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

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  Altar in Roskilde Cathedral beneath by a carved reredos

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  Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Connell consecrates St Mary's new altar 'coram Populum'.

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  A home altar in a Methodist Christian household, with a cross and candles surrounded by other religious items

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  Early Coptic altar carved into the wall of the Temple of Isis on the island Philae in Egypt.

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  Altar of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere with ciborium

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  Altar of Newman University Church, Dublin, with an altar ledge occupying the only space between it and the wall

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  High altar of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome

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  High altar of St. Michael's Church, Munich, dwarfed by a huge reredos

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  St. Valentine's Church the altar of Our Lady of Sorrows and Child in Osieczna, Poland

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  Altar at the Lutheran Jesus Church in Valby, Copenhagen.

Related pages

• Altar lamp
• Altarpiece