altar rail
Sanctuary dividing fence
An altar rail is a low railing or barrier in a church that separates the altar area from the congregation.
In many Christian traditions, worshippers kneel at the altar rail to receive communion or blessings: She approached the altar rail with her hands cupped to receive the bread.
- communicantOne who receives Eucharist
- kneelerPadded prayer support
- church furnitureSeating and fixtures for worship
- balustradeRail supported by posts
- woodTree-derived building material
kneel in prayer · brass · pulpit · lectern · sanctuary · sacred space · wood carving · Gothic architecture · wedding ceremony · congregation · holy · wafer · sacrament · chalice · genuflect · partition · tabernacle · communion
- churchnave, pew, pews, altars, pulpit
- church architecturealtars, nave, naves, aisle, aisles
- church featuresapse, baptismal font, baptistery, baptistry, chancel
- church furnishingspew, baptismal font, pews, lectern, communion table
- church itemscrucifix, altarpiece, monstrance, cruets, paten
- church partsnave, chancel, apse, narthex, transept
sacred space boundary
altar railnarthex
Church entrance hall
pew · nave · vestibule · parish hall · churchyard
liturgical proximity to altar
altar railnarthex
Church entrance hall
church door · threshold · gallery · balcony seating · vestibule