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The altar rail (also known as a communion rail or chancel rail) is a low barrier, sometimes ornate and usually made of stone, wood or metal in some combination, delimiting the chancel or the sanctuary and altar in a church, from the nave and other parts that contain the congregation. [1]

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Suneg, Kneeler, Leo Heinrichs, Lovisenberg Church, Lutheranism, Lytes Cary, Malolos Cathedral, Mannus Riedesel, Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Mass of Paul VI, Mourner's bench, Mutien-Marie Wiaux, Oriel College, Oxford, Our Lady of Peace Shrine, Our Lady of the Assumption (Windsor, Ontario), Payhembury, Peter Leo Gerety, Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine, Radclive, Radstock, Richard S. Vosko, Rood, Rood screen, Sacred Heart Cathedral (Salina, Kansas), Saint Joseph Parish (Mountain View, California), Saint Leonard Catholic Church (Madison, Nebraska), Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Chicago), Saint Remigius Church, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Pocahontas, Iowa), Sanctuary, Shrewsbury Abbey, St Agnes Anglican Church, Esk, St Andrew and St Mary's Church, Stoke Rochford, St Ann's Church, Aruba, St Anne's Anglican Church, Jondaryan, St Anne's Church, Blackburn, St Brigid's Church, Rosewood, St Charles Borromeo, Hull, St Columba's Church, Long Tower, St Denys' Church, Sleaford, St Dunstan-in-the-West, St Edern's Church, Bodedern, St Edmund Church, Godalming, St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen, St Eugene's Cathedral, St Francis Xavier Church, Goodna, St George's Church, Eastergate, St James Anglican Church, Toowoomba, St James Garlickhythe, St James' Church, Aslackby, St James' Church, Malanda, St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Richmond, St John the Baptist's Church, Crawley, St John the Divine, Kennington, St John's Church, Mundoolun, St Joseph's Church, North Ward, St Laurence's Church, Frodsham, St Margaret Lothbury, St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, St Mark's Anglican Church, Warwick, St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stansted Mountfitchet, St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury, St Mary's Church & Convent, Townsville, St Mary's Church, Clophill, St Mary's Church, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, St Mary's Church, South Brisbane, St Mary's Church, Sunderland, St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton, St Michael and All Angels Church, Kingaroy, St Michael Paternoster Royal, St Nicholas Cole Abbey, St Nicholas' Church, Berden, St Nicholas's Church, Berwick Bassett, St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba, St Patrick's Church, Fortitude Valley, St Patrick's Church, Rosevale, St Patrick's Church, Yungaburra, St Paul's Anglican Church, Ipswich, St Paul's Church, Brighton, St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury, St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon, St Peter's Church, Edinburgh, St Peter's Church, Ropsley, St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Woolwich, St. Adalbert's in Chicago, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Tampa, Florida), St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa), St. Augustine Church (Pittsburgh), St. John the Evangelist Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts), St. John's Catholic Church (Worcester, Massachusetts), St. John's Episcopal Church (Keokuk, Iowa), St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Elkader, Iowa), St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church (Chicago), St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Jackson, Michigan), St. Mary's Church and Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa), St. Patrick Church (Imogene, Iowa), St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church & Parsonage, St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Port Chester, New York), St. Stephen's Anglican Church (Ottawa), St. Stephen's Church (Heathsville, Virginia), St. Thomas of Villanova Church, Steyning Methodist Church, Temple Moore, Templon, The Barn Church, Kew, The Preacher's Wife, Thomas Mackworth, Trellech, United Methodist Church, University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Votive candle, Whatfield, Wreckovation. 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Alexandre Bontemps

Alexandre Bontemps (1626–1701) was the valet of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at the court of Versailles, respected and feared for his exceptional access to the King.

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All Saints' Church, Boughton Aluph

All Saints' Church, is a 13th-century pilgrims' Grade I listed church in Boughton Aluph near Ashford, Kent.

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Altar

An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes, and by extension the 'Holy table' of post-reformation Anglican churches.

