Altar

The High Altar at the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Dyersville, Iowa.

An altar is a place, often a table, where a religious event happens. Altars are used in Christianity and in other religions.

In some old religions, the event was a sacrifice, which means a holy work. Usually the priest would use this item.

Altar Media

Altar in Roskilde Cathedral beneath by a carved reredos
Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Connell consecrates St Mary's new altar 'coram Populum'.
A home altar in a Methodist Christian household, with a cross and candles surrounded by other religious items
Early Coptic altar carved into the wall of the Temple of Isis on the island Philae in Egypt.
Altar of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere with ciborium
Altar of Newman University Church, Dublin, with an altar ledge occupying the only space between it and the wall
High altar of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
High altar of St. Michael's Church, Munich, dwarfed by a huge reredos
St. Valentine's Church the altar of Our Lady of Sorrows and Child in Osieczna, Poland
Altar at the Lutheran Jesus Church in Valby, Copenhagen.

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