artophoria

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Scope note
Tabernacles in which consecrated bread for communion is kept in Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches. This term is extended to portable versions for occasions outside lithurgical services, such as visiting the sick. These are frequently designed in the form of a church, but may appear in other guises.
artophoria
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024