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Altar in the Catholic Church

In a Catholic church, the altar is the structure upon which the Eucharist is celebrated.

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Anglican eucharistic theology

Anglican eucharistic theology is diverse in practice, reflecting the comprehensiveness of Anglicanism.

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Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral

Our Lady of the Annunciation Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, is a modern cathedral inspired by Byzantine architecture.

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Art collections of Holkham Hall

The art collection of Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England remains very largely that which the original owner intended the house to display; the house was designed around the art collection acquired (a few works were commissioned) by Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester during his Grand Tour of Italy during 1712–18.

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Ashlyns School

Ashlyns School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.

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Augustana Lutheran Church (Sioux City, Iowa)

Augustana Lutheran Church is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregation located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States.

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Østre Porsgrunn Church

Østre Porsgrunn Church (full name: Jesu Kirke i Østre Porsgrunn, also called Østsiden Church) was a church in the Rococo style built in 1760 and located in the city of Porsgrunn in Telemark, Norway.

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Bardsdale United Methodist Church

Bardsdale United Methodist Church is an historic church located at 1498 Bardsdale Avenue in the unincorporated community of Bardsdale, California, in Ventura County.

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Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy (Yarumal)

The Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy (Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de la Merced) is a minor basilica in Yarumal, Colombia.

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Basilica of St. Adalbert (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

The Basilica of St.

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Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (Loretto, Pennsylvania)

The Basilica of St.

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Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Hanley

Bethesda Methodist Chapel is a disused Methodist chapel, in Hanley, Staffordshire, England.

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Bohermeen

Bohermeen is a Roman Catholic parish in the Irish Diocese of Meath.

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Buildings of Jesus College, Oxford

The main buildings of Jesus College, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford, are located in the centre of the city of Oxford, England, between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street, and Market Street.

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Camp meeting

The camp meeting is a form of Protestant Christian religious service originating in England and Scotland as an evangelical event in association with the communion season.

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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace — also known by its original French name Cathédrale de Notre Dame de la Paix, its Portuguese variant Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Paz and its Hawaiian derivative Malia o ka Malu Hale Pule Nui — is the mother church of the Diocese of Honolulu and houses the cathedra of the Bishop of Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaiokinai.

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Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot

Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George serves as the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Bishopric of the Forces.

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Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Trenton, New Jersey)

The Cathedral of St.

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Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building.

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Charles Chauncy

Charles Chauncy (baptised November 5, 1592 – February 19, 1672) was an Anglo-American clergyman and educator.

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Charles Farrar Forster

Charles Farrar Forster (29 February 1848 – 28 August 1894) was curate of the parish of Lockwood near Huddersfield, vicar of St Andrew's Church in Huddersfield, and the first vicar of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw.

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Christian liturgy

Christian liturgy is a pattern for worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis.

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Church of Our Lady, Assens

The Church of Our Lady in Assens is located on (Fyn).

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Church of Saint Anthony the Great

The Church of San Antón is a Catholic temple located in the Old Town neighbourhood of Bilbao, Spain.

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Church of Saint Mary the Virgin (Chappaqua, New York)

The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is an Episcopal church located on South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua, New York, United States.

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Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy

The Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, Wales, was begun in the 12th century, although most of the current structure dates from the 13th century.

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Pilton

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Pilton is the 13th-century Anglican parish church for the Pilton suburb of Barnstaple in Devon.

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Church of St Nicholas, Trellech

The Church of St Nicholas, Trellech, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century.

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Church of St Peter and St Mary, Stowmarket

St Peter and St Mary's is an Anglican church in Stowmarket, Suffolk.

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Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Killinghall

The Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Killinghall, is an Anglican parish church in Killinghall, North Yorkshire, England.

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Church of the Good Shepherd (Coleraine, Minnesota)

Church of the Good Shepherd is a historic church at 601 Cole Street off U.S. Route 169 in Coleraine, Minnesota.

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Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge

The Church of the Holy Cross is a medieval church in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Warminghurst

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a former Anglican church in the hamlet of Warminghurst in the district of Horsham, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.

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Church of the Immaculate Conception, Spinkhill

Immaculate Conception Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England.

