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• Lamp and Lampadarii — • There is very little evidence that any strictly liturgical use was made of lamps in the early centuries of Christianity. The fact that many of the services took place at night, and that after the lapse of a generation or two the meetings of the …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Altar Lamp — • In the Old Testament God commanded that a lamp filled with the purest oil of olives should always burn in the Tabernacle of the Testimony without the veil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Altar Lamp     Altar Lamp …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sanctuary lamp — A sanctuary lamp, altar lamp, everlasting light or eternal flame is a light that shines before the altar of sanctuaries in many denominations of Jewish and Christian places of worship.[1] Prescribed in Exodus 27:20 21 of the Hebrew Bible, this… …   Wikipedia

• Rites in the United States — • Article discussing various rites used within the United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rites in the United States     Rites in the United States      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ceremonial use of lights — Religious services often make use of a combination of light and darkness. The ceremonial use of lights is found in the practice of many religions. Candles are extremely common and other forms of light, whether fire or other, are also used.… …   Wikipedia

• Joseph of Cupertino — Infobox Saint name=Saint Joseph of Cupertino birth date=birth date|1603|6|17|mf=y death date=death date and age|1663|9|18|1603|6|17|mf=y feast day=September 18 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=150px caption= Saint Joseph of Cupertino… …   Wikipedia

• List of works by Salvador Dalí — The Philadelphia Museum of Art used a surreal entrance display including its steps, for the 2005 Salvador Dalí exhibition Salvador Dalí produced over 1,500 paintings in his career,[1] in addition to producing illustrations for books, lithographs …   Wikipedia

• Anointing — The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter, 10th century (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People… …   Wikipedia

• Altar of repose — The altar of repose is an altar in a Roman Catholic or Anglo Catholic church where the Communion hosts, consecrated in the Mass on Holy Thursday, are reserved for Holy Communion to be given the following day which is Good Friday. This day, on… …   Wikipedia

• POPES — The earliest, semi legendary popes, Peter and his immediate successors, were of Jewish birth, yet nothing specific is known of their relations with the Jews. The first pope reported historically to have entered into direct relations with Jews was …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Lampadarius — A lampadarius, plural Lampadarii , was a slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other officials of high dignity both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire. HistoryThere seems no special reason to attribute to the… …   Wikipedia