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the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Ciborium
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(κιβώριον , a cup), a large chalice (a species of pyx, q.v.) or cup, often of gold or silver, with a cover, surmounted commonly by a cross. It is used to contain the host, or consecrated wafer, in the mass. The name ciborium was also given to a canopy on the altar, supported by four columns, to which the cup, in the shape of a dove, was attached by chains, containing the wafer for the communion of the sick.Wetzer u. Welte, Kirchen- Lexikon, 2:545.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ciborium'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/ciborium.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ciborium'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/ciborium.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.