail, Crafts Museum, Delhi Hanging from India, Honolulu...