holy table
Example Sentences
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When the singing had ceased the Chaplain went up to the holy table.
From In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry by Marcel Dupont
The iconostasis has three doors in it; one in the centre, before the holy table, and one on each side.
From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon
Perhaps their love made them find faithful interpreters in the icy hands of the old priest to whom they confessed their sins, and from whom they received the Host at the holy table.
From Maitre Cornelius by Honoré de Balzac
During this time the holy table is prepared.
From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
Michael was on his knees clasping the holy table; Constantine stood on the right; both were dressed like monks, and their features were so transformed by terror as to be almost beyond recognition.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
