Altar facts

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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 or act.

Images

  • RD alter

    Altar in Roskilde Cathedral dwarfed by a huge carved triptych

  • StMarysWestMelbAltar

    Dedication of an altar

  • Home Altar

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

  • Autel

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

  • Santa Cecilia

    Altar of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere with ciborium

  • Unchurch

    Altar and reredos from University Church, Dublin

  • Interiorvaticano8baldaquino

    High altar of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome

  • Michaelskirche Munich - St Michael's Church High Altar

    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

  • Jesuskirken Copenhagen quire

    Altar at the Lutheran Jesus Church in Valby, Copenhagen.

  • Bavnehøj Kirke alter

    Contemporary altar at the Lutheran Bavnehøj Kirke.

  • Bad Doberan, Münster, Blick in den Chor mit Hochaltarretabel und Sakramentsturm 10 edit

    The Lutheran altar in Bad Doberan Minster

  • Altar.stmaryredcliffe.arp

    The altar in St. Mary Anglican Church, Redcliffe, Bristol. It is decorated with a frontal in green, a colour typically associated with the seasons after Epiphany and Pentecost. Note the reredos behind the free-standing altar.

  • St Paul's Cathedral High Altar, London, UK - Diliff

    High Altar of St Paul's Anglican Cathedral, London

  • Sankt Petersburg Auferstehungskirche innen 2005 a

    A traditional Russian Orthodox Holy Table (Altar), Church of the Saviour on the Blood, St. Petersburg

  • Saint Vladimir Skete (Valaam Monastery) 14

    The Holy Place (Sanctuary) in the church of the Saint Vladimir Skete at Valaam Monastery. To the left is the Holy Table (altar) with the Gospel Book, the Tabernacle, and the seven-branch candlestand. The Table of Oblation is in the background to the left. To the right is the Cathedra (Bishop's Throne).

  • At altar

    A contemporary Byzantine Catholic altar during the Divine Liturgy at St. Joseph Church in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Echmiatsin altair

    Altar at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

  • Shree Ganesh Mandir , jhansi

    Shree Ganesh Mandir, jhansi

  • India - Family altar - 7090

    A family altar in India.

  • Yiguandao altar

    An Ikuantaoist altar.

  • Butsudan at ShinDo Buddhist Temple

    A butsudan at ShinDo Buddhist Temple

  • Kamidana

    A Shinto Kamidana (household altar) in Japan. Note the shimenawa, a rope demarking the sanctuary area shown above.

  • Tel Be'er Sheva Altar 2007041

    Horned altar at Tel Be'er Sheva, Israel.

  • Berlin - Pergamonmuseum - Altar 02

    The ancient Altar of Pergamon, reconstructed at the Pergamon museum, Berlin.

  • All Saints Bristol 07b altar ciborium

    The altar with ciborium at All Saints Anglican church, Bristol, England

  • St Barnabas, Calton Avenue, Dulwich, London SE21 - Altar - geograph.org.uk - 1750566

    The Lord's Table in St Barnabas' Church, Dulwich (Diocese of Southwark)

  • StThomas'Bunyip

    Altar in Bunyip, Victoria, Australia

  • Cathedral Altar

    Altar at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco


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