Altar lamp facts for kids
An altar lamp, or sanctuary lamp, is the flame kept near the altar in a church or synagogue. The flame is always kept alive, so is commonly called an "eternal flame". It represents that God is always there with the people.
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Altar lamp at St Pancras Church, Ipswich, representing a chained rather than a fixed style
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A chancel lamp hangs above the altar of St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church
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