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Church of the Incarnation (Dallas, Texas)

The Church of the Incarnation is a parish of the Diocese of Dallas of the Episcopal Church, located at 3966 McKinney Avenue in Dallas, Texas.

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Communion bench

A Communion bench is an adaptation of the sanctuary guard or altar rail.

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Compton Beauchamp

Compton Beauchamp is a hamlet and civil parish southeast of Shrivenham in the Vale of White Horse, England.

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Confession (Lutheran Church)

In the Lutheran Church, Confession (also called Holy Absolution) is the method given by Christ to the Church by which individual men and women may receive the forgiveness of sins; according to the Large Catechism, the "third sacrament" of Holy Absolution is properly viewed as an extension of Holy Baptism.

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Coronation of the Emperor of Brazil

The Coronation of the Emperor of Brazil was the religious rite of consecration during which the monarchs of the Empire of Brazil were solemnly blessed, anointed, crowned, invested with the other items of the imperial regalia and enthroned, according to the usages of the Catholic Church, the Empire's official, established Church.

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Corpus Christi Church, Nundah

Corpus Christi Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at 136 Buckland Road, Nundah, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Covenant Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Illinois)

The former Cathedral of All Saints of the Polish National Catholic Church in Chicago, referred to in Polish as Katedra Wszystkich Świętych is a historic church building located in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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Crewe Hall

Crewe Hall is a Jacobean mansion located near Crewe Green, east of Crewe, in Cheshire, England.

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Davik Church

Davik Church (Davik kyrkje) is a parish church in Bremanger Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Episcopal Church (United States)

The Episcopal Church is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Eucharistic theology

Eucharistic theology is a branch of Christian theology which treats doctrines concerning the Holy Eucharist, also commonly known as the Lord's Supper.

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Grace Church (Ca Ira, Virginia)

Grace Church (sometimes called Grace Episcopal Church) is an Episcopal church in Cumberland County, Virginia.

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Graceville Uniting Church

Graceville Uniting Church is a heritage-listed churchyard at 215 Oxley Road, Graceville, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Greatham Church

Greatham Church (the dedication is unrecorded) is the Anglican parish church of the hamlet of Greatham in the district of Horsham, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.

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Harold Robert Perry

Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. (October 9, 1916 – July 17, 1991) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen

Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen or Hendrik Frans Verbruggen (alternative first names: Hendrik Fransiscus, Henricus-Franciscus and Frans) (Antwerp, 30 April 1654 – Antwerp, 12 December 1724) was a Flemish sculptor and draftsman, who is best known for his Baroque church furniture in various Belgian churches.

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History of popular religion in Scotland

The history of popular religion in Scotland includes all forms of religion outwith the formal theology and structures of institutional religion, between the earliest times of human occupation of what is now Scotland and the present day.

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History of the Puritans under King Charles I

Under Charles I, the Puritans became a political force as well as a religious tendency in the country.

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HMS Temeraire (1798)

HMS Temeraire was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

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Holmedal Church

Holmedal Church (Holmedal kyrkje) is a parish church in Askvoll Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

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Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Woolloongabba

Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church at 68 Hawthorne Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley

Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church at 141 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Honington, Lincolnshire

Honington is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Humphrey Mackworth (born 1631)

Humphrey Mackworth was an English politician and soldier of Shropshire landed gentry origins.

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Humphrey Mackworth (Parliamentarian)

Humphrey Mackworth (27 January 1603 – December 1654) was an English lawyer, judge, and politician of Shropshire landed gentry origins who rose to prominence in the Midlands, the Welsh Marches and Wales during the English Civil War.

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Ignacia del Espíritu Santo

Venerable Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, also known as Mother Ignacia (February 1, 1663 – September 10, 1748) was a Filipino Religious Sister of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Index of religion-related articles

Many Wikipedia articles on religious topics are not yet listed on this page.

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Joseph A. Suneg

Joseph Anthony Suneg (11 October 1897 – 21 May 1989) was ordained a priest of the Catholic Church in the United States and later elevated to Domestic Prelate by Pope Pius XII in official recognition of his valuable service to the growth of the Catholic Church in Omaha.

