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Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Sindon
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(literally a cotton cloth), a word having several ecclesiastical meanings:
1. A napkin;
2. A cloth for holding and enclosing the bread offered for the holy eucharist in the Eastern church;
3. A term sometimes applied to the communion cloth which the faithful, in certain parts of the Church, hold before them when partaking of the sacrament;
4. In the Liturgy of the Church of Milan this term is applied to the linen cloth which covers the altar slab.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sindon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sindon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sindon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sindon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
