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altar cloth
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altar cloth
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the cloth used for covering an altar: often applied also to the frontal
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She made altar linens for 5 different churches and for many years sewed albs for newly ordained priests.
Jane M. (Zylka) Radzik, 96 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Historically, there have always been handcrafts at the heart of the church, such as the tapestries, vestments, and altar linens so often made by religious women for liturgical purposes.
Sewn together: an idle mind may be the devil's workshop, but busy ... by O'Brien, Karen Rushen / U.S. Catholic
``To me, these ladies that do the real church things - like taking Communion and doing altar linens, cleaning in the church - those are the women who really should be acknowledged,'' she said.
MAHONY TO HONOR VOLUNTEERS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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