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Kneeler

A kneeler is a cushion (also called a tuffet or hassock) or a piece of furniture used for resting in a kneeling position.

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Leo Heinrichs

Father Leo Heinrichs, O.F.M. (August 15, 1867, Oestrich, now a part of the city Erkelenz, Kingdom of Prussia – February 23, 1908, Denver, Colorado, United States) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.

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Lovisenberg Church

Lovisenberg Church (Norwegian: Lovisenberg kirke) is a church in the neighborhood of Lovisenberg in the district of St. Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.

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Lytes Cary

Lytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near Charlton Mackrell and Somerton in Somerset, England.

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Malolos Cathedral

The Malolos Cathedral, also known as the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception (Spanish: Basilica Menor de la Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción), is a historical church in the Philippines located in City of Malolos, the capital of the province of Bulacan.

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Mannus Riedesel

Mannus Riedesel (1662–1726) was a master builder in the early 18th century in the Counties of Wittgenstein and surrounding areas, now part of the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Mar Thoma Syrian Church

The Mar Thoma Syrian Church, often shortened to Malankara Mar Thoma Church, is a Syriac Christian Church based in Kerala, India.

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Mass of Paul VI

The Mass of Paul VI is the most commonly used form of the Mass in use today within the Catholic Church, first promulgated by Pope Paul VI in the 1969 edition of the Roman Missal after the Second Vatican Council (1962–65).

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Mourner's bench

The mourners' bench in Methodist and other evangelical Christian churches is a bench located in front of the chancel.

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Mutien-Marie Wiaux

Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux, F.S.C., (also known as Mutien-Marie of Malonne; 20 March 1841 – 30 January 1917) was a Belgian member of the Brothers of Christian Schools, who spent his life as a teacher and is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Oriel College, Oxford

Oriel CollegeOxford University Calendar 2005–2006 (2005) p.323 has the corporate designation as "The Provost and Scholars of the House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford, commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England", p324 has people — Oxford University Press.

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Our Lady of Peace Shrine

Our Lady of Peace Shrine is a Roman Catholic parish of the Diocese of San Jose located in Santa Clara, California.

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Our Lady of the Assumption (Windsor, Ontario)

Our Lady of the Assumption, currently located at 350 Huron Church Road in Windsor, Ontario, is the oldest continuous parish in Ontario.

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Payhembury

Payhembury is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England.

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Peter Leo Gerety

Peter Leo Gerety (July 19, 1912 – September 20, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine

The Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine is a Catholic church in the Diocese of Peoria It is located at 529 Fourth Street in La Salle, Illinois and is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in memory of all living and deceased military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

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Radclive

Radclive is a village on the River Great Ouse just over west of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Radstock

Radstock is a town in Somerset, England, south west of Bath, and north west of Frome.

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Richard S. Vosko

Richard S. Vosko (born 1943) is an American Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Albany and liturgical design consultant who has overseen the redesign and renovation of numerous churches and cathedrals in the United States.

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Rood

A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large Crucifixion set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church.

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Rood screen

The rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jube) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture.

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Sacred Heart Cathedral (Salina, Kansas)

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina, Kansas, United States is the cathedral parish for the Catholic Diocese of Salina.

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Saint Joseph Parish (Mountain View, California)

Saint Joseph Parish in Mountain View, California is a parish of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Saint Leonard Catholic Church (Madison, Nebraska)

Saint Leonard Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Madison, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.

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Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Chicago)

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Saint Remigius Church

The Saint Remigius Church (Dutch: Sint-Remigiuskerk) is a Roman Catholic church building in Simpelveld, The Netherlands.

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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Pocahontas, Iowa)

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church is a former parish of the Diocese of Sioux City.

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Sanctuary

A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine.

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Shrewsbury Abbey

The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury (commonly known as Shrewsbury Abbey) is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.

