Bible Encyclopedias
Serge
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Lat. cereus, a wax taper). Those in a low basin were called mortars, and burned during matins at the choir door. Lyndwood says that in very many churches the two (i.e. on the altar) were furnished by the curate.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Serge'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/serge.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.