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Retable
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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A shelf at the back of the Altar, usually fastened to the reredos, on which are placed the Altar cross, the vases for flowers, and the candlesticks. The necessity for the retable arises from the fact of the reverent usage of the Church, which requires that nothing shall be placed on the Altar but the Eucharistic vessels, the book rest and the book.
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Retable'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/r/retable.html. 1901.
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Retable'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/r/retable.html. 1901.