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St Agnes Anglican Church, Esk

St Agnes Anglican Church, Esk is a heritage-listed churchyard at Ipswich Street, Esk, Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Andrew and St Mary's Church, Stoke Rochford

St Andrew and St Mary’s Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church dedicated to Saint Andrew and Saint Mary, in the parish of Easton and the village of Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, England.

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St Ann's Church, Aruba

St Ann's Church is a Roman Catholic Church located along the northern portion of Aruba island within the Catholic Diocese of Willemstad.

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St Anne's Anglican Church, Jondaryan

St Anne's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church at Evanslea Road, Jondaryan, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Anne's Church, Blackburn

St Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

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St Brigid's Church, Rosewood

St Brigids Catholic Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at 28 Matthew Street, Rosewood, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

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St Charles Borromeo, Hull

St Charles Borromeo is a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough and is the oldest post-reformation Catholic Church in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England.

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St Columba's Church, Long Tower

St Columba's Church Long Tower is a Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Derry.

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St Denys' Church, Sleaford

St Denys' Church, Sleaford, is a medieval parish church in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.

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St Dunstan-in-the-West

The Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West is in Fleet Street in the City of London.

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St Edern's Church, Bodedern

St Edern's Church, Bodedern (sometimes referred to as St Edeyrn's Church) is a medieval parish church in the village of Bodedern, in Anglesey, north Wales.

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St Edmund Church, Godalming

St Edmund's Church (in full, The Church of St Edmund King and Martyr) is the Roman Catholic parish church of Godalming, a town in the English county of Surrey.

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St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen

St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen is a 19th-century parish church near the Menai Strait, in Anglesey, north Wales.

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St Eugene's Cathedral

St Eugene's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral located in Derry, Northern Ireland.

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St Francis Xavier Church, Goodna

St Francis Xavier Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at 6 Church Street, Goodna, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

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St George's Church, Eastergate

St George's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Eastergate in West Sussex, England.

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St James Anglican Church, Toowoomba

St James Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church at 145 Mort Street (on the corner with Russell Street), Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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St James Garlickhythe

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St James' Church, Aslackby

St James the Great Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church dedicated to James, son of Zebedee in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England.

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St James' Church, Malanda

St James Catholic Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at Monash Avenue, Malanda, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Richmond

St John the Baptist Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church at Crawford Street, Richmond, Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia.

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St John the Baptist's Church, Crawley

St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in Crawley, a town and borough in West Sussex, England.

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St John the Divine, Kennington

St John the Divine, Kennington, is an Anglican church in London.

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St John's Church, Mundoolun

St John's Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church at Mundoolun Road, Mundoolun, City of Logan, Queensland, Australia.

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St Joseph's Church, North Ward

St Joseph's Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at Fryer Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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St Laurence's Church, Frodsham

St Laurence's Church is in Church Road, Frodsham, Cheshire, England.

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St Margaret Lothbury

St Margaret Lothbury is a Church of England parish church in the City of London; it spans the boundary between Coleman Street Ward and Broad Street Ward.

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St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly

St Margaret's Church (dedicated in full to St Margaret of Antioch) is an Anglican church in the village of West Hoathly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.

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St Mark's Anglican Church, Warwick

St Mark's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church at 55 Albion Street, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Mary the Virgin's Church, Stansted Mountfitchet

St Mary the Virgin's Church is a redundant Anglican church near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England.

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St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury

The church of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican parish church in the village of Hanbury, Worcestershire.

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St Mary's Church & Convent, Townsville

St Mary's Church & Convent area heritage-listed Roman Catholic church buildings at 34 Ingham Road, West End, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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St Mary's Church, Clophill

The present St Mary's Church is located in the centre of the small village of Clophill, between Bedford and Luton in the South Midlands of England.

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St Mary's Church, Hampden Park, Eastbourne

St Mary's Church (dedicated in full to St Mary the Virgin) is the Anglican parish church of the Hampden Park suburb of Eastbourne, a town and borough in the English county of East Sussex.

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St Mary's Church, South Brisbane

St Mary's Catholic Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at 20 Merivale Street (corner of Peel Street), South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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St Mary's Church, Sunderland

St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city centre of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

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St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton

St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, is an Anglican church in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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St Mary's Pro-Cathedral

St Mary's Church (Leas-Ardeaglais Naomh Muire), known also as St Mary's Pro-Cathedral or simply the Pro-Cathedral, the Chapel in Marlborough Street or the Pro, is a pro-cathedral and is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.

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St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton

St Michael and All Angels is a Grade I listed church on the estate of the Duke of Beaufort in the village of Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England.

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St Michael and All Angels Church, Kingaroy

St Michael and All Angels Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church at 2-6 Alford Street, Kingaroy, South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Michael Paternoster Royal

St Michael Paternoster Royal is a church in the City of London.

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St Nicholas Cole Abbey

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St Nicholas' Church, Berden

St Nicholas' Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the village of Berden, Essex, England.

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St Nicholas's Church, Berwick Bassett

St Nicholas's Church in Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire, England dates from the early 13th century.

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St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba

St Patrick's Cathedral is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic cathedral on James Street, South Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Patrick's Church, Fortitude Valley

St Patricks Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at 58 Morgan Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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St Patrick's Church, Rosevale

St Patrick's Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at Rosewood - Aratula Road, Rosevale, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Patrick's Church, Yungaburra

St Patrick's Catholic Church is a heritage-listed church at 1 Penda Street, Yungaburra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.

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St Paul's Anglican Church, Ipswich

St Paul's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church at 124 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

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St Paul's Church, Brighton

St Paul's Church, dedicated to the missionary and ''Apostle to the Gentiles'' Paul of Tarsus, is a Church of England parish church in Brighton in the English county of Sussex.

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St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury

St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury is in Horbury, West Yorkshire, England.

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St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon

St Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church of Checkendon, a village in Oxfordshire, England.

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St Peter's Church, Edinburgh

St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Morningside district of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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St Peter's Church, Ropsley

St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Peter, in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England.

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St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Woolwich

St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Woolwich, South East London.

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St. Adalbert's in Chicago

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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Tampa, Florida)

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St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)

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St. Augustine Church (Pittsburgh)

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St. John the Evangelist Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

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St. John's Catholic Church (Worcester, Massachusetts)

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St. John's Episcopal Church (Keokuk, Iowa)

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St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Elkader, Iowa)

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St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church (Chicago)

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St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Jackson, Michigan)

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St. Mary's Church and Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)

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St. Patrick Church (Imogene, Iowa)

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St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church & Parsonage

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St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Port Chester, New York)

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St. Stephen's Anglican Church (Ottawa)

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St. Stephen's Church (Heathsville, Virginia)

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St. Thomas of Villanova Church

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Steyning Methodist Church

Steyning Methodist Church is a Methodist place of worship serving Steyning and surrounding villages in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England.

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Temple Moore

Temple Lushington Moore (7 June 1856 – 30 June 1920) was an English architect who practised in London.

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Templon

A templon (from Greek τέμπλον meaning "temple", plural templa) is a feature of Byzantine churches consisting of a barrier separating the nave from the sacraments at the altar.

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The Barn Church, Kew

The Barn Church, Kew, formally known as St Philip and All Saints, is the first barn church to be consecrated in England.

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The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 American romantic comedy family film directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance.

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Thomas Mackworth

Thomas Mackworth (1627–1696) of Betton Strange was an English politician of Shropshire landed gentry background.

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Trellech

Trellech (occasionally spelt Trelech, Treleck or Trelleck; Tryleg) is a village and parish in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales.

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United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a mainline Protestant denomination and a major part of Methodism.

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University Church of St Mary the Virgin

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin (St Mary's or SMV for short) is an Oxford church situated on the north side of the High Street.

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Votive candle

A votive candle or prayer candle is a small candle, typically white or beeswax yellow, intended to be burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer, especially within the Anglican and Roman Catholic Christian denominations, among others.

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Whatfield

Whatfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England.

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Wreckovation

Wreckovation is a portmanteau term coined by some Catholics to describe the style of renovations which historic Catholic cathedrals, churches, and oratories have undergone since the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) and which they oppose.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altar_rails

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