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sarcophagus altars
Nota de aplicación
Altars for which the mensa rests on a sarcophagus containing relics. These developed from the Early Christian practice of celebrating the Eucharist slabs placed directly on the tombs saints. The creation of sarcophagus altars flourished in the 16th-17th centuries.
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