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Altar, also translated as "altar". A table in a church used for the Eucharist or mass.
The altar is often mentioned in the Old Testament. At first, people can build an altar everywhere to sacrifice to the Lord. Later, the sacrifice ceremony was concentrated on the altar of the temple in Jerusalem. Christianity believes that when Jesus was crucified, he offered an eternal sin offering at one time, thus ending the sacrificial worship. At the same time, Christ is the priest, sacrifice and altar, but the church still retains the altar. The altar is the center of ritual sacrifice and the sign of God's presence.

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The early altar was made of wood and stone. From the Middle Ages to the Second Vatican conference, the Catholic altar was mostly made of stone. It was in the shape of a long table, which was divided into four parts: table top, table body, stone column and base. A small stone slab was embedded in the center, which was called holy stone, containing the bones and relics of "saints". It is generally located at the highest part of the inner layer of the church, close to the east wall, but the altar of many churches is independent; In addition to the main altar, some churches also have multiple altars. The altar is a place for offering sacrifices to God and holding mass. Before the Vatican II meeting, the main priest faced the altar and turned his back to the believers. After the Vatican II meeting, the main priest faced the believers with the altar in the middle. The altar of the orthodox church is a square table with a wooden table top, covered with white linen, covered with silk or velvet blanket, and equipped with a large cup for storing the holy body (Greek kiborian); There is a gap between the altar and the east wall. The churches of some Protestant sects also have altar, the installation method is not strictly regulated, and sometimes it is not called altar but "holy table".

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Pub Time : 2022-02-14 11:41:09 >> News list
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