Altar Stole

Altar Stole
Altar Stole
An altar ornament from the Middle Ages

Catholic Encyclopedia. . 2006.

Altar Stole
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    An ornament, having the shape of the ends of a stole, which in the Middle Ages was attached to the front of the altar.
    A.J. SCHULTE
    Transcribed by Michael C. Tinkler

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company. . 1910.


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