<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">sanctus bells</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31355314</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:35:48</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bells, sanctus</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">campana de iglesia</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sacring bells</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sacring-bells</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">saints&apos; bells</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sanctus bell</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Medium-sized or small bells that were used in a Christian service, hung in a location where the bell might be heard by those outside as well as within the church. Examples of where the sanctus bell is hung include a bellcote, a chancel roof, a belfry, or window. The bell was rung to alert people outside and inside the church that the main portion of the Mass was beginning. At High Masses, the great church bell was rung instead of the sanctus bell. In modern services, the small altar bells are instead typically rung at the Sanctus portion of the Mass. ]]></dc:description></metadata>