An altar crucifix or altar cross is a cross placed upon an altar, and is often the principal ornament of the altar. Early Christians were wary of publicly...

altar on the wall; for the celebration of Mass, the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church requires that "on or close to the altar there is to be a cross with...

Christ on the cross being made "present again". Hence, the table upon which the Eucharist is consecrated is called an altar. The altar plays a central...

The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity. A cross with a figure of Christ affixed...

a Christian cross in their homes, often on the east wall. Crosses or crucifixes are often the centre of a Christian family's home altar as well. Catholics...

indicate that it was built as an attachment to a larger altar cross or as the front piece for an altar. Its modern provenance is unknown, but it was incorrectly...

An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such...

home altar or family altar is a shrine kept in the home of a Western Christian family used for Christian prayer and family worship. Home altars often...

became detachable from their staffs, so that the earliest altar crosses were processional crosses placed on a stand at the end of the procession. In large...

Cross in the Mountains, also known as the Tetschen Altar, is an oil painting by the German artist Caspar David Friedrich designed as an altarpiece. Among...