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Almery
An ambry (or ''almery'', ''aumbry''; from the medieval form ''almarium'', cf. Lat. ''armārium'', "a place for keeping tools"; cf. O. Fr. ''aumoire'' and mod. armoire) is a recessed cabinet in the wall of a Christian church for storing sacred vessels and vestments. They are sometimes near the piscina, but more often on the opposite side. The word also seems in medieval times to be used commonly for any closed cupboard and even bookcase. Items kept in an ambry include chalices and other vessels, as well as items for the reserved sacrament, the consecrated elements from the Eucharist. This latter use was infrequent in pre-Reformation churches, although it was known in Scotland, Sweden, Germany and Italy. More usually the sacrament was reserved in a pyx, usually hanging in front of and above the altar or later in a "sacrament house". After the Reformation and the Tridentine reforms, in the Roman Catholic Church the sacrament was no longer reserved in ambries; some ambries wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambry Of St Mel's
An ambry (or ''almery'', ''aumbry''; from the medieval form ''almarium'', cf. Lat. ''armārium'', "a place for keeping tools"; cf. O. Fr. ''aumoire'' and mod. armoire) is a recessed cabinet in the wall of a Christian church (building), church for storing sacred vessels and vestments. They are sometimes near the piscina, but more often on the opposite side. The word also seems in medieval times to be used commonly for any closed cupboard and even bookcase. Items kept in an ambry include Chalice (cup), chalices and other vessels, as well as items for the reserved sacrament, the consecrated elements from the Eucharist. This latter use was infrequent in pre-Reformation churches, although it was known in Scotland, Sweden, Germany and Italy. More usually the sacrament was reserved in a pyx, usually hanging in front of and above the altar or later in a "sacrament house". After the Reformation and the Council of Trent, Tridentine reforms, in the Roman Catholic Church the sacrament was no l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langford StMatthew Aumbry
Langford may refer to: Places Australia * Langford, Western Australia Canada * Langford, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island * Rural Municipality of Langford, Manitoba England * Langford, Bedfordshire * Langford, Essex * Langford, Norfolk * Langford, Nottinghamshire * Langford, Oxfordshire * Langford Budville, Somerset * Lower Langford, Somerset * Langford House, Durham * Langford Hall, Nottinghamshire United States * Langford, Maryland * Langford, Mississippi * Langford, New York * Langford, South Dakota * Mount Langford, a mountain in Yellowstone National Park Other uses * Langford (surname) * Viscount Langford * Baron Langford * Langford (Part One), ''Langford'' (Part One), 2007 EP by the Payolas * Langford cultural tradition of the Oneota cultural complex * Langford pairing See also * Lankford (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
