fistulae

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Scope note
Tubes of various dimensions used to dispense consecrated wine, or wine and bread, at communion. Used occasionally up until the sixteenth century; use contintued by the Pope and his deacons up until the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) during papal Masses.
fistulae
Accepted term: 05-Jan-2026