altar stone
Consecrated worship surface
An altar stone is a flat slab, usually of stone, forming the top surface of a Christian altar or embedded within it.
In Catholic tradition, it contains relics of saints and serves as the consecrated surface on which the Eucharist is celebrated.
The term also applies to prehistoric flat stones thought to have served ritual purposes.
- cairnMemorial stone pile
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- menhirPrehistoric upright stone monument
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Worship hall seating
narthex · vestibule · parish hall · choir stall · sacristy
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Fireplace floor slab
foundation stone · paving stone · millstone · cobblestone · workbench
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