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Ampullae
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Latin: bottles)
Jars found in the catacombs, used for holding holy oils, or burial unguents; some are supposed to have held the blood of a martyr. In the Middle Ages they were carried by pilgrims and filled with oil from lamps in a martyr's shrine. Usually they bore the symbol of a saint.
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Entry for 'Ampullae'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/ampullae.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Ampullae'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/ampullae.html. 1